About group coaching times:

To find your students’ personal call time, check the version of email 1 sent to your student individually. For further help, contact [email protected].

Academic Dates

Fall Semester 2026

First day of school:

  • Orientation webinar: Monday, August 3, 2026
  • APEX (Explore): August 14-18, 2026
  • Schedule A (9th and 11th): August 17, 2026
  • Schedule B (10th and Explore): August 24, 2026 (all Explore students in Schedule B)

Last day of school:

  • Schedule A (9th and 11th): December 13, 2026
  • Schedule B (10th and Explore): December 20, 2026

Week-long Thanksgiving break November 23-29, 2026

Spring Semester 2027

First day of school:

  • Schedule A (9th and 11th): January 11, 2027
  • Schedule B  (10th and Explore): January 18, 2027

Last day of school:

  • Schedule A (9th and 11th): May 9, 2027
  • Schedule B (10th and Explore): May 16, 2027

Spring Break: week of March 8-14, 2027

Schedule A/B Weekly Call Breakdown

This tells you which weeks your student will have a call based on which schedule their year is following. Students meet with their coaching groups biweekly. 9th and 11th grade follow schedule A, and 10th and Explore follow schedule B. Coaching calls will be either on Thursday or Friday of the week – again, depending on which group the student is in. Curriculum weeks run Monday-Sunday regardless of call schedules.

Copyright Unbound 2026

Past Explore Student Projects

  • 75 Hard (A mental and physical resilience challenge)
  • Write an Adventure Novel
  • Create a Video Game
  • Write a Fantasy Short Story
  • Learn for Read Piano Sheet Music
  • Meal Planning
  • Prepare and Host an Unbound Bible Study
  • Plan Missionary Travel/Gap Year
  • Write a British Comedy Story
  • Nature Videography
  • Shadow a Public School Teacher
  • Dessert Fundraiser for Theatre
  • Design Plans for Future Pool House
  • Training a Dog
  • Reach Holistic Health Goals
  • SAT Test Improvement
  • Automobile Basics 101 with Dad
  • Daily Running Challenge
  • Baked Goods Auction
  • Missions Conference Children’s Track
  • Learn to Play Guitar
  • Missions Trip T-shirt Design, Fundraising, Journaling, and Experience
  • Personal Trainer for Mom
  • Restoring Motor Bike with Dad
  • Writing a Novel
  • Mind, Body, Soul Improvement (Involved learning a language, working out, and reading Scripture)
  • Learning to Code 
  • Design Verse Cards and Initiate Conversations/Witness with Strangers
  • Learn for Play Drums
  • Animal Education for Kids
  • Film Project with Ascend Students
  • Fivver Account for Editing Gigs
  • Improvements for Pick-Up Truck
  • Revitalization of Childhood Piano Skills