Academic Partner · Sora × Talent School
Sora is a project-based middle and high school. We make it real life.
Live cohort academics, real interdisciplinary projects, and a recognized transcript — wrapped in a Talent School community of mentors, partners, and in-person days.*
About Sora: NEASC-accredited project-based middle and high school whose graduates have been accepted to selective colleges across the country.
Talent School Network · co-brand
What is Sora
Project-based academics that actually hold up.
Project-based, mastery-based
Real interdisciplinary expeditions instead of lecture-and-test. Students set goals, build artifacts, and present work — every cycle.
Live cohort community
Small live seminars and project teams led by working educators. Kids belong to a cohort, not a class list.
Recognized transcript
NEASC-accredited middle and high school. Graduates have been accepted to selective colleges and universities across the country.
Hear it from Sora
A walkthrough of the Sora program — straight from the source.
Sora's team walks through how a Sora day actually runs — projects, expeditions, and the live cohort rhythm. Drop your name and email and the full recording unlocks right here.
Sora Schools × The Talent School Webinar
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How it fits together
Sora's project-based curriculum, plus everything TSN does in person.
You enroll with The Talent School or a TSN partner school. From there, families can layer in Sora — workshops only, or the full program. The result is real academics plus a real-life community your kid actually shows up to.
- Project-based academics from Sora — live cohorts, real expeditions, a recognized transcript
- In-person Talent School days, mentors, and community — built into the partnership
- Optional campus support at TSN campuses and partner locations
- A custom pathway designed around your kid — with Sora's classes included
Try a summer workshop
The classes that light a kid up.
A taste of the rotating Sora workshop catalog. Pick a few your kid would actually want to try — we'll add you to the summer session waitlist.
Startup Camp
Turn a big idea into a real business — design thinking, prototyping, marketing, and a polished pitch by the end.
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Sora Sleuths · Forensic Science
Fingerprint analysis, DNA, blood-spatter patterns, and trace evidence on a fictional cold case.
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8-bit Story · Crafting Narratives
Characters, worldbuilding, and game mechanics — analyze retro classics and design original game concepts.
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From Cave Walls to Canvas
Art history from ancient cave painting to contemporary work — hands-on projects inspired by each era.
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Civilized Play
Civilizations through game play — trade, geography, leadership, war, invention. Play games, then build your own.
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Rebel Ink · Zines
Self-expression and protest through print — collage, comic art, hand lettering, experimental design.
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Two ways to opt in
Workshops, or the whole thing. Your call.
Sora isn't a separate enrollment. You enroll with The Talent School or a TSN partner school, then choose how much Sora to layer in.
Option 1 · Summer workshops
Try a workshop or two
Pick from Sora's rotating extracurricular catalog and join for a single session. The easiest way to see if the Sora style fits your kid.
Option 2 · Full program
Opt into the whole Sora program
Enrolled TSN families layer in Sora's full project-based middle or high school as their core academic experience, with TSN community and in-person days on top.
Questions about scholarships, NC Opportunity, or how tuition actually works? See the FAQ →
Curiosity Crates
Curiosity Crates: the hands-on layer that pairs perfectly with Sora.
Sora brings live cohorts and expeditions on screen. TSN Curiosity Crates land on your doorstep — personalized, physical, and built around your kid's Core Spark.
- • Every kid loves mail.
- • Different kid. Different box. Same idea — your Core Spark, in your hands.
- • Never pre-packed. Always personalized.
Step 1 of 3 · Core Spark
What lights your kid up?
Apply for the Sora + Talent School pathway
Start your TSN application.
Same application as any TSN family — we'll know you came in through Sora so our team can walk you through the opt-in (workshops or full program), scholarship flow, and start-date timing.
One foundation. Many folds.
* This partnership is currently available to students attending a Talent School campus or remotely in North Carolina, and to students at other approved Talent School Network partner schools, including in Texas — with more partner schools being added.