In person in Frisco, Texas · ages 13–17
An institute for the half of an education school has no room for
We teach teenagers the practical capability that decides how well the next ten years of their life go.
Why we exist
Every parent notices the same thing at some point. Your teenager is doing well enough at school, and yet there is a whole category of adult competence nobody is teaching them — how money actually works, how to stay safe, how to think clearly about the technology that occupies six hours of their day, how to hold a room.
The Institute of Life Skills & Enrichment was built to teach exactly that. Not as a lecture series and not as a summer camp, but as a proper short course: a small group, a real instructor, one focused evening a week, six to eight weeks, then a teenager who can do something they could not do before.
How we teach
In person, in Frisco, Texas, in small groups. A cohort is capped so every student has to take part — there is no back of the room to hide in. Sessions are practical rather than theoretical: teens analyze a real property listing, run a real budget, use the AI tools themselves, and practice technique on the mat under supervision.
We publish every session topic for every course on this site before anyone pays. If a class is not right for your teen, we would rather you knew that from the curriculum page than found out in week three.
Safety and standards
What every parent is entitled to know before they hand over a teenager and $595.
Supervised at all times
Students are supervised by instructional staff throughout every session. Parents or guardians are responsible for drop-off and collection unless otherwise arranged in writing.
Emergency and medical information
A parent or guardian completes registration and provides emergency and medical contacts before a student attends. In an emergency where a guardian cannot be reached, the Institute may seek appropriate medical assistance.
Physical activity is disclosed up front
Krav Maga and other physical sessions carry inherent risk, and we say so plainly in our terms. Technique is taught on mats, under supervision, at a controlled pace — not as sparring or competition.
Conduct is enforced
Bullying, harassment, violence or repeated disruption ends a student's place. That protects the other teenagers in the room, which is the whole point of a small cohort.
We are not an accredited school
The Institute is an enrichment program. It does not issue state-recognized diplomas. Anyone who tells you an after-school program is equivalent to accredited schooling is selling you something.
Everything in writing
Fees, payment schedule, conduct, risk, medical consent and cancellation are all set out in the Terms & Conditions, governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
Ask about a seat
Tell us about your teen and an admissions director calls you back within one business day — with the cohort's evening, the Frisco, Texas address, who teaches the class, and an honest read on whether it suits your teenager.
- No payment on this form, and no card details asked for
- A real person calls, usually the same day
- If the class is wrong for your teen, we will tell you
Would rather just talk?
Call (618) 573-5078- Email contact@instituteoflifeskills.com
- Classes In person in Frisco, Texas