Empowering every child to grow through personalized education
At the heart of Futurewhiz’s mission is a commitment to empowering children through personalized education. We aim to ignite curiosity and foster a love for learning by providing digital tools that make education engaging and accessible. Our CEO Serge Bueters adds to this: “Education is essential to provide children with a strong foundation. We also understand that every child is unique and has individual learning needs. At every step of a child’s school journey until the age of 18, we can support them with one of our learning products. By offering a personalized and engaging approach, tailored to their needs and interests, we aim to make learning both fun and effective. Because learning means growth as well as a greater ability to reach one’s full potential.”
574 years of practicing…
…by 933,366 children together on WoordExtra, Squla, Studira en StudyGo. Wow! They answered a staggering 332,091,061 questions. Also, 24,536 teachers incorporated our tools into their classrooms.
Squla: Fun Learning works!
Squla, our app for primary school children, has particularly stood out for its ability to make learning enjoyable. Here are some of the highlights from Squla’s usage:
- 398,358 children played on Squla, answering 281,996,998 questions while earning 2,194,300,831 coins.
- The kids spent over 1,209,333 hours (equivalent to 138 years) engaged in educational games.
- In the classroom, 17,374 teachers from 4,682 schools used Squla to enhance their teaching.
- Language and math were the most popular subjects, with 26,375,378 and 63,768,266 questions played, respectively.
Squla also engaged in efforts to make their platform accessible for all children. For example, 261,408 children used Squla for free during school hours, and 8,432 kids from low-income families accessed Squla through partnerships with foundations and municipalities.
WoordExtra: Building a Strong Vocabulary Foundation
WoordExtra is developed for children aged 3 to 6 who need vocabulary support. It caters especially to children from low-literacy families or those with a migration background, to make sure the kids can have a good start at primary school. The app boasts:
- 6,000 quiz questions, videos, and images covering the most important Dutch words.
- 2,775 children engaged with the app, answering 1,354,282 questions and spending 6,589 hours learning.
Studira: Finding your learning path
Studira, the newest platform in the Futurewhiz family, offers targeted math and language practice for primary school students in grades 6, 7 and 8. By setting personalized goals with the help of parents, Studira provides step-by-step explanations and exercises tailored to each child’s level, motivating them to develop their skills effectively. During the 2023-2024 school year, Studira engaged 7,759 children who collectively answered 5,349,241 questions!
StudyGo: Makes schoolwork easier
For secondary education students, we offer StudyGo, which supports students with preparation for their tests. The platform’s highlights include:
- 524,474 students practiced on StudyGo.
- They completed 43,390,540 exercises and watched 727,658 explanation videos.
- The platform helped students accumulate a total of 3,764,235 hours of practice, equivalent to 430 years!
StudyGo’s commitment to accessibility is demonstrated by their provision of discounted memberships to families in need, supporting an additional 595 students this year. Also, we organised a Buy1Give1 Campaign, helping 139 extra students with StudyGo.
Social Impact Initiatives
We don’t make impact on our own. Together with various partners, such as Stichting Leergeld en Jeugdeducatiefonds, we were able to reach more children with WoordExtra, Squla, Studira en StudyGo. Via various Stichting Leergeld organisations, we distribute memberships to low-income families. This year, we were able to help an additional 9,713 children with learning in this way. To show our gratitude for this partnership with Leergeld, the impact reports were handed out last week to Saskia Tans of Leergeld Amsterdam!
On the left Saskia Tans (Leergeld Amsterdam) and on the right Lisa Potma (Futurewhiz)
Also, we have partnered with organizations like Kinderhulp and JINC to provide educational resources and opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. For instance, Futurewhiz contributed to Kinderhulp’s “Summer Fun Package” Campaign, distributing 7,500 bags filled with educational and fun items, including Squla coloring books and StudyGo supplies.
Our collaboration with the Princess Máxima Center for child cancer patients also highlights our commitment to making education accessible to all children. We donated memberships to the school facilities of the hospital.
Join the Mission
We are very proud to share the Futurewhiz Impact report 2023-2024 and will continue our journey on making impact on many children. Discover more details in the full report and be inspired to support the journey of empowering every child to grow through personalized education.
