Header Logo
Attend Info Session
Attend Info Session

Faculty Spotlight: Carolyn

Ville Kurki May 19, 2021
Faculty Spotlight: Carolyn

Meet Carolyn, our first STEM Learning Expert at Sora.

“I love to see those aha moments with students. They may not know what they want to do, but we’re working through something, they’re starting to understand it. They say “I’m starting to get this, I really love doing this. It’s something I could see myself doing.

And I tell them, that’s wonderful! Let’s dive deeper into that, let’s see how we can focus that and figure out something you’re really interested in and see how this can help you be a lifelong learner.”

Related
Virtual School is the Future Thumbnail

Since the 1800s, visionaries like John Dewey, Maria Montessori, and their contemporaries have advocated for a new form of education; an education where every student has a custom-built curriculum that fits their interests and abilities. In this model, which has been broadly called “progressive education”, the teacher’s job is to carefully observe each student–Montessori called […]

June 7, 2021
Sora Adds $18 Million in Funding Thumbnail

Sora Schools was founded by Wesley Samples, Indra Sofian, and Garrett Smiley, who met while attending Georgia Tech. Their progressive virtual education platform was conceived pre-COVID, which has only intensified the nationwide need for new innovative educational options. Sora Schools has reached its funding goal with the help of lead investor Hemant Teneja of General […]

November 24, 2021
[Transcript] Building a Global Network of Education Innovators Thumbnail

Below is the transcript of the Sora Learning Lab podcast episode with Alberto Arenaza of Transcend Network. Transcend Network brings together people from around the world who are innovating education along global trends.

June 8, 2022
Every Student is Cheating with ChatGPT, and That’s a Good Thing Image
Every Student is Cheating with ChatGPT, and That’s a Good Thing

The release of ChatGPT two weeks ago, OpenAI’s latest and most advanced AI assistant, was a wake-up call for much of the world about the genuinely transformative potential of AI. Although many industries will be forced to grapple with this innovation, education is particularly ripe for disruption. Overnight, every student in the country has a […]

Read More
Garrett
December 16, 2022 Garrett Smiley
Faculty Spotlight: Cultivating Confidence in Spanish with Maryah Image
Faculty Spotlight: Cultivating Confidence in Spanish with Maryah

Mastering a new language requires more than memorization. Learn how Maryah guides students through the Spanish language at Sora.

Read More
Shiyam
August 24, 2022 Shiyam Galyon