Several platforms that would ordinarily cost money are offering their services for free during the pandemic so students of all ages can continue furthering their education! Here I’ve compiled a few of those resources, as well as other great resources that are always free. (*denotes always free)

Language Learning

Rosetta Stone: comprehensive immersion lessons free for 3 months

Mango Languages: walks you through and breaks down native conversations; all lessons free through June 30 

The Fable Cottage: bilingual stories available in 6 languages freely accessible for limited time

*Duolingo: bite-sized, interactive lessons available in dozens of languages

*Drops: fun, 5-minute drag-and-drop games for learning vocabulary

*Beelinguapp: stories, news, music, audio, and more in 13 languages

Online Courses

Sophia: Free, self-paced online college courses (eligible for credit) until July 31st

Varsity Tutors: many live, interactive lessons and day camps now being offered for free

*Black Lives Matter Lessons: free curriculum for K-12 students to learn about Black Lives Matter movement

*Khan Academy: videos, exercises, and tests for dozens of subjects, with focus on STEM

*Coursera: free online courses from leading institutions in every subject imaginable; can purchase certificates of completion

*edX: very similar to Coursera — thousands of free online courses from leading institutions

*Open Learning Initiative: open & free as well as low-cost paid college-level courses from a Carnegie Mellon research initiative

*Open Learn: over 1000 free courses form the Open University

*Annenberg Learner: multimedia (videos, questions, maps, readings, etc.) K-12 coursesOpen Courseware (assorted): many top universities (Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, etc.) offer free open courseware as well as paid courses (search ” ‘university name’ opencourseware”)