Education, reimagined
One platform for both sides of the classroom - teachers run the pod, PodsCool runs the business.
For Teachers
Teach on your terms, we'll handle the business
PodsCool gives you the platform, security, and automated billing tools to run your own independent learning pod without the headaches.
Build Your Profile & Pod
Set your tuition, specify your maximum student capacity, and list your curriculum focus. Launch your public page to attract families instantly.
One-Click Roster Management
Add or remove students from your dashboard. When a student joins or leaves mid-month, PodsCool instantly computes the exact prorated amounts - no calculator required.
Guaranteed, Direct Paydays
Stop chasing parents for cash or checks. PodsCool invoices families automatically. You earn 85% of billed tuition through Stripe, deposited in one clean lump sum on the 10th - zero transfer fees.
For Parents
World-class learning, from anywhere
PodsCool connects your family with elite educators in private, small-group learning pods. No chasing invoices, no hidden fees.
Find Your Pod
Browse verified local teachers or band together with neighboring families to launch a brand-new pod. Choose the schedule, location, and learning style that fits your lifestyle.
Secure Your Spot
Complete a quick, secure profile and add your payment method to the PodsCool portal. You're fully protected by our safety and platform encryption standards.
Auto-Pay Only For What You Use
Invoices issue on the 1st with 7 days to review. If your schedule changes or you leave a pod early, our system recalculates the math down to the exact day.
Bank-Grade Security
All payments are processed and protected through Stripe Connect encryption. We never store your raw credit card or bank details.
Fair-Day Proration
Our automated system ensures transparency. Parents only pay for active enrollment days, and teachers are always fully compensated for roster time.
Dedicated Support
Need help adjusting a schedule or managing a payout? The PodsCool team is standing by to assist our community 24/7.
Powered by the tools your family already knows
Class lands on everyone's Google Calendar with a Meet link built in, and class files are stored securely by PodsCool. Everything runs in one place, so nobody has to juggle two platforms.
A pod is ready in minutes
Pick your days, times, and price. PodsCool shows what families pay and what you earn before you publish - no class codes to copy around, and nothing to rebuild anywhere else.
Everything runs here
Roster, announcements, assignments, quizzes, turn-ins, and grades in one place - with teachers, parents, and students each seeing the part that's theirs.
Calendar + Meet, handled
The pod's schedule becomes a recurring Google Calendar event with a Meet link attached - students join class in one tap.
Class files, kept private
Course files are stored securely by PodsCool and stay private to the pod. Teachers can still create and attach Google Docs; PodsCool only ever touches files it creates or that the teacher picks - never anything else.
PodsCool's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Read more in our Privacy Policy.
Teach on PodsCool
We're onboarding our founding cohort of teachers and families now. Choose who you are, sign in with Google, and you're in.
- Founding-teacher badge - first 100 teachers
- Keep more of what you earn
- Free to join - no commitment
Create your account
Join PodsCool - first, tell us who you are.
PodsCool uses your Google account to sign in - there's no separate username or password to create or manage. Students aged 13 and over can join with their own Google account, linked by a parent. Children under 13 do not sign in at all - a parent adds them as a managed profile instead.
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