Meet TRC Online
See how live online engineering classes work, then reserve your seat for Fall 2.
Three steps to launch
No app to download and no commute. Pick a course, register, and your student gets the keys to their mission.
Choose your mission.
Browse the courses below by grade level and find the right fit for your engineer, from first builds to advanced robotics.
Register and reserve a seat.
Sign up and pay securely through our registration page. You'll get a confirmation and your start details right away.
Launch from home.
Your student gets an invitation to our online course platform, where every lesson unfolds as a guided, step-by-step mission.
One clear pathway
Every TRC learner follows a constellation of missions that grows with them from kindergarten through senior year.
Choose your mission
Whether your engineer is building a first simple machine or commanding an autonomous lunar rover, every course is clear and guided, one mission at a time.
Blueprint Engineering 1: Build & Simple Machines
Students use Sphero's Blueprint Build system, with real trusses, axles and bearings, to build levers, pulleys, gears and structures. Then they test them, calculate mechanical advantage and redesign them to hit engineering targets.
Blueprint Engineering 2: Control Systems & Electronics
Students add Sphero's electrical Bits (power, motors, sensors, inputs and outputs) to the machines from Course 1, then design the conditional logic and feedback loops behind all automation. No programming syntax required.
Blueprint CAD & 3D Printing
Students design real parts in Onshape, professional CAD software, then turn their models into physical objects with 3D printing. They learn dimensioning, constraints and parametric design, the workflow engineers use from sketch to prototype.
ASTRO 1: Bring Your Rover to Life
Over 8 live missions, students build their own ASTRO MiniBOT3D rover, wire buttons and motors, give it ultrasonic "eyes" and send it on its first autonomous patrol. Every mission is hands-on MicroPython. No experience needed.
ASTRO 2: Mission to the Moon
Students teach their rover to think: following lines, sorting samples by color, driving over Bluetooth and using a robotic arm. It all builds to an Artemis-inspired lunar sample-return mission that ASTRO completes on its own.
Artemis Adventures II: Return to the Moon
Students learn how NASA's Artemis program works, from the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to lunar landers. They design lunar surface concepts, plan moonwalks and build and test rockets and crew capsules from household materials.
Artemis Adventures III: Boots on the Moon
Artemis III returns people to the Moon's south pole. Students take the program to the surface, designing habitats and rovers, planning the first moonwalks and engineering how a crew lives and works on the Moon.
The TRC Science Library
Coming soon! Every paid TRC enrollment will include free, self-paced access to our Science Library, powered by Mark Rober's CrunchLabs. These hands-on, video-driven units for grades 3–8 were built with the National Science Teaching Association and align to state science standards.
Mission Maglev
Explore magnetic and electric forces, build electromagnets and engineer a magnetic levitation system.
Operation Space Jump
Explore how mass, diameter and distance shape gravity, then engineer a way to survive a landing from space.
Carnival of Collisions
Explore weight, stability and contact forces, then design, build and pitch a carnival game of your own.
Rocks vs Big Rigs
Investigate kinetic energy and how mass and speed change impact, then design a system to protect cargo in a crash.
Not a video library. A guided mission.
Character built into the engineering.
TRCharacter Vectors, eight scripture-anchored values, run through every course so students grow in integrity and perseverance as well as skill.
Real cohorts, real mentors.
Students learn alongside peers with a TRC mentor giving feedback, encouragement and accountability.
Project-based, every lesson.
Every lesson ends with something built, coded or designed, so students do the real work of an engineer.
Homeschool-friendly.
Flexible pacing, clear visibility for parents and a structure that fits the way your family already learns.
Every lesson is built like a rocket
NASA stacks a rocket stage by stage on the launch pad. We build every module the same way: seven activities, from ignition at Watch to orbit at Reflect, with a TRCharacter Vector as the payload.
God's direction, your magnitude
A vector has two parts: direction and magnitude. God provides the direction: purpose, ethics and calling. Your student brings the magnitude: effort, skill and perseverance. Short, age-adapted Vector sessions are woven into every course at no extra cost.
Questions, answered
Do we need to live near Murfreesboro?
No. These courses are fully online, so any family can enroll from anywhere. If you're local, you're also welcome at our in-person classes, camps and teams.
How does registration work?
You register and pay through our secure registration page. Once you're enrolled, your student receives an invitation to our online learning platform, where the course lives.
What ages are these for?
We build for every grade band, K–12, organized into four levels: Discoverers (K–2), Explorers (3–5), Voyagers (6–8) and Pathfinders (9–12). Online courses for Discoverers are coming soon.
What does "cohort-based" mean?
Students move through the course together on a shared schedule, with a TRC mentor guiding the group. That gives them structure, feedback and community instead of videos on their own.
What is the Seven Stack Method?
It's how we build every module. Each one stacks seven activities (Watch, Read, Build, Share, Discuss, Assess and Reflect) and closes with a TRCharacter Vector that ties the work to a character and faith theme.
Is the faith content optional?
Our TRCharacter Vectors are woven into every course. They're anchored in scripture and connected naturally to the engineering, designed to build character alongside skill.
