For Schools

Reach Every Parent, Every Week

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Parents who feel connected and engaged
Students who show up ready to learn
Teachers and administrators who feel heard and supported

Trusted by Over 100 Schools and More than 10,000 Parents

Turn Your Weekly Updates into a Lasting Partnership.

Build rhythm, trust, and alignment across your school community.

ZipCast makes it simple for schools to create and send a weekly, short audio update that parents love and actually engage with.

Each ZipCast combines:

Your leaders’ voices
Sharing weekly updates, reflections, announcements
Something fun for the family
Joke of the week, trivia, challenge
Syndicated expert content
Short segments on parenting, virtues, school life, or academic discovery from trusted national voices

Unlike Podcasts, ZipCasts are...

Easy to Create

No expensive recording equipment or studio needed and no long scripts and storyboarding episodes. You can quickly and easily plan and create all the content you need for an episode–typically in under 30 minutes or less per week–and all your team needs is their smartphones.

Personalized for Each Family

Episodes are automatically personalized with only the segments that apply to that family. (For example, lower-school families won’t receive the upper-school announcements segment in their episode, and vice versa.)

Delivered by SMS & Email

Parents receive your ZipCast through our platform, automatically delivered by text (SMS/MMS) and email each week at your scheduled time.

Provides Person-level Analytics

Unlike podcasts, video, or email, you can see who listened and how much, so you know whom you’ve reached and whom you haven't.

Listen to an example ZipCast!

Check out this real ZipCast episode from Example School

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ZipCast helps you...

Build Personal Trust with Your School Parents

When your staff’s voices are heard regularly, it helps them establish personal rapport with your families.

Increase Parent Engagement in School Events

ZipCast is proven to increase parent participation: it‘s more effective at increasing awareness and interest in your events than email and newsletters.

Increase Parent Volunteer Support

Parents rally to your call when they hear your teachers and administrators asking for help. Watch as they show up to grade papers, assist with coaching, and direct traffic in the carpool line.

Develop a Healthy School Culture

Each week, ZipCast gives you a unique way to remind parents of your shared values, the greater purpose of their kids’ education, and the ways you can partner together to see their kids thrive.

Guide Parents and Students to Important Resources

Some things are too lengthy or in-depth for shortform audio. With each episode, you can include links in the app to additional resources.

Raise Funds for Important School Initiatives

Create emotionally engaging audio segments for important fundraisers and include a link in the ZipCast episode for parents to donate right on the spot, wherever they are.

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson

Hand in Hand Christian Montessori

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school day routine.”

Jen Graham

Providence Classical Christian School

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the 'why' behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards

Madison Christian School

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a 9 yr old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder

School of the Ozarks

ZipCasts are Quick and Easy to Create for Schools

Using the ZipCast platform, your administrators, teachers, coaches, and parent volunteer leaders can record short audio messages in their own voice and tag these for their intended listeners. You can also add content from other experts on topics of importance. The ZipCast platform then automatically puts together a weekly personalized audio episode for each family with only the audio segments tagged for them.

It’s simple to use, works on web and mobile, and lets your leadership see exactly who listened and how much, so communication isn’t just sent–it’s measured.

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5 Simple Steps

1
Easily Record and Upload
2
Select Syndicated Content
3
Auto-Assemble Personalized Episodes
4
Deliver via SMS, Notification, & Email
5
See Who Listened

Example of a Private Christian School ZipCast Episode

Your School’s Custom Welcome
1
Weekly News and Announcements
2
Joke of the Day
3
Parenting Best Practices 101
4
Parenting Best Practices 202
Christian Education 101
5
Christian Education 202
Scripture & Discussion Prompt
6
Segments Recorded by your School
Nationally Syndicated Content Selected by Your School

With ZipCast Assembler, a unique episode is assembled dynamically for your listeners with only the segments tagged for them.

Syndicated Content from Trusted Experts

Check out a small selection of our syndicated content library from some of the nation’s leading experts.

