LIFE SKILLS COACHING &
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
FOR 12TH GRADE
Earn dual credit, test your interests through projects, and gain the life and study skills you need to launch after graduation.
“Since becoming involved with Explore, I have seen my daughter grow tremendously in her relationships with friends, siblings, and us as parents. The community of friends that she has gotten the privilege to learn with, work with, and grow together with have been a huge blessing in her life. God is so good! He hears our prayers, and this program has been an answer from Him to many of those prayers!”
-Svetlana K, Explore Parent
LIFE & STUDY SKILLS COACHING FOR 12TH GRADE
Earn dual credit, test your interests, and gain the skills you need to thrive.
“Since becoming involved with Explore, I have seen my daughter grow tremendously in her relationships with friends, siblings, and us as parents. The community of friends that she has gotten the privilege to learn with, work with, and grow together with have been a huge blessing in her life. God is so good! He hears our prayers, and this program has been an answer from Him to many of those prayers!”
-Svetlana K, Explore Parent
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
WITH THE SKILLS YOU NEED
TO LAUNCH
There’s a lot of pressure to have everything figured out by the time you turn 18. But there isn’t much direction on how exactly to figure it out. Explore plugs high school seniors into a coaching environment that helps them test their interests, build practical life skills, and set their next steps with confidence based on experience.
WELCOME TO EXPLORE
At Unbound, we think there are five foundational things young adults need to learn in order to thrive in high school and beyond:
- To take full responsibility for your life
- To serve others by being extraordinary at ordinary
- To prioritize relationships
- To create value
- And to live resiliently, in light of eternity, and for the glory of God
Every aspect of Explore is designed to teach these skills. And it all happens in the context of coaching and community.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Explore is a 10-month high school coaching program designed to work alongside any curriculum a student is already using. Each semester, students complete a book study, life or study skills course, an 8-week project focused on a specific interest, and Christian worldview training. Explore students also attend Unbound’s young adult conference, APEX, in August, where they kick off the year alongside their classmates.
SEMESTER AT A GLANCE
Attend Orientation Live (optional) and Online
Explore enrollment includes free registration to Unbound's young adult conference, APEX. APEX is held in August and is where students have the opportunity to meet their fellow Explore classmates in person, hear from world-class speakers, complete extensive team challenges, and engage in deep discussions.
Complete Your Life, Study, or Worldview Skills Mini-Course
Throughout the year, Explore students complete three 8-week courses: life skills, study skills, and worldview skills. These courses include short, engaging video lectures or demonstrations and immediately applicable reflection assignments.
Complete Coaching and Discipleship Assignments and Attend Bi-Weekly Coaching Calls
Each month in Explore, students attend two Group Coaching Calls and work through Coaching and Discipleship content focused on loving God with all your heart, mind, soul, body, finances, time, and relationships. On Group Coaching Calls, students meet with 8-10 other students in their grade and a dedicated coach for accountability, project support, assignment and goal check-ins, and peer coaching.
Choose Your Semester Project
At the heart of the Explore program are the student projects. As a project-based learning program, Explore is designed to teach students how to learn by doing. Through their projects, students take everything they are learning in their courses, book studies, and coaching calls and put it into action. Projects are 8-weeks long, completed once per semester, and are fully student-interest led. Students receive a project guide that helps them brainstorm ideas and make sure their ideas meet the requirements of being personal, meaningful, relevant, and challenging based on their unique interests, passions, season of life, and comfort zone.
Complete Your First Book Study
Throughout the year, Explore students complete two 8-week book studies. Explore courses, reading assignments, and training are intentionally designed to help students build critical thinking skills, learn how to apply principles and concepts in their own lives, and reflect on their experiences as they seek to determine their next right step.
Complete Your Chosen CLEP Exams
Explore enrollment includes up to 3 CLEP exam vouchers for students who want to earn dual-credit for specific general education or elective subjects. These exams can be studies for and taken any time during the Explore academic year and student's coaches are there to provide support and accountability along the way.
