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Nextreks is in beta. New Challenges and islands are added regularly.

Pricing

Give your student proof beyond the transcript.

One yearly price unlocks every skill journey, built on the Pathsmith™ Durable Skills Framework, to equip your student for whatever path they choose. Add Nextreks Explore to connect them to real-world opportunities based on their strengths, passions, and interests.

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Core

$499/year

Billed once a year, in advance.

Proof beyond the transcript, one growing portfolio that stays with your student.

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  • 10 skill journeys, 8 Challenges each, 80 in total when complete. 3 live today, 10 planned.
  • Primes: microlessons before every Challenge
  • Rubric-based feedback as they work, plus a trained human reviewer on every capstone
  • 10 Trait Cards, one per skill journey, earned from approved work, plus a Durable Skills Credential when all are complete
  • A live portfolio at the student’s own URL, a living resume of their skills and growth, shareable with colleges, employers, and internships
  • Student, parent, and counselor dashboards

Nextreks Explore

$99/month

Added to Core. Billed monthly, cancel anytime.

We match your student to real-world opportunities based on who they are, what they’re good at, and what they care about.

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  • We search internships, research programs, competitions, volunteer roles, and apprenticeships globally
  • Matches connect to your student’s strengths, passions, and interests, not a generic list
  • Refreshes as the portfolio grows, so matches get more relevant
  • Parents and counselors see the same feed and can help them decide
  • No annual commitment. Keep it on until your student lands a match, then turn it off any month.
Full refund within 14 days of your first purchase, for any reason.
Nextreks provides curation and connection, not a placement guarantee. We identify and deliver opportunities matched to your student, and your family decides which options to pursue.
No cost to schools or companies, ever. Counselors get free access to student dashboards. Companies that host Treks do so at no charge.
How Nextreks Explore works

We search everything. We send only what fits.

Most services show a family what happens to be listed on their own site. Nextreks Explore searches the open world of opportunity, then filters it down to what actually fits your student, not a static catalog.

Internships
Research programs
Competitions
Volunteer roles
Apprenticeships

The join key is interest and timeframe, set during onboarding and refined as the portfolio grows.

Research

Marine biology field assistant, 6-week summer program

Matched on: environmental science interest, summer availability

Competition

Regional robotics design challenge

Matched on: engineering interest, weekend availability

Volunteer

Local animal shelter, weekend care rotation

Matched on: veterinary interest, ongoing availability

Examples, not live listings.

Questions parents ask

The ones worth asking first.

Straight answers on what the money buys, what it does not, and what happens to the work your student has already done.

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No. Nextreks Explore is unlocked by your plan, never by how far your student has got. Someone who started last week sees the same opportunities as someone who has finished every skill journey that is live. What the work changes is the application: the further along they are, the more dated, confirmed proof they bring to whatever they apply for.

Counselors get access free

Any school counselor can claim a free dashboard to track student progress, view XP and skill journey completions, and flag students building toward whatever they apply for. No school license required.

See the counselor page