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Ages 4–14 · 15+ countries · 4.9★ on Google

The skills school doesn't grade — we teach them live.

Confidence isn't a personality trait. It's a skill — and we teach it.

Live classes with 3 kids and 1 teacher — 55 minutes. Confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership. The skills the Surgeon General says kids are missing.

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55 min · Free assessment report included · No card needed

Live sessions Confident child raising hand in class — the skills school doesn't grade
🗣️ Confidence & Communication
Classes of 3
3 children per class — max 55-minute live classes Ages 4–14
200K+
Live classes
taught
15+
Countries
served
8+
Years
teaching
200+
Teachers
trained
🇺🇸
Classes that run on US time
Eastern / Pacific Time · after-school slots
From $10
per live class
First class
free, no card

We hear this every week

The soft skills that never show up on a report card.

Child on phone while other kids socialize — the screen time gap HOSS bridges
😟Ages 8–13

"She's on her phone all day but can't talk to another kid."

Screen time is up. Face-to-face confidence is down. We teach the social courage that no app can build.

😬Ages 9–14

"Straight A's — but ask them to present and they freeze."

Grades measure what your child knows. We measure what they can do with it — speak, lead, persuade, think on their feet.

🤷Ages 11–14

"College apps ask for leadership. Where does that come from?"

Admissions committees want character, not just GPA. The kids who stand out are the ones who learned to lead, collaborate, and communicate early.

These aren't personality traits. They're skills.
And like any skill, they can be taught — if you start in time.

A 6-year-old who doesn't learn to speak up becomes a 10-year-old who can't,
becomes a 14-year-old who won't.

Why these skills. Why now.

America's kids are lonely.
The Surgeon General said so.

The US Surgeon General declared a youth mental health crisis. Kids are more connected online and more isolated in person than ever before. AI can write their essays — but it can't teach them to walk into a room and introduce themselves.

2023
The year the US Surgeon General declared youth social disconnection a public health crisis — kids more connected online, and lonelier in person, than any generation on record.
US Surgeon General Advisory on Social Connection
8 of 10
Of the most in-demand skills in US job postings today are durable skills — communication, leadership, adaptability. Not coding. Not data. Colleges know it. Employers know it.
America Succeeds × Lightcast, 75M+ job postings
4 yrs
The half-life of a technical skill today — down from roughly 10 years a generation ago. The coding your child learns at 10 may be obsolete by 14. The confidence they build won't be.
Forbes · IBM Research

Hard skills expire. Human skills compound.
And the window to build them is 4–14.

We teach the skills AI can't replace and schools don't grade — live, with a teacher, in classes of 3.

How it works

How it starts.

1

Book a free trial class

Pick an after-school slot that fits your time zone. 55 minutes with a teacher. No card, no commitment.

2

See what you've been missing

After the class, you'll get a detailed report on your child's confidence, communication, and social skills — the things school never measures.

3

Join a class of 3

Three children of similar age and level, matched by the teacher. Same group, same teacher, lasting friendships.

4

Watch confidence grow

See exactly how your child is growing — skill by skill, class by class — from anywhere in the world.

The Missing Skills

Four programs. One belief: these skills can be taught.

01FlagshipAges 4–14

Confidence & Leadership

The skills between the grades — confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership. The course that started it all.

02Ages 7–14

Communication & Expression

English isn't the subject. It's the medium. Your child writes, speaks, and presents with clarity — and the poise to use it.

03Ages 4–6

Phonics & Early Confidence

Reading readiness meets early confidence. Your child learns to read through stories, songs, and play — and finds their voice along the way.

04Ages 4–14

Thinking & Reasoning

Your child understands the "why" behind the answer — not just the formula.

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4.9 on Google · 7-day full refund · 15+ countries

What we build

School measures what your child knows.
We measure who they're becoming.

Every HOSS class builds skills across four pillars — and we track your child's progress in each one.

🗣️

Communication

Can they speak up — clearly, confidently?

SpeakingConfidenceListeningPersuasionDebate
🧩

Thinking

Can they think for themselves?

Critical thinkingCreativityProblem solvingLogical reasoning
💛

Heart & Connection

Do they understand people — and themselves?

Emotional intelligencePeople & social skillsCollaborationEmpathyManners
🔥

Leadership

Will they step up and take charge?

InitiativeLeadershipResilienceAssertivenessAdaptability
4
Pillars
19
Skills
70+
Micro-skills tracked
How do we know it's working?

We measure what schools can't

School gives grades. We give a Growth Map.

Every trial ends with a Feedback Assessment. Every 18 classes, a Progress Report tracking 70 micro-skills. Your parent dashboard shows everything in real time.

Feedback Assessment

After trial class · Confidence & Leadership
🌟

Excellent at

Speaking
Confidence
People & Social skills
👍

Good at

Listening
Initiative
Optimistic approach
🎯

Building next

Critical thinking
Creativity
Collaboration
C
Teacher Chresann: "He jumped in to defend his teammate's idea during the debate round — that's rare confidence for a first class."

From a HOSS trial class. Name changed for privacy.

Progress Report

Confidence & Leadership · 72 classes
Report #4
Effective Communicator
48%
Debate
100%
Inquisitiveness
67%
Higher Order Thinking
81%
Leadership
100%
Self-Awareness
92%

A HOSS student's data, after 72 classes.

