FEATURE BREAKDOWN
Everything the family needs. Organized around each child.
Built for the daily reality of homeschooling, with the household tools that keep the plan moving and the records ready.
hearth is in early access. Sections marked live are usable today; the rest stays plainly marked as planned until it ships. Every new household starts with a free 14-day trial.
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Live nowHomeschool planning
- Daily and weekly lesson views
- Assignments, projects, and reading logs
- Curriculum and subject tracking
- Flexible rescheduling for unfinished work
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Live nowAttendance and records
Attendance, hours, the printable year record, optional family-entered marks, family-maintained report cards, and family-maintained transcripts are live.
- Instructional day and hour tracking
- Optional family-entered marks and progress notes
- Family-maintained report cards and transcripts
- Household-entered courses, grades, and exact credit totals
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Partly liveLearning photos and work samples
Capture and per-child filing are live; sharing with instructors is planned.
- Attach photos, PDFs, notes, and links to lessons
- Organize by learner, subject, and linked lesson
- Build visual portfolios from what you attach
- Share selected records with trusted instructors
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Live nowHomeschool budgeting
- Track curriculum, supplies, tutoring, and field trips
- Upload and organize receipts
- Set budgets by child or category
- Export expense and reimbursement summaries
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Partly liveFamily calendar and contacts
The shared calendar, member roles, and contacts are live; reminders are planned.
- Shared household calendar and reminders
- Parent, student, tutor, and caregiver roles
- Emergency and authorized contacts
- Role-based access to private records
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Live nowMeal planning
- Weekly meal plans and preparation notes
- Shared grocery lists
- Saved family meals for quick reuse
- Plan around lessons, appointments, and activities
Private by design
Keep each child's records private. Invite only the people who need access, with clear roles, no public social feed, and no advertising. These are build requirements, not settings.
Bridge families and learning communities
Not connectedThe planned hayway connection receives schedules, announcements, registrations, fees, and selected records from co-ops, microschools, tutors, and programs using hayway, while household data stays separate. Optional, explicit, and reversible, and it remains planned while the live records tools prove themselves with families.
Questions about the features
Which of these features exist today?
The sections marked live: lesson planning, attendance and hours, the printable year record, optional family-entered marks, family-maintained report cards and transcripts, exact credit totals, photos, PDFs, notes, and links with per-learner filing, education expenses and receipts, the shared calendar, flexible meal plans, and groceries. Instructor sharing is still plainly marked planned. Creating an account is free, and every new household starts with a 14-day free trial; after that hearth is $7.99 a month or $79 a year.
Does hearth generate transcripts and report cards?
Yes. hearth builds printable report cards and transcripts from optional marks, courses, grades, and credits entered by your household. It adds the exact credit values you enter but does not calculate GPA. Each export is labeled family-maintained and must be reviewed before sharing. hearth does not verify, certify, accredit, or file these records. Recipient requirements vary, so confirm them directly before submitting a record.
Can a co-op or program see our records?
Only what you choose to share. The planned hayway connection receives schedules, announcements, registrations, fees, and selected records from programs that run on hayway, while household data stays in the household. It is optional and reversible.
Plan today. Preserve the year.
One private home base for the work behind home education. Free for 14 days, then $7.99 a month or $79 a year for the whole household.