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How Cairn works

A weekly learning path your child will actually use.

Cairn doesn’t replace tutors, apps, or schools. It listens, builds a profile of how your child actually learns, then assembles a weekly plan you can stand behind.

Step 01

Tell us about your child

A short chat in the app: age, goals, interests, schedule, budget, and what’s worked before.

∼6 minutesNo formsPick up where you left off
How does she learn best?
With a real person. Apps lose her after 20 min.
What gets her stuck?
Open-ended tasks
Time pressure
Reading-heavy
New formats
Got it. What's your monthly budget across all learning?
About $150 a month
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Step 02

Cairn builds a child profile

What we hear gets organized into a parent-readable profile: attention pattern, learning style, support needs, motivation, goals, and format fit.

Updates as you share moreAlways editable
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Anya, age 10
Child profile
Attention pattern
15–20 min focus
Learning style
Step-by-step
Support level
Real teacher
Goals
Catch up in math
Format fit
1:1, in-person
Interests
Drawing, animals
Step 03

Get a weekly learning plan

A practical mix of tutors, apps, projects, and enrichment. Chosen for fit, budget, and your week. Two or three providers, not twenty.

2–3 providersReal-world activitiesWithin budget
Week of May 4
$148/mo
Refreshed each week
Primary
Mathnasium ADU
In-person · 2×/wk
Practice
Khan Academy
Self · 20 min
Enrichment
Outschool · Story Lab
Group · Saturday
Step 04

Adjust as your child grows

Tell us how each week went. We adjust the next week's mix based on what you share.

Weekly check-ins, optionalPlan refines weekly
Progress · 12 weeks
Anya is on track
Week 1
Started Mathnasium
Week 4
Multiplication mastered
Week 8
Confidence ↑
Now
Adjusting plan…
Next
Add writing tutor

Ready to see what a week could look like?

Build your child’s plan→
Free single-subject plan · No credit card · About 6 minutes