Classes · Paid internships · Schools · New Jersey

Real skills. Real pay. Real next steps.

Career, money and leadership classes from 6th grade up, paid internships for students with IEPs and 504s, and programs that bring it all to your school. In person in Edison or live online.

Classes start in January. Registration opens in December.

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Where to start

January classes

Classes start in January

  • MONEY: FoundationsBudgeting and saving basics · Grades 6 to 7
  • MONEY: IRLPaychecks, taxes and credit basics · Grades 8 to 9
  • MONEY: GrowInvesting and growing your money · Grades 10 to 11
  • MONEY: AdultingThe real cost of living on your own · 12th grade and up
See the full January schedule

Programs

What your student can take

  • NXTLEVEL BUILD

    Grades 6+

    Career and business classes

    Your student finds their strengths and pitches a real business idea.

    $30 per class · $360 per 12-week program

  • NXTLEVEL MONEY

    Grades 6+

    Financial literacy classes

    Your student learns to budget, read a paycheck, and handle credit before it counts.

    $30 per class · $360 per 12-week program

  • NXTLEVEL LEAD

    Grades 8+

    Leadership classes

    Your student learns to speak up, handle conflict, and lead without needing a title.

    $30 per class · $360 per 12-week program

  • NXTLEVEL U

    Grades 9-12

    College planning membership

    Your student gets a college plan, and help from the first campus tour to enrollment.

    Monthly membership

In the classroom

Students build, pitch, budget, and lead, one hands-on project at a time. Taught by educators trained in college advising and trauma-informed practice, with special education expertise on staff.

  • Small classes
  • IEP and 504 plans welcome, with special education expertise on staff
  • Real projects: pitch a product, build a budget, lead a team
  • Career-connected learning that ties class to real work
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Meet the team

The people your family will work with

  • Nwasha Edu, MHS

    Vice President of Programs

    20+ years as an educator, from preschool to college.

  • Grace Inoa, BA

    Skills Trainer, Middlesex County

    Matches each student to an employer and a role where they can succeed.

  • Ally McNamee, M.Ed.

    Skills Trainer, Mercer County

    Designs our hands-on lessons around each student's strengths and needs.

Meet the whole team

Help a Young Person Reach Their Next Level.

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Classes start in January

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