Courses
The Premium Olympiad Course Extension of AO Guide. Mentorship by IOAA medalists guiding the next generation to gold at IOAA and beyond.
Most astronomy olympiad students learn alone. We built AO Guide Courses to change that. Live classes, curated handouts, regular assignments, and mentorship from IOAA medalists, all in one place, helping you reach your full potential and achieve your dreams.
Try it before you commit to anything
Start watching, right away
The first lesson of every course is open to anyone. Just press play and see what it's like to learn here.
See if it's the right fit
Get a real feel for the teaching style and pace before deciding whether to keep going with the rest of the course.
Pick up right where you left off
If you choose to continue, you're taken straight back into the course, exactly where you stopped.
Built for Olympiad Excellence
Expert Mentors
Learn directly from IOAA medalists and training camp veterans who've been where you want to go.
Regular Assignments
Solve tailored problems to reinforce learning and build problem-solving skills.
Mock Exams
Full-scale mock tests at competition difficulty, with detailed feedback on solutions and strategy.
Community
A close-knit Discord community for group-solves, discussions, and friendships that last beyond the program.
Mentors who've done it themselves
Akshat Srivastava
IOAA Gold, 2025
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IOAA Silver, 2023
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National Camp, 2024
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IOAA Gold, 2022
Before you dive in
Do I need any prior astronomy background?
No. Courses are organized by level, and the foundations track assumes nothing beyond high school physics.
What happens after I watch the first lesson?
You decide if you want to continue. Some courses are free the whole way through; others unlock the rest once you're in.
Is this the same as the Stellar Fellowship?
No. The Fellowship is a separate, selective mentorship cohort. Courses here are open to anyone, any time.
More ways to prepare, all free
Courses is one part of a larger project bridging olympiad theory and real astrophysics.
AO Guide
The free written guide this whole project is built on, covering olympiad astronomy theory from first principles.
AOAC
A free astrophysics challenge with problems written by IOAA medalists, built to push past what standard exams test.
aoXiv
An archive of over a thousand problems across all major astronomy olympiads, with official and translated solutions.