For questions, you can reach out to our Social Impact Manager Lisa Potma at lisa@futurewhiz.com.
- Squla joins worldwide network organizations that want to make a social impact.
- The certification was preceded by an extensive “B Impact Assessment” of several months.
- Certificate “B Corporation” recognition mission to provide all children with equal opportunities for quality education.
“B Corporations” are organizations that succeed in creating a good balance between “purpose” and “profit”. They are organizations that not only strive for profitability, but also take people, the environment and society as a starting point in their activities. Although more and more companies and organizations are aware of the need for this and want to be certified by B Corp, obtaining the certificate is certainly not easy. The “B Corporation” certificate is only awarded if at least 80 of the 200 points have been obtained in the “B Impact Assessment”: a way to measure the sustainable and social impact of an organization. In addition to their social mission, the activities and culture of organizations are examined on the basis of dozens of (social) factors, such as the business model, processes that facilitate social ways of thinking and the way in which sustainability is embedded in work processes.
Caroline Henneman, the Head of Marketing & Growth at Squla, guided this assessment from start to finish. “We are very proud to receive this certificate, which is a special milestone for Squla. Since our foundation, it has been our mission to help every child progress through play and this certification is a crown on our work. Moreover, obtaining a B Corp certificate is no easy task. It is preceded by an extensive process that takes several months. During this certification, our organization was screened at all levels. Squla passed this assessment with flying colors and we did not have to make any structural adjustments to qualify.”
A positive impact on society
Serge Bueters, the CEO of Squla, considers it honourable that Squla can call itself a ‘B Corp’ and is part of a select group of organizations that want to make a positive impact on society and that themes such as social responsibility, transparency and sustainability are of paramount importance. are the standard. “I consider it a very nice recognition of our mission. Squla wants to enable all children – regardless of their parents’ financial resources – to grow and use their talents. That is a mission to which we have been faithful for ten years. For many years, Squla has served as a supplement to education and a nice extra support in teaching to stimulate, challenge and grow students’ self-confidence at their own level and pace. In the existing education system – with its ever-expanding classes and the growing teacher shortage – this is no superfluous luxury. This is how we give substance to our social responsibility and we are extremely proud that Squla can call itself a “B Corporation”.
Equal opportunities for a good education for all children
Squla can be used as a low-threshold and accessible tool that teachers can use to give children an extra helping hand, not only at school, but also at home. For example, “Squla in de Klas” is free every day of the week during school hours. After school, the platform is available at home for paying subscribers. Here Squla tries to keep the threshold as low as possible for families who are less fortunate and works together with organizations such as Stichting Leergeld and the Het Jeugdeducatiefonds. In the past period, Squla has shown in various ways that it takes its social responsibility seriously. When the schools had to close their doors this spring due to corona, this was the reason to open ‘Squla in de Klas’ to all children in the Netherlands, also at home. By making the platform free for all primary school students, Squla has met a great need. Every day, more than 300,000 children logged into the platform from home and answered more than 80 million questions about the teaching material they used to practice.
About B Corp
The B Corp movement is an initiative of the B Lab founded in 2006. This American non-profit organization is active worldwide in the development, award and verification of the B Corp certification. B Lab is now active in 70 countries and in the Netherlands for the past five years. There are currently 3,600 “B Corps” worldwide, of which about 800 in Europe and over 100 in the Netherlands. The B Corp status shows that the company does not only successfully focus on commercial, but also on social and sustainable purposes, thereby contributing to a better world. To achieve this status, companies go through a strict audit. This involves an evaluation of the company’s social, ecological and societal performance and looking at transparency and accountability. Companies that achieve at least 80 out of 200 points in this evaluation may call themselves a B Corp. After that, they must re-certify every three years to maintain their B Corp status.
