Small online classes for children
Outschool
Run a live online class for children — a subject, a hobby, or a club. You are paid when learners enrol. An empty class pays nothing, which is the honest risk.
Checked 22 September 2026. Figures are ranges, not offers.
- Where
- Online. Outschool has limited which countries may teach and be paid. Check the current teacher requirements before you design a term of lessons.
- Hours
- A class might be 45 minutes, plus preparation. Weekends and after-school US time zones are the busy window. Preparation is unpaid.
- Pay
- Teachers with a class that fills often cite roughly $20–70 an hour of teaching time — an empty section pays $0
- To start
- Applying is free. You need a way to teach on video. Outschool’s fee comes out of enrolment. Read the teacher payment page rather than a Facebook group’s summary.
Why it is listed
You are paid for a class you run, not for buying advertising from a guru. The company is identifiable.
What you can realistically expect
The first class may have one learner or none. A narrow topic (“beginner watercolour for 8–10s”) outperforms “fun with everything”.
Who pays you
Parents pay Outschool. You are paid for enrolments, on their payout schedule.
How to start
- Read the teacher country rules on outschool.com.
- Propose one class you could teach next week with materials a child already has.
- Write a description a parent can skim.
- Run it once before you build a catalogue of twelve.
Read this before you start
- Paid “Outschool course creators” are a side industry. You do not need one to apply.
- Do not use copyrighted worksheets or characters you do not have rights to.
- Background-check steps, if required, should come from Outschool’s own process.
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