Attend Orientation Live (optional) and Online
Explore enrollment includes free registration to Unbound's young adult conference, APEX. APEX is held in August and is where students have the opportunity to meet their fellow Explore classmates in person, hear from world-class speakers, complete extensive team challenges, and engage in deep discussions.
Complete Your Life, Study, or Worldview Skills Mini-Course
Throughout the year, Explore students complete three 8-week courses: life skills, study skills, and worldview skills. These courses include short, engaging video lectures or demonstrations and immediately applicable reflection assignments.
Complete Coaching and Discipleship Assignments and Attend Bi-Weekly Coaching Calls
Each month in Explore, students attend two Group Coaching Calls and work through Coaching and Discipleship content focused on loving God with all your heart, mind, soul, body, finances, time, and relationships. On Group Coaching Calls, students meet with 8-10 other students in their grade and a dedicated coach for accountability, project support, assignment and goal check-ins, and peer coaching.
Choose Your Semester Project
At the heart of the Explore program are the student projects. As a project-based learning program, Explore is designed to teach students how to learn by doing. Through their projects, students take everything they are learning in their courses, book studies, coaching modules, and coaching calls and put it into action. Projects are 8-weeks long, completed once per semester, and are fully student-interest led. Students receive a project guide that helps them brainstorm ideas and make sure their ideas meet the requirements of being personal, meaningful, relevant, and challenging based on their unique interests, passions, season of life, and comfort zone.
Complete Your First Book Study
Throughout the year, Explore students complete two 8-week book studies. Explore courses, reading assignments, and training are intentionally designed to help students build critical thinking skills, learn how to apply principles and concepts in their own lives, and reflect on their experiences as they seek to determine their next right step.
Complete Your Chosen CLEP Exams
Explore enrollment includes up to 3 CLEP exam vouchers for students who want to earn dual-credit for specific general education or elective subjects. These exams can be studies for and taken any time during the Explore academic year and student's coaches are there to provide support and accountability along the way.
Attend Orientation Live (optional) and Online
Explore enrollment includes free registration to Unbound's young adult conference, APEX. APEX is held in August and is where students have the opportunity to meet their fellow Explore classmates in person, hear from world-class speakers, complete extensive team challenges, and engage in deep discussions.
Complete Your Life, Study, or Worldview Skills Mini-Course
Throughout the year, Explore students complete three 8-week mini-courses: life skills, study skills, and worldview skills. These courses that include short, engaging video lectures or demonstrations and immediately applicable reflection assignments.
Complete Coaching and Discipleship Assignments and Attend Bi-Weekly Coaching Calls
Each month in Explore, students attend two Group Coaching Calls and work through Coaching and Discipleship content focused on loving God with all your heart, mind, soul, body, finances, time, and relationships. On Group Coaching Calls, students meet with 8-10 other students in their grade and a dedicated coach for accountability, project support, assignment and goal check-ins, and peer coaching.
Choose Your Semester Project
At the heart of the Explore program are the student projects. As a project-based learning program, Explore is designed to teach students how to learn by doing. Through their projects, students take everything they are learning in their courses, book studies, and coaching calls and put it into action. Projects are 8-weeks long, completed once per semester, and are fully student-interest led. Students receive a project guide that helps them brainstorm ideas and make sure their ideas meet the requirements of being personal, meaningful, relevant, and challenging based on their unique interests, passions, season of life, and comfort zone.
Complete Your First Book Study
Throughout the year, Explore students complete two 8-week book studies. Explore courses, reading assignments, and training are intentionally designed to help students build critical thinking skills, learn how to apply principles and concepts in their own lives, and reflect on their experiences as they seek to determine their next right step.
