BOGOTÁ, Colombia, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, Genius Plaza – an education technology social enterprise working to ignite the genius in every child – launched the Genius Explorer program at Virtual Educa 2017, The International Conference on Education, Professional Training, Innovation, Cooperation and Development taking place in Bogotá, Colombia.  Genius Explorers is an English language program with courses for students ages seven to sixteen. The blended learning program allows students to become protagonists of their own learning using digital and print resources to learn English, and create their own games, eBooks, videos, and exercises.

Earlier this year, Genius Plaza conducted a pilot of the Genius Explorer program in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala to evaluate how its blended technology method, developed by certified language arts teachers, could improve learning.

Third grade classes using Genius Plaza saw a median percentage impact of 76% increase in performance. Those schools who saw greater impact offered five days of classes, versus two or three. For eighth graders, the median percentage impact was 37%, attributed to similar factors and challenges with reporting. Schools with the smallest increases were higher performing and lower poverty schools. Schools with the greatest increases were lower performing, higher poverty schools.

“The research we conducted during the pilot program indicates the Genius Plaza platform had a significant impact for students who are most in need,” said Dr. Madlene Hamilton, a research and policy analyst who has worked with Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, and George Washington University, and who worked with Genius Plaza in conducting the research.

“The commitment and passion demonstrated in each of the schools we worked with continue to inspire us to provide the best quality content to communities around the world, especially the most underserved,” said Ana Roca Castro, Founder and CEO of Genius Plaza. “We gathered key learnings from the pilot which we incorporated into creating this final program, and we are confident that we are offering a solution that will help students learn English effectively.”

About Genius Plaza
Genius Plaza is the first multicultural education company that provides culturally relevant math and language arts resources, combined with a research-based didactic approach, and state-of-the-art parent engagement tools in eight languages.  Genius Plaza brands include Plaza Bilingüe and Genius Explorers.

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SOURCE Genius Plaza