Introduction to Personal Curriculum

A starter course for anyone who wants to build their own personal curriculum. Learning for the enjoyment of the learner, period. No external justification needed. Any topic is fair game. Study soup, octopuses, Gossip Girl, or whatever sparks curiosity.

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By the end you will have your own personal curriculum ready to go.

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Here's what the path actually looks like

Preview the sequence. Step through the journey.

1Read

Read the Fast Company article on personal curriculum

Read "This TikTok Trend will make you want to learn again—with a catch" to get an overview of the personal curriculum movement and its origins.

2Watch

Watch Elizabeth Jean's viral TikTok

Watch the June 2025 TikTok that started it all. Elizabeth Jean introduces her "little school" concept and explains how she builds a personal curriculum around what she actually wants to learn.

3Watch

Watch Elizabeth Jean on finding your interests

Watch Elizabeth Jean talk about going to the library and tuning into what sparks your curiosity. Let the physical media inspire you.

4Watch

Watch Elizabeth Jean's curriculum advice

Watch Elizabeth Jean share tips on how to build your own personal curriculum. She covers how to pick topics, structure your time, and stay playful with the process.

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Why this works when a blank page does not

See how someone else does it first

Watch Elizabeth Jean build her monthly and quarterly curricula from scratch, including the topics she drops and the ones she keeps. Seeing the process demystifies it.

Find your own interests before you plan

Journaling prompts and a library visit help you discover what you actually want to learn, not what you think you should learn.

Two ways to build your first curriculum

Follow a step-by-step guide to build your own curriculum file, or use an AI prompt to generate one from your interests. Either way, you walk out with something ready to load.

Most people love the idea of a personal curriculum but stall at the starting line. What topics? What order? How much is too much? This course walks you through real examples, gives you journaling prompts to surface your own interests, and hands you the tools to go from curious to enrolled.

Why you'll love this path

Built around the work of Elizabeth Jean, whose viral TikToks launched the #curriculumclub movement
Mixes watching, journaling, and real-world exploration so you discover what actually interests you
Ends with two paths to your first curriculum: build it yourself or let an AI draft one for you

Ready to make this yours?