January 20, 2023: True Curriculum, founded by educators to make high-quality, low-cost, one-to-one tutoring accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime, today announced the release of its Unicorn app, a peer tutoring platform that effectively trains volunteer tutors and safely connects them with children who need support.
The Unicorn app was released at the International Conference on Transforming Education in India, which took place at the Indian Habitat Centre in Delhi.
The International Conference on Transforming Education took place at the Indian Habitat Centre in Delhi
The Conference, which was hosted by True Curriculum, featured an eminent panel of national education and e-learning leaders, who discussed implementation of this aspect of India’s 2020 National Education Plan:
“All viable methods will be explored to support teachers in the mission of attaining universal foundational literacy and numeracy. Studies around the world show one-on-one peer tutoring to be extremely effective for learning not just for the learner, but also for the tutor.”
Also present was True Curriculum’s Operations Manager Kabir Mann, who traveled from the US to oversee and directly support the event.
Ms. Sushma Setia, retired Deputy Director of the Department of Education for GNCT of Delhi, noted that, “As a teacher and educator with extensive administrative experience in the State Council for Educational Research and Training and in the Department of Education GNCT of Delhi for over 30 years, I believe True Curriculum’s Unicorn App can be the next great step up in educating our youth and an exciting way to achieve effective learning with minimal outlay.”
“We were very pleased and proud to support this Conference,” said Ron Seagal, President of True Curriculum. “Peer tutoring is the most cost-effective, scalable, and immediate means for uplifting education in India and around the world. Not only do students get much needed one-on-one help, but peer tutors benefit from invaluable leadership and career training, as well as a valuable addition to their college application resume. In these and other ways, the tutors gain just as much—if not more—from the experience than the students they serve.”
For questions or more information, or to help forward this humanitarian campaign:
Email: Info@TrueCurriculum.com
About True Curriculum: True Curriculum was founded by educators with the vision of creating “a world of self-directed and thriving learning communities, where all people become great students and great teachers.” Based in the U.S., its operations are global, providing tools and resources to individuals and organizations throughout the world who share its purpose of uplifting education for all.
About Unicorn: The Unicorn (UNIversal COmmunity LeaRNing) tutoring platform connects trained volunteer and professional tutors with students who benefit from one-on-one support. The Unicorn App can be used within a single school or between partner schools, and individual tutors/students can connect on the app (with parental consent) independent of any organization. The app allows users to establish tutor-student teams, schedule and hold in-person and online tutoring sessions, keep records of sessions in a digital student folder, and monitor statistics and quality. The app also provides training resources which all tutors can use to improve their skills and results.
