Full curriculum, difficult math, very low-effort for parents
Community Review for Beast Academy
My Take
Mastery approach with frequent review, getting you the best of a spiral approach as well.
Each section has a comic book that is engaging, followed by a video that is always well done, And the third explanation of the topic is available at the start of each question section. That's three ways of explaining the same concept.
The math program is rigorous, rewards repeated attempts, and has additional optional activities. The reward system is weak it's a simple customization of a single avatar and "points" and "levels" that are meaningless and stars to reward the most difficult problems. I have not seen a more engaging math program that isn't filled with "fluff" or downtime for silly animations. Nearly 100% of the time spent is being used for learning.
It lacks external support unless you take the group classes, which are much more expensive.
How I Use It
My daughter has been working through first and second grade using the self-paced online classes. We are starting a group Zoom-like class with other kids next month but that isn't part of the core product or necessary but it's replacing another online class method for math enrichment (we'll see how it goes).