For teachers

Teach it in order, at a price.

A course on sonder is a real curriculum: written lessons, file attachments, and quizzes, released all at once or on a drip. Put tutoring hours next to it and a community space around it, and sell the whole path from one page — with a 0% platform fee.

02 · the syllabus

A course that unlocks exactly as written.

office hours and the starter pack sit beside the ladder.

DEMO — illustrativepriya's studio

printmaking, taught in order

DEMO · Course · 6 lessons

printmaking basics

6 lessons · readings, files, 2 quizzes · dripped weekly

  • 01 · paper, pressure, planopen
  • 02 · cutting and inking the blockopen
  • 03 · the first multi-layer pullunlocks nov 12
  • 04 · editions, signing, shippingunlocks nov 19

a locked lesson says exactly when it opens

  • Bookings · office hours · DEMO

    office hours, 30 minutes

    open slots weekly

    $30
  • Downloads · materials · DEMO

    the starter pack

    templates + a supplier list

    Free

“I made my first multi-layer print in week two — the feedback came before I'd lost momentum.”

DEMO mid-course

What a teacher can run here

  • A real curriculum.Author lessons in order: readings with file attachments, quiz lessons with questions you write. Learners always see where they are and what unlocks next.
  • Release on a schedule.Publish everything at once, unlock lessons on a drip timeline, or require prerequisites first. A gated lesson discloses its unlock honestly — no “start now” before it opens.
  • Office hours.Tutoring and review sessions as bookable services: your weekly availability, your price, open slots students pick from.
  • A room for questions.Community spaces hold the discussion between lessons, and a membership tier can include the space, the course, or everything on your site.
  • Materials that travel.Worksheets and reference packs as digital downloads — free ones claimable without payout setup.

Questions teachers ask

Can I teach with video?

Not inside a course. Lessons on sonder are written documents, file attachments, and quizzes — video is a deliberate exclusion for now. A regular page can still embed a video link when something needs it.

How do students pay?

Through your connected Stripe account as a direct charge, with sonder's platform fee at 0%; card processing fees still apply. Free courses can be claimed without payout setup.

Can I keep the class from racing ahead?

Yes. Lessons can require prerequisites or unlock on a drip schedule, and a locked lesson shows when it opens instead of pretending otherwise.