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Explore now.Has your child been staring at a Rubik's Cube wondering if they'll ever solve it? Do they love puzzles, patterns, and the satisfaction of figuring things out? Rubik's Cube for Beginners takes students from scrambled to solved, step by step, with mentors and peers cheering them on. By the end of this course, your child will be the one amazing everyone at the dinner table. No prior cubing experience needed, just bring the cube and the curiosity.
Are you looking for a way to boost your child's confidence, enhance their concentration, and improve their hand-eye coordination and motor skills? Encourage them to pick up the Rubik's cube! More than just a toy, the Rubik's cube has become a powerful educational tool. Learning to solve the cube introduces your child to early coding concepts like algorithmic thinking, strengthens pattern recognition, and connects them with a supportive and competitive community focused on self-improvement.
Enroll your child in our dynamic Rubik's cube course and watch them thrive! Our program explores various exciting cube variants while developing crucial executive functioning skills such as planning ahead, frustration tolerance, and flexible thinking. Along the way, we'll also enhance their memory skills and communication through engaging cubing games.
Led by a twice-exceptional mentor, this course is designed to support and include all learners, ensuring a positive and enriching experience.
Your child will develop algorithmic thinking and pattern recognition skills, enhance planning, flexible thinking, and frustration tolerance, improve memory and communication abilities, and join a supportive community focused on self-improvement.
Your child will develop a fun new talent while building invaluable skills. Our program not only makes learning fun but also equips your child with tools to succeed in every area of life. Join us and watch your child gain confidence, friends, and a passion for cubing!
The strategic thinking your child develops here is the same skill set that powers success in academics, careers, and everyday decision-making. Parents notice their kids planning further ahead, weighing options more carefully, and approaching challenges with patience instead of frustration.
In a world of constant distraction, the ability to focus deeply is a superpower. This course builds sustained attention and patience through genuine engagement, not forced discipline. Parents tell us they see the difference at home: homework sessions get calmer, and frustration tolerance goes up.
Develop strategic thinking and planning skills that transfer directly to academics, problem-solving, and everyday decision-making 
Build sustained focus, patience, and the ability to think several steps ahead in a world of constant distraction 
Learn to analyze situations, weigh options, and make thoughtful decisions under pressure, skills valued in every area of life 
Connect with peers who share their intensity and love of intellectual challenge, forming friendships built on mutual respect 
Malikai Bass is a twice exceptional (profoundly gifted/ autistic adhder with dyspraxia/dysgrpahia) life-long learner who has been teaching twice-exceptional students virtually for the past four years working with over a thousand students in classrooms that center, celebrate, and affirm neurodiversity. I love helping students succeed and find the ways their brain works to thrive in all subjects and highlight the ways we can use gaming to practice and expand our executive functioning, life, and real social skills.
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING
Parents don't just see happier kids. They see sharper thinking, stronger friendships, and a child who actually wants to log on.
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai is a very gifted mentor. He knows how to get the best out of the student and truly understands the needs of neurodivergent kids. We consider ourselves very lucky to have him part of our son's learning journey."
Robin C.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My daughter solved her first cube in Mr. Malikai's course, and the confidence has spilled into everything. She walks taller now."
Fiona K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai is a very gifted mentor. He knows how to get the best out of the student and truly understands the needs of neurodivergent kids. We consider ourselves very lucky to have him part of our son's learning journey."
Robin C.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My daughter solved her first cube in Mr. Malikai's course, and the confidence has spilled into everything. She walks taller now."
Fiona K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai breaks the cube down into algorithms my son can actually follow. Watching him start to recognize the patterns has been incredible."
Elena S.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"The cube used to end in frustration and tears. Mr. Malikai taught my son to slow down and work the steps, and his frustration tolerance has grown so much."
Marcus O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai breaks the cube down into algorithms my son can actually follow. Watching him start to recognize the patterns has been incredible."
Elena S.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"The cube used to end in frustration and tears. Mr. Malikai taught my son to slow down and work the steps, and his frustration tolerance has grown so much."
Marcus O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai celebrates every small win. My daughter went from never having solved a cube to teaching her little brother in a few weeks."
Bianca G.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"What I love is how Mr. Malikai turns memory and pattern recognition into a game. My son does not even notice he is building executive function skills."
Trevor L.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai celebrates every small win. My daughter went from never having solved a cube to teaching her little brother in a few weeks."
