Fall 2026 · US Applications
Coming Fall 2026 · United States
The school AI can't replace.
AI is already passing the exams your kid's school is preparing them for. Units is built for what AI can't do: defending your own decisions, producing real artifacts, and learning at your own pace. Your kid graduates with a portfolio alongside their transcript.
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Create
Each course is designed around a real-world artifact — a campaign, an op-ed, a portfolio piece. Something the internet can judge, not just a teacher.
Defend
Students defend their choices in live review. AI can generate words. It can't defend decisions it didn't make.
Critique
Students evaluate AI work, find its weaknesses, and improve it. Learning what mediocre looks like is half the skill.
Why now?
Alpha School in Texas charges over $30,000 a year and took years to earn institutional accreditation. Alpha graduates apply to selective universities with portfolios instead of just transcripts — that's the playbook.
Units is building in that same category at a fraction of the price — under construction for US families now, with Canadian students already enrolled. Every assessment asks one question: did a human add value here, or could an AI have generated this?
We're opening US enrollment in Fall 2026.
The catalog
Mapped to UC a-g college-prep requirements and College Board AP exam paths. Students can bring the signals universities already understand: transcript, SAT/ACT, AP scores, and portfolio. Available Fall 2026.
AP Calculus BC — Grade 12 AP Math
College Board AP Calculus BC. AB content plus series, parametric equations, and polar curves. Worth a full year of college calculus credit on a passing exam.
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AP English Literature — Grade 12 AP English
College Board AP English Literature and Composition. Close reading, poetry analysis, and the literary essay. The English credit Ivies expect from a strong applicant.
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AP US Government — Grade 12 AP Social Studies
College Board AP US Government and Politics. Constitutional foundations, institutions, political behavior, and Supreme Court case law.
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AP Macroeconomics — Grade 12 AP Social Studies
College Board AP Macroeconomics. National income, business cycles, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and international trade.
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Economics — Grade 12 Social Studies
Microeconomics, macroeconomics, market structures, fiscal policy, and personal finance. The semester that pays for itself in real life.
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English 12 — Grade 12 British Literature
British literature, advanced literary analysis, and the senior thesis. Fulfills UC a-g category b and produces the long-form writing sample selective universities ask for.
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US Government — Grade 12 Social Studies
Constitutional principles, branches of government, civil liberties, and political behavior. Required for graduation in most states.
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Portfolio Storytelling — Grade 12 Elective
How to present your work so admissions officers and employers actually read it. Personal narrative, writing for the reader, and portfolio design.
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Algebra 2 — Grade 11 Math
Polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. The required prerequisite for Pre-Calculus and any AP math.
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US History — Grade 11 Social Studies
American history from pre-colonial through the modern era. Constitutional foundations, westward expansion, and 20th-century power.
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AP Biology — Grade 11–12 AP Science
College Board AP Biology. Molecular biology, cell processes, genetics, evolution, and ecology at full college depth. One year of college bio credit.
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AP Calculus AB — Grade 11–12 AP Math
College Board AP Calculus AB. Limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications. Worth one semester of college calculus credit on a passing exam.
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AP Chemistry — Grade 11–12 AP Science
College Board AP Chemistry. Quantitative chemistry, thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and electrochemistry. The hardest AP science — and the one that matters for STEM admits.
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AP English Language — Grade 11–12 AP English
College Board AP English Language and Composition. Rhetorical analysis, argument writing, and the synthesis essay. One semester of college English credit on a passing exam.
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AP Physics 1 — Grade 11–12 AP Science
College Board AP Physics 1. Algebra-based mechanics, energy, momentum, simple harmonic motion, and waves. The standard entry point into AP physics.
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AP Statistics — Grade 11–12 AP Math
College Board AP Statistics. Distributions, inference, regression, and experimental design. Strong signal for any quantitative undergrad path.
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AP US History — Grade 11 AP Social Studies
College Board AP US History (APUSH). Pre-Columbian to present, organized around the College Board's nine thematic learning objectives.
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English 11 — Grade 11 American Literature
American literature, rhetorical analysis, and the research paper. Designed to overlap directly with AP English Language preparation so motivated students can sit the exam.
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Entrepreneurship — Grade 11–12 Elective
Build a real venture during high school. Customer discovery, MVP, GTM, and pitch. The output of this course is a working business — not a worksheet.
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Physics — Grade 11–12 Science
Mechanics, energy, waves, electricity, and an introduction to modern physics. Problem-based with AI feedback on every solution attempt.
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Pre-Calculus — Grade 11–12 Math
Advanced functions, trigonometry, sequences, series, and limits. Direct preparation for AP Calculus AB or BC.
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Research Methods — Grade 11–12 Elective
How to do real research as a high schooler. Literature review, methodology, data analysis, and publication. Most Units students publish at least one paper through this course.
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Spanish 3 — Grade 11 World Language
Advanced Spanish — subjunctive, literary analysis, and cultural deep-dive. CEFR B1. Direct prep for the AP Spanish Language exam.
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AI Orchestration — Grade 10–12 Elective
How to use AI tools at expert level. Prompt engineering, agent design, evaluation, and the new job categories that exist because of AI. Required for the post-AGI workforce.
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AP Computer Science A — Grade 10–12 AP Tech
College Board AP Computer Science A. Java, object-oriented programming, algorithms, and data structures. The AP that signals serious CS-major intent.
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Chemistry — Grade 10–11 Science
Atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, equilibrium, and acids/bases. Interactive labs replace the broken-equipment school version.
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English 10 — Grade 10 World Literature
World literature, comparative analysis, and persuasive writing. Sophomore-level rigor with AI-coached feedback at every step.
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Geometry — Grade 10 Math
Proof, congruence, similarity, trigonometry, and coordinate geometry. Spatial reasoning + the proof system the rest of math relies on.
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Spanish 2 — Grade 10 World Language
Intermediate Spanish — past tenses, complex grammar, real-world conversation, and reading short literature. CEFR A2.
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Algebra 1 — Grade 9 Math
Linear equations, quadratics, functions, and systems. The foundation high school math course every subsequent class depends on.
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AP Computer Science Principles — Grade 9–12 AP Tech
College Board AP CSP. Programming foundations, algorithms, computing systems, the internet, data, and impact. The most accessible AP for kids who can think.
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AP World History — Grade 9–10 AP Social Studies
College Board AP World History: Modern. 1200 CE to present, comparative civilization analysis. The strongest social studies AP for sophomores.
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Biology — Grade 9–10 Science
Cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, and human anatomy. Interactive lab simulations and mastery-paced practice.
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English 9 — Grade 9 English
Foundational high school English. Literature analysis, essay structure, grammar, and rhetorical reading. Build the writing portfolio universities expect from Day 1 of high school.
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Spanish 1 — Grade 9 World Language
Foundational Spanish — core vocabulary, present-tense grammar, conversation, and Spanish-speaking culture. CEFR A1 by completion.
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World History — Grade 9–10 Social Studies
Human civilization from ancient times to the present. Themes, turning points, and comparative analysis across regions.
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36 courses across English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, Computer Science, and Units electives.
What you should know
- Units is a registered business. US operations launch Fall 2026.
- Pursuing Cognia accreditation for US operations.
- Students take SAT and AP exams externally — the same path Alpha School, Synthesis, and Acton students use.
- Canadian sister program is already live with OSSD credit pathways through an inspected Ontario partner school.
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