Every parent also gets a live dashboard — skill tracking, class feedback, certificates, and detailed progress reports.

Skill tracker showing progress across communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills
Skill tracker

See exactly how your child is growing

Every skill, tracked and updated after every class — so you never have to guess.

Activity tracker showing class-by-class engagement and teacher ratings
Activity log

What happened in every class

Class-by-class activity log with teacher notes — so you always know what your child worked on.

HOSS course completion certificate
Certificate

Credentials, not participation trophies

Completion certificates your child earns — something they can actually be proud of.

The trial is free. The assessment is thorough.
Your child's Growth Map starts with one class.

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55 minutes · No card needed · Classes from $10

The college question

Your child's GPA gets them considered.
Their character gets them chosen.

Harvard, MIT, and Stanford have said it plainly: they want students who demonstrate leadership, empathy, and the ability to contribute to a community. Those aren't things you cram for in junior year. They're built from age 4 — in real conversations, with real peers, over real time.

The best extracurricular isn't another activity.
It's the skill that makes every activity count.

HOSS builds the character skills that admissions committees, employers, and life actually reward — starting now.

Students, in their own words

Kids from 15+ countries. Same visible growth.

★★★★★ 4.9 on Google

Cherbelle, HOSS student from Thailand
🇹🇭 Thailand

"Every child deserves confidence."

Cherbelle, age 10 · Confidence & Leadership

Aakriti, HOSS student from India
🇮🇳 India

"From nervous to natural speaker."

Aakriti, age 11 · Communication & Expression

Brian, HOSS student from Kenya
🇰🇪 Kenya

"From shy to shining."

Brian, age 10 · Confidence & Leadership

Who teaches your child

Teachers trained to build what school can't measure.

Teacher Daphi

Teacher Daphi

Confidence & Communication Coach

BA & MA in English · 4 yrs building confidence in children

Teacher Ali

Teacher Ali

Interactive Learning Specialist

MA in Education · 4 yrs making learning fun and encouraging

Teacher Lisa

Teacher Lisa

Language & Phonics Specialist

BA & MA in Linguistics · TESOL certified

Every HOSS teacher is trained in child development, small-group dynamics, and the missing skills framework.

Safe by design

Your child is in good, accountable hands.

Screen time that builds — not burns.

Not all screen time is equal. Ours has a teacher, peers, and purpose.

Three kids, one teacher, 55 minutes. 80% of every class is your child talking, debating, presenting, and thinking out loud. This isn't passive consumption — it's active social learning with peers from across the globe.

Social, not solo — confidence is built with peers, not alone with an app or AI tutor.
Graded curriculum — every skill builds on the last, level by level.
80% child talk time — your child leads, presents, and debates — every class, every session.
Three children laughing together in a live HOSS online class

Why parents choose us

HOSS vs what's already out there.

 
HOSS
Private
Tutor
Group Class /
Group (6+)
AI / DIY
App
Group size
Max 3
1-on-1
6–15 kids
Solo / AI
Social learning
Limited
Live teacher
Duration
55 min
25–30 min
30–50 min
Self-paced
Attention ratio
1:3
1:1
1:15+
None
Progress tracking
70 micro skills
Ad-hoc
Basic
Automated
Graded curriculum
Varies
Generic
Missing skills focus
Partial
Price / class
From $10 (55 min)
$40–80
$15–30
$0–15/mo
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The HOSS Advantage

What makes a HOSS class different from everything else out there.

Class of 3

Small enough for personal attention. Large enough for social learning. Every child is seen, heard, and challenged.

Trained Teachers, Warm Connection

Trained educators who build relationships — not tutors reading scripts. Every teacher is assessed, mentored, and reviewed.

Tech-Personalised

Our platform tracks each child's micro-skill progress, adapts the pace, and gives parents clear visibility — not generic reports.

Activity-Based, Not Lecture-Based

Debates, role-plays, storytelling, group challenges. Children learn by doing — every class has 80% child talk time.

Quick answers

Parents ask. We answer.

What are 'the missing skills'?
The skills every parent wants their child to have — confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, social courage, leadership — but no school explicitly teaches or grades. HOSS names them, measures them, and teaches them in live classes with 3 kids.
How is this different from after-school tutoring?
Tutoring helps kids do better in school subjects. HOSS helps kids do better in life. We teach the skills between the subjects — speaking up, leading a group, handling disagreement, thinking on their feet. These aren't academic skills. They're human skills, taught live with peers.
My kid already does activities. Why add this?
Soccer builds teamwork. Music builds discipline. HOSS builds the skills that make everything else work better — the confidence to try out for the team, the communication to lead the group project, the emotional intelligence to navigate friendships. Our families often tell us HOSS changed how their child shows up everywhere else.
Three diverse children discussing ideas together at HOSS

See where your child stands today.

A free 55-minute trial class shows you their exact level — and you'll get a detailed feedback report afterward. No card, no pressure, just a teacher and your child.

The earlier you start, the wider the window.

4.9 on Google · 7-day full refund · 15+ countries

We cap every class at 3 children — book ahead to get your slot.

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55 minutes · Trained teacher · Assessment report after · No card needed

Every skill has a window — and after one class, you’ll know exactly where your child stands.

We'll confirm your slot within 2 hours by text or WhatsApp.

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