Parenting

Lower
  • Making Friends
  • Homework Survival Habits
  • Why Dads Matter
  • Balancing Athletics and After-School Options
  • Smartphone… When and How?
Upper
  • Social Media Wisdom
  • Practical Things Your Child Should Know Before Leaving Home
  • Aptitude Testing and Knowing Your Gifts
  • Five Questions for Choosing a College
  • Teaching Your Teen to Handle Conflict

Classical School Life

Lower
  • Classical 101: What Is Different?
  • Classical Home Habits: Reading Matters
  • Why Liberal Arts in an AI World
  • Our “Funny Words” Series (Trivium, Paideia, In Loco Parentis)
  • Why Read Pagan “Great Books”?
Upper
  • College Readiness from Classical Schools
  • Is My Kid Getting Enough Science & Math in a Classical School?
  • Great Books You Should Know
  • What Is the Value of a Senior Thesis?
  • Don’t Leave Early: Rhetoric Is the Best Part!

Traditional Christian School Life

Lower
  • Why Obedience Matters in the Classroom
  • Taming the After-School Chaos
  • Chores After School: Character in Action–Screen Time and Soul Time
  • Developing Rhythms for School, Homework, Rest, and Play
  • Why Every Parent Is a Homeschooler
Upper
  • Success and All A’s: A Healthy View of Grades
  • Travel Sports: Good, Bad, and Ugly
  • Study Skills, Time Management, and Motivation with a Biblical Purpose
  • Finding Purpose in Part-Time Jobs
  • Career Schools: What if My Kid Doesn’t Want or Need College?

Collaborative School Life

Lower
  • Family Devotions for Crazy Schedules
  • Fruit of the Spirit . . . in School?
  • Why Church is Essential
  • What’s a Worldview? (And Why Kids Already Have One)

Special Segments

Other Topics and Formats
  • “On the Journey”: Parent, alumni, teacher testimonial of finding school and best practices at home
  • “Because You Asked”: Experts respond to texted-in questions from parents on school and home life
  • Word of the Week is a hidden word to encourage listeners to text in and win a gift card, adding to the motivation to listen and engage
  • Scripture
Lower
  • Making Friends
  • Homework Survival Habits
  • Why Dads Matter
  • Balancing Athletics and After-School Options
  • Smartphone… When and How?
Upper
  • Social Media Wisdom
  • Practical Things Your Child Should Know Before Leaving Home
  • Aptitude Testing and Knowing Your Gifts
  • Five Questions for Choosing a College
  • Teaching Your Teen to Handle Conflict
Lower
  • Classical 101: What Is Different?
  • Classical Home Habits: Reading Matters
  • Why Liberal Arts in an AI World
  • Our “Funny Words” Series (Trivium, Paideia, In Loco Parentis)
  • Why Read Pagan “Great Books”?
Upper
  • College Readiness from Classical Schools
  • Is My Kid Getting Enough Science & Math in a Classical School?
  • Great Books You Should Know
  • What Is the Value of a Senior Thesis?
  • Don’t Leave Early: Rhetoric Is the Best Part!
Lower
  • Why Obedience Matters in the Classroom
  • Taming the After-School Chaos
  • Chores After School: Character in Action–Screen Time and Soul Time
  • Developing Rhythms for School, Homework, Rest, and Play
  • Why Every Parent Is a Homeschooler
Upper
  • Success and All A’s: A Healthy View of Grades
  • Travel Sports: Good, Bad, and Ugly
  • Study Skills, Time Management, and Motivation with a Biblical Purpose
  • Finding Purpose in Part-Time Jobs
  • Career Schools: What if My Kid Doesn’t Want or Need College?
Lower
  • Family Devotions for Crazy Schedules
  • Fruit of the Spirit . . . in School?
  • Why Church is Essential
  • What’s a Worldview? (And Why Kids Already Have One)
Other Topics and Formats
  • “On the Journey”: Parent, alumni, teacher testimonial of finding school and best practices at home
  • “Because You Asked”: Experts respond to texted-in questions from parents on school and home life
  • Word of the Week is a hidden word to encourage listeners to text in and win a gift card, adding to the motivation to listen and engage
  • Scripture

What Do People Think of ZipCast?

“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA
“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing!”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! My favorite part is where you defend a classical Christian education and the “why” behind a lot of the things we do. As a parent, it’s so hopeful to get the regular reminders of why it’s worth the extra sacrifices to send our kids to this school vs. giving them a free public education.

Emily Richards
Madison Christian School
Groveport, OH
“A Great Addition to Our Community”

“Zipcast has been a great addition to our school community, adding a different option for parents to engage and get information other than every school's everlasting emails!”

