Our Mission
Our mission is to design a future for k-12 education steeped in radical learning and agency to support children's curiosity, creativity, interests and right to play. Technology is a driving force in our current and future reality, one that can play a magical and rich role when designed to amplify the intrinsic motivation of children, educators and families.
To achieve this vision, we're guided by a set of principles grounded in equity, liberation and intersectionality.
One size fits one.
Marginalized populations are at the center of our work, not an audience we design for, but people we design with. Too often, historically excluded communities are handed products and programs that are extractive, exclusionary, and disconnected from their actual needs. We support inclusive and universal design, which means one size fits one, not one size fits all.
Everyone is a designer.
Change cannot be designed for a community, only with one, and only when that community holds real authorship over the work, not just a seat at the table. In working with diverse partners, we believe real change happens when communities are supported with the tools to lead, design, and carry forward the solutions they believe will meet their needs, dreams and hopes for the future.
Learners in the driver seat.
Learning is wildly fun and powerful when it's passionate, personal, and interest-driven. Studies show learner-centered approaches lead to better educational outcomes. Grounded in the work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Frantz Fanon, Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Seymour Papert and other progressive Education pioneers, we design experiences that help learners forge their own paths.
Technology + human intent.
We believe that technology can be a powerful medium for expression when it is designed to nourish children’s creativity, imagination and curiosity. We are committed to working with communities to identify and design products, practices and holistic learning experiences that amplify progressive pedagogy and build community.