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Congratulations to all winners in the EdTechXGlobal Startup Awards. According to Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet, Co-founder of EdTechXGlobal, “participation for this year’s awards was the highest yet with 182 applications from 30 countries showcasing the best and brightest companies in the global learning industry. The winners were chosen for innovation, market impact and growth potential of their…
Leap to Know has recently contributed to a Room to Read initiative by sponsoring the translation of 20 indigenous-language storybooks in Afrikaans. Each storybook originated in Sepedi, siSwati, Xitsonga, Tshivenda or isiZulu. Translations in all these languages followed, and soon also translations in English, IsiXhosa, IsiNdebele, Sesotho and Setswana. Prior to Leap to Know’s intervention, these…
Leap to Know has been announced a semifinalist in the Global Learning XPRIZE. Congratulations to all the team members for working so hard to make it this far! We have just returned from Los Angeles where we had to make a presentation on our Leap to Know app to a panel of 11 judges. You…
Watch a BBC clip of the Global Learning XPRIZE Competition. The Leap to Know app features too. [https://vimeo.com/222940007]
Leap to Know will be pitching in London at the EdTechXGlobal on 19 June. The London EdTech Week runs from 18 to 24 June. The theme is “Eternally Learning” – a concept close to our heart. Looking forward to sharing ideas with all attending the summit.
Leap to Know is excited about piloting the first phase of our tablet-based program at Brooklyn Primary School. Each Grade-1 class represents at least 10 different home languages – ranging from Sepedi and Zulu to Indonesian. Would the Leap to Know intervention impact significantly on Grade-1 learners who do not speak English at home? Millions…