Bianca G.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"What I love is how Mr. Malikai turns memory and pattern recognition into a game. My son does not even notice he is building executive function skills."
Trevor L.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai is a very gifted mentor. He knows how to get the best out of the student and truly understands the needs of neurodivergent kids. We consider ourselves very lucky to have him part of our son's learning journey."
Robin C.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My daughter solved her first cube in Mr. Malikai's course, and the confidence has spilled into everything. She walks taller now."
Fiona K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai breaks the cube down into algorithms my son can actually follow. Watching him start to recognize the patterns has been incredible."
Elena S.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"The cube used to end in frustration and tears. Mr. Malikai taught my son to slow down and work the steps, and his frustration tolerance has grown so much."
Marcus O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Mr. Malikai celebrates every small win. My daughter went from never having solved a cube to teaching her little brother in a few weeks."
Bianca G.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"What I love is how Mr. Malikai turns memory and pattern recognition into a game. My son does not even notice he is building executive function skills."
Trevor L.
YSA parent
If you’re not 100% in love with the course, you have options depending on how you enrolled:
You can switch to another course of equal or lesser value that’s a better fit or get a credit to use toward a future course.
You can either get credit toward a future course, switch to another course of equal or lesser value that’s a better fit, or stop all future payments after a 30-day processing period.
No risk. No stress. Just the learning and belonging you have been looking for.
We can offer this because we know what we do works for thousands of other families. Kids become more self-confident. They find their people. And families tell us this is the place where their student finally feels welcome. We know it will work for your family, too.
All-Access Passes have separate terms and conditions. Please see the All-Access Pass pages.
It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway... to qualify for the satisfaction guarantee policy, you have to actually attend the classes. This is not a cancellation policy. It’s a satisfaction guarantee. You can’t be satisfied or dissatisfied if you don’t attend.
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Everything you need to know before enrolling your child.
Most online classes put 20-30 kids in a room with a teacher who reads slides. At YSA, your child joins a group of 8 or fewer students who think like they do, led by a mentor who was often once just like them. Cameras are optional. The content is chosen by passion, not grade level. And 93% of families re-enroll - because kids who have never liked school before fight to log on to YSA.
Yes. YSA families join from 47+ states and 17 countries across 6 continents. All you need is an internet connection. We schedule sections across multiple time zones so families worldwide can find a time that works.
Rubik's Cube: Beginners meets once per week for 50 minutes, every week from August through December. Your child joins the same tight-knit group of up to 8 students and the same mentor all semester long. Same friends, same mentor, a new challenge every week.
Our gifted and 2e students experience such asynchronous development that hard age limits rarely tell the full story. If your student should be aged up or aged down, contact us at support@youngscholarsacademy.org or click the chat in the bottom right corner of the screen. We do this all the time.
Please don't confuse reactive distance learning with what happens at YSA. When a kid is engaged in a course they chose, with a mentor who gets them and peers who share their interests, the screen disappears. They're not on a screen. They're with their people. Parents tell us their children fight to log on to YSA.
If your child isn't loving a course by the end of the first week, swap into a different course. Same semester. No questions. Not the right fit within the first month? We'll stop payments, switch courses, or issue credit toward any future course. The credit never expires. And you keep every bonus you've received. Over 93% of YSA families don't just stay. They add more courses.
No. Cameras are always optional. Always. Many of our students start with cameras off and turn them on when they're comfortable. Our mentors engage every student equally, cameras on or off.
No. If you're here, you're in the right place. We don't require paperwork, evaluations, or labels. Whether your child has been formally identified as gifted or twice-exceptional, whether you suspect it but haven't pursued testing, or whether you just know your kid's brain works differently and nothing else has fit, they're welcome here.
Yes. YSA is an approved vendor with 10+ state ESA programs including Arizona ESA, Utah Fits All, ClassWallet, My Tech High, Florida Step Up, and others. Enroll directly to secure your child's spot, submit the invoice to your ESA, and your payment method is refunded when funds transfer. Many families pay zero out of pocket.
Click "See Available Times" on this page, pick the section that fits your schedule, and your child's spot is secured immediately. No phone call. No placement test. No prerequisite.
Right now, a kid who thinks like your kid is in a course they chose, with a mentor who was once just like them, surrounded by friends who don't think they're weird... they think they're interesting.
Your child is one click from finding out what that feels like.
An internet connection and a can-do attitude!