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WhiteHat Jr on an expansion spree; onboarding 220 teachers a day

Updated : September 02, 2020 02:56 PM IST

Crosses 7,000 teachers milestone; well-positioned to cross 20,000 teachers by the end of the year

EdTech startup WhiteHat Jr is rigorously ramping up its women-only teacher base in India at a frantic rate of 220 teachers a day, with a plan to cross an important milestone of 20,000 teachers by the end of 2020.

The company has launched a new campaign, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, celebrating the 7,000 plus women-only teacher base of WhiteHat Jr, featuring former female World Amateur Boxing Champion and incumbent Member of Parliament, Mary Kom.

Currently, the platform has 84 percent teachers under the age of 35 years, teaching coding to kids from their house. Earning anywhere between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1.5 lakhs on an average every month, the majority of the teachers on the platform hold a postgraduate degree. The ongoing ramp-up is to match the growing base of students across multiple countries including India, USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand (ANZ).

“Digital education and innovation in teaching methodology has brought back the golden age of teaching in the current times of COVID-19. Parents have also warmed up to the idea of online learning and are fully supportive of the new norms of teaching,” said, Karan Bajaj, Founder and CEO, WhiteHat Jr.

Inviting women who are passionate about cutting-edge technology such as machine learning and space technology, WhiteHat Jr gives teachers the flexibility to work from home and decide their own work timings.

"Teachers form the backbone of our product and are the driving force behind our vision to make kids the creators of technology, rather than just consumers. In line with this vision, we are delighted to offer a long-term career roadmap to thousands of teachers in the country, and we are thrilled with the response,” Bajaj added.

To make the product truly multilingual and cater to different audiences, WhiteHat Jr maps teachers and students based on the languages they speak, enabling them to switch between languages and making the learning experience more flexible and better suited to the kids’ requirements, the company said.

Multilingualism not only makes the teacher-student interaction seamless, but also helps in creating a safe and nurturing environment, which is necessary with online learning.

WhiteHat Jr helps kids from age 6 to 18 years to build commercial-ready games, animations and apps online using the fundamentals of coding. Founded in 2018, it offers four levels of courses – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional – for students in grades 1-12.

WhiteHat Jr on an expansion spree; onboarding 220 teachers a day

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