Complete Your Chosen CLEP Exams
Explore enrollment includes up to 3 CLEP exam vouchers for students who want to earn dual-credit for specific general education or elective subjects. These exams can be studies for and taken any time during the Explore academic year and student's coaches are there to provide support and accountability along the way.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
- Explore Coaching Group
- Unbound's annual student convention, APEX
- Bi-weekly live group coaching calls
- Course 1: Living Forward
- Course 2: The Noticer
- Optional: 3 CLEP exam vouchers
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Reading Assignments: In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day by Matt Batterson &
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer - Worldview Course: How to Think Like a Christian Part I or II by Thinking Out Loud
THE RESULTS
The goal of Unbound’s high school programs is to teach students to ask wise questions in a culture of assumptions, take action to create value, understand the context of their lives in God’s story, learn to live in the real world, and not just exist, but thrive.
After their year in Explore, students will have an understanding of their core foundation and purpose. They will have cultivated the ability to reflect, ask good questions, and pursue wisdom. They will understand and be able to manage their time, tasks, and resources. They will have developed the ability to endure and live resiliently with hope, and take ownership of their life, work, and education.
ENROLL IN EXPLORE TODAY
Both paid-in-full and installment plans available. Installment plans incur a 10% fee and begin with a $50 deposit.
Early Enrollment
$87.23/month over 12 months
- Price increases January 1, 2026
Regular Enrollment
$96.39/month over 12 months
- Price increases April 1, 2026
Late Enrollment
$105.56/month over 12 months
- Price increases July 1, 2026
MEET THE EXPLORE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND COACHES
RACHEL FACEMIRE
RACHEL is the Director of High School Programs for Unbound. Always passionate about helping leverage logistics to build relationships, her happy place is running the behind-the-scenes of Equip (9th-11th grades) and Explore (12th grade) to help the students, coaches, and families!
Rachel lives in the beautiful mountains of Lexington, Virginia with her husband Eli, and when she’s not working on Unbound projects, she’s probably spending time with family, reading a book, or trying a local coffee shop. Feel free to ask her about Jesus, hospitality, or flowers.
HANNAH QUINTERO
HANNAH is a high school coach for Unbound. After graduating high school in 2019, she joined a Christian mission organization and has had a strong passion for mentoring young people ever since. She believes a thorough knowledge of Scripture and a constant desire to learn are the foundation for any successful life.
When she’s not working, you can find Hannah studying a new language, reading a book, drinking a cup of coffee, or hanging out with family. She loves any kind of conversation, no matter the topic! She currently lives in beautiful Colombia with her husband, Aníbal, and their young daughter.
LYDIA WHITE
LYDIA is a high school coach for Unbound. She is an Unbound graduate who has found that coaching encompasses her love of people and her natural bent toward asking questions. In addition to coaching high school students, she also works for a nonprofit where she has been able to utilize her coaching skills in a variety of ways to support pregnant moms in keeping their babies. When she’s not working with students or helping moms and babies, you may find her going for walks in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley where she lives, reading a good fiction book, or spending time with her people.
FAQ
No, Explore is not a full-time curriculum. Explore students typically spend around 5-10 hours a week on the program working through life and study skills courses, worldview training courses, project assignments, and coaching. Everything students do in Explore is designed to work alongside and enhance whatever curriculum they are already using.
The Explore program is delivered fully online, however, enrollment includes free registration for Unbound’s annual young adult conference, APEX. APEX is held in Lake City, MI every August and includes live orientation for all Explore students who attend. It’s a great way to include an in-person experience as part of the Explore program and get to meet classmates and coaches live!
Explore students study and test for 1-3 CLEP exams throughout the year. CLEP exams are self-paced, but coaches will help students work through the material at a pace that allows them to earn a minimum of three credits per semester if they choose to take advantage of the included CLEP vouchers.
All Explore mini-courses are asynchronous, but they are not self-paced. Each mini-course has deadlines, due-dates, and late work penalties.
Yes! We recommend 1.25 elective credit hours for successful completion of the program.
