For leaders

Lead The American Dream Project

A turnkey curriculum for guiding a group — a Founder's Circle cohort, a classroom or homeschool, or a church chapter — from the idea of free enterprise to a real first dollar. Everything maps to the free lessons in this app.

The 8-week program

WkFocusAssignMilestone
1Why free enterprisePrimer M1–2 · Study: Free Enterprise (Vol. 4)Name one real problem you can solve.
2Foundations of libertyStudy: Founding Documents · Property Rights & the Rule of LawWrite your 'why' in two sentences.
3Find & validate the ideaPrimer M3–4 · Build steps 1–2Talk to 3 potential customers.
4Money & pricingBusiness School: Pricing · Money & BookkeepingSet a price that covers cost, time, and margin.
5Make it real & lawfulBusiness School: Legal Basics · Taxes · Build step 3Complete the lawful-setup checklist.
6Sales & first customerBusiness School: Sales · Build step 4Earn your first dollar.
7Serve & growBusiness School: Service · Marketing · one Field GuideGet a referral or a repeat sale.
8Character & citizenshipBusiness School: Ethics · Study: Civil Society · Reading: America at 250Post your first dollar, earn your certificate, share your story.

Three ways to run it

Founder's Circle (adults)

Eight weekly 90-minute sessions for a cohort of 6–12, led by a mentor. Open with the week's discussion question, review the assigned lessons together, then give 20 minutes to the workspace. The group earns certificates together in Week 8.

Classroom & homeschool

Run as a semester (one focus every 1–2 weeks). Younger students follow the Junior Builders track; older students use the full curriculum. Each lesson's quick check works as a quiz, and the discussion questions double as journal prompts. The certificate is the capstone.

Church & community chapter

An eight-week small-group study that pairs free enterprise with character. Open and close with the Ethics and Civil Society lessons, connect service projects to the 'little platoons' idea, and invite members to launch real, honest work. List your chapter so others can find it.

Start a chapter

Leading a group in your church, school, or town? List your chapter so builders near you can find it.

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