John Smith
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“It Has Been Very Helpful to Me”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the information each week. It has been very helpful to me, a grandmother raising a nine-year-old. I anxiously await what ZipCast will bring each week!”

Maria Gutierrez
Charlotte, NC
"They Want It Twice a Week"

“My kids are asking to hear ZipCast twice a week!”

Andrew Bolder
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
“Tears of Gratitude”

“I was teary listening to my colleagues articulate such good truth and vision for the school!! I have listened to the episode several times already! We appreciate you!”

Michelle Thompson
Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
Roseville, MN
“More Personal than a Newsletter”

“It has given us a way to connect with our parents on a more personal level than our weekly newsletter allows.”

Jessica DellaVecchia
Veritas Classical School
St. Augustine, FL
“Our Monday Morning Anchor”

“ZipCast has become an anchoring aspect of my family’s Monday morning pre-school-day routine.”

Jen Graham
Providence Classical Christian School
Oxford, GA
“Timely Encouragement”

“God has used it in timely ways in my life… Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom.”

Amy-Lynn Barton
Providence Academy
Rockwell, TX
“Wonderful Encouragement”

“Thanks for all your work with ZipCast. It has been a wonderful encouragement to SCCS!”

Lauren
Seattle Classical Christian School
Seattle, WA

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! The new ZipCast platform, launched in fall 2025, makes customization easier than ever.

Every school ZipCast includes:

  1. A branded audio welcome

  2. One custom “fireside chat” segment

  3. A few school news highlights

With the updated platform, you can now add up to three custom content segments per episode—including separate tracks for lower and upper school if you’d like. You can also blend your local updates with our growing syndicated library of expert voices.

We hope the ten mins or so required in the week to listen can happen together as a family–often driving in the car on the way to school.  ZipCasts are best experienced as a shared audio activity rather than an isolated, head-down, looking-at-a-screen experience. Our 90-second segments serve as informative previews, sparking deeper discussions and longer engagements with content and embodied community.

It’s simple. Parents scan a QR code at the start of the year to subscribe via text. Each week (typically Mondays around 7 a.m.), they receive a reminder and a direct link. With one tap, they’re listening in a web browser—no apps, no downloads, no friction.

ZipCast pricing is based on student enrollment, with a sliding scale to fit schools of all sizes and budgets. Whether you’re a small startup or a large school with over 1,000 students, there’s a plan for you—ranging from $2,000 to a maximum of $6,000 per year.

Here’s the best part: many schools get ZipCast for free or at a reduced rate by partnering with families whose businesses sponsor the show. Their business gets a shout-out, and your school gets ZipCast—it’s that simple. Just ask us how!

With an average cost of about $75 a week, you’re reaching every parent, every week, for forty weeks a year. That’s impact. Our goal? To be the best value of any resource your school invests in. Remember: it is your voice, customized to your people, every week!

Preparing your own ZipCast using your local voice talent only takes a few minutes each week yet it makes a BIG impact. Some school leaders have access to an easy-to-use website to create, schedule, and measure the ZipCast impact each week. The best custom segments are when the voices of the school share what’s on their mind (think fireside chat!) along with three or four key announcements. They’ll often point listeners to the ZipCast show notes, the school newsletter, or other resources for more details. Think of ZipCast as your megaphone—amplifying all your communication in one clear, consistent voice.

A wise educator once said, “One of the most important things you can do as a head of school is to be in the carpool line each morning, opening doors and greeting families.” Likewise, when a school leader starts the week on a ZipCast spending just 2–3 minutes sharing stories, offering encouragement, and providing updates, it helps connect their voice to the community—strengthening relationships, building awareness, and fostering understanding.

In a world where emails, newsletters and in-person events are competing for attention, it’s time for ZipCast–your voice to your people!

A ZipCast isn’t meant to replace your podcast—it complements it. Podcasts are great for longer stories or internal training, but ZipCast is built for weekly parent engagement: short, simple, and scalable.

The difference? We handle the production, scheduling, and distribution, so your team stays focused on content while we ensure your message gets heard. Parents also benefit from hearing not just your updates but curated insights from a broader network of trusted voices.

Bringing school leaders and parents together as we raise the next generation.

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