About Squla
Squla is the largest provider of supplementary education in the Netherlands. More than 180,000 primary students practice and play Squla from home and more than 600,000 primary students through their primary school. Squla is an online exercise program for primary school students in grades 1 to 8. With fun quizzes and games they practice with the curriculum of school. Squla is a supplement, intended to support teaching at school and also at home, to stimulate students at their own level and at their own pace. Squla believes this should be available to every child. That is why teachers can use Squla in de Klas for free. Squla was developed by educational experts and game developers. This makes the quizzes not only fun, but also completely in line with the educational goals set by the government. Squla is part of Futurewhiz, which is active in Poland as well as in the Netherlands. Futurewhiz has 70 employees and is located in Amsterdam. In addition to Squla, Futurewhiz also owns WRTS, an online learning platform for high school students to learn words and concepts more easily and quickly, and scoyo, the German equivalent of Squla.
Note to the editor (not for publication)
For more information, please contact Caroline Henneman from Squla; phone: 0646847053; e-mail: caroline@squla.com.
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- 7 million German students get access to the innovative Squla platform
- A free classroom solution for all German teachers
- Scoyo expands its services for children, parents and teachers
Amsterdam, September 1, 2020 – Edtech company Futurewhiz, parent company of Squla and WRTS, today announced the acquisition of its German counterpart Scoyo. For example, online learning platform Squla gains access to 7 million German primary and lower secondary school students. Retaining its name, Scoyo is adding its local educational content to the innovative Squla platform on mobile / web for home and school. Just like in the Netherlands and Poland, German children, parents and teachers will soon be able to work online with the school material. No announcement has been made about the acquisition price.
Squla is the largest provider of supplementary education in the Netherlands and Poland. In the Netherlands, some 180,000 children play and practice from home and more than 600,000 through their primary school with Squla. The acquisition of Scoyo by Futurewhiz gives the Squla platform a flying start in German education.
Serge Bueters, the CEO of Futurewhiz: “Our goal is to give as many children as possible access to our popular Squla platform to support them in learning. With Squla, each child can do this at their own level and pace and in accordance with the curriculum. This demonstrably improves learning performance. With the acquisition of Scoyo, we will not only be able to do this in the Netherlands and Poland, but soon also in a large market such as Germany. By integrating Squla into Scoyo, we expect to be able to help an extra seven million children.”
Scoyo is one of the top 3 educational platforms in Germany for grades 1 to 7 with quizzes, videos, tests and educational games tailored to the type of school, the school level and the curriculum of schools in the 16 different German states.
Squla adds a number of extra possibilities to the current Scoyo learning environment. For example, the Squla learning platform is much more extensive, Squla consists of an app and a web environment and also provides an overview of learning efficiency for parents and teachers. The latter group will also have its own online environment especially for teachers. Scoyo is, just like Squla in the Netherlands, free to use in the classroom. For home use, parents pay a fixed amount per month for their school-aged children.
“The free use of Scoyo in the classroom is in line with our goal that we want to give every child the opportunity to grow. So also the children who do not have the means at home to pay for a monthly subscription, ”says Bueters. He realizes that the situation in Germany is still different than in the Netherlands, where almost everyone at school and at home has fast internet and sufficient access to the necessary hardware such as PCs or tablets. “Germany is not yet at the level of the Netherlands in that respect. But the corona crisis has also made it clear in Germany that it is important to make the transition to digital education. This, in combination with the growing need for customized education, partly due to full classes and a shortage of teachers, is an important reason that we have now decided to take over Scoyo, ”explains Bueters.
About Futurewhiz and Squla
Squla is part of Futurewhiz, which is active in Poland as well as in the Netherlands. Futurewhiz has 70 employees and is located in Amsterdam. In addition to Squla, Futurewhiz also owns WRTS, an online learning platform for high school students to learn words and concepts more easily and quickly. Squla is the largest provider of supplementary education in the Netherlands. More than 180,000 children practice and play Squla from home and more than 600,000 children through their primary school. Squla offers online practice programs for children in grades 1 to 8. With fun quizzes and games they practice with the curriculum of school. Squla is a supplement, intended to support teaching at school and also at home, to stimulate students at their own level and at their own pace. Squla believes this should be available to every child. That is why teachers can use Squla in de Klas for free. Squla was developed by educational experts and game developers. This makes the quizzes not only fun, but also completely in line with the educational goals set by the government.
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