Designed by Educators. Built for Everyday Heroes.
Designed by Educators. Built for Everyday Heroes.

Resources that help every learner rise.

Planners, books, curriculum, and programs for teachers, students, families, and schools.

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About Academic League

Designed by educators, for educators.

Academic League is an education-focused company with a mission to inspire, equip, and empower the everyday heroes who make a difference in the lives of students.

We create practical, engaging, and thoughtfully designed resources that support teaching, learning, leadership, and student growth, from educator planners and books to curriculum, instructional resources, and innovative programs for schools, districts, and families.

We believe education is about more than delivering instruction. It is about building relationships, creating meaningful learning experiences, recognizing potential, and helping every learner grow, so educators can spend less time searching for solutions and more time reaching and teaching students.

Educational Programs

Programs for every grade level.

Signature Academic League programs that combine literacy, creativity, technology, character development, and project-based learning. Built for schools, districts, educators, and families.

Young Heroes
Grades 3-5

Young Heroes

Young Heroes introduces learners in grades 3 to 5 to literacy, creativity, technology, character development, and project-based learning through engaging, hero-themed educational experiences. Students discover that heroes come in many forms, including themselves, while building reading, writing, and collaboration skills.

Available to schools, districts, continuing education programs, and community organizations, with teacher guides, Student Activity Books, character development activities, and printable classroom resources.

Rising Heroes
Grades 6-8

Rising Heroes

Rising Heroes carries the journey into grades 6 to 8, blending literacy, leadership, identity, and technology through project-based learning. Students explore representation, set goals, and practice what it means to lead in their own communities.

Curriculum collections include curriculum guides, Student Activity Books, activity materials, and presentation decks that help educators deliver a complete experience.

Next Generation
Grades 9-12

Next Generation

Next Generation prepares learners in grades 9 to 12 for life beyond the classroom, connecting literacy, leadership, identity, and technology to real goals and future pathways through project-based learning.

Curriculum collections include curriculum guides, Student Activity Books, activity materials, and presentation decks built for high school classrooms and continuing education programs.

Heroes Unmasked Enrichment Program
Camp and Enrichment Experience

Heroes Unmasked Enrichment Program

Heroes Unmasked is a camp and enrichment experience inspired by the Heroes Unmasked podcast. Students explore podcasting, storytelling and script writing, comic creation and visual design, teamwork, and character development.

It works as a stand-alone enrichment experience for camps, after-school programs, and community organizations, and it also complements the Young Heroes, Rising Heroes, and Next Generation curriculum collections.

Founder of Academic League
Meet the Founder

Reach them, then teach them.

Dr. Stephanie Barone-Coleman is an educator, author, curriculum creator, and the Founder of Academic League. Her career is built on one core belief: before we can teach students, we must first reach them.

Her work extends beyond the classroom through teacher mentoring, curriculum development, educational programming, and advocacy for meaningful learning experiences. She also co-hosts Heroes Unmasked, a podcast exploring representation, identity, and the stories of Black superheroes.

She is the author of The Heart of Teaching, a book rooted in the lessons, relationships, challenges, and experiences that have shaped her journey as an educator.

Good To Know

Frequently asked.

A few of the questions that come up most. Reach out anytime if yours is not here.

Academic League is an education-focused company created by educators to provide practical, engaging resources that support teachers, students, families, and schools.

Our resources serve educators and students across multiple grade levels. Individual products and programs identify the specific grade levels or audiences for which they were designed.

Academic League develops educator planners, professional resources, books, curriculum materials, student learning experiences, and other educational products designed for real classrooms.

Yes. Academic League offers educational programs and curriculum experiences that can be used by schools, districts, continuing-education programs, and community organizations.

Academic League products will be available through our online shop as they are released. Select titles and resources may also be available through additional retailers and educational marketplaces.

Use the contact form on our website to ask about products, programs, partnerships, or other opportunities. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.

Get In Touch

Contact Academic League.

Questions about a product, a program, or a partnership? Every message is read and answered by our team.

Schools and Districts

Bring a program to your school.

Open a short form and tell us about your school or organization. We will follow up with program details, pricing, and next steps.