learning blox
The old path is changing.
School, then university, then a job. AI is changing that path, and fast. So families are taking charge of how their children learn.
Opblox is a new way to unschool.
No year groups. Each child learns at their own pace, subject by subject. Ahead in maths, steady in English? That's exactly how it should be.
One child. Six subjects. Six different heights.Each block is one thing learned. The dashed band is where a year group would put them.
Example- Stacked learned and remembered
- Settling waiting for a review
- Learning now
- Year group where school would put them
We're building Opblox for our own two children first. Now we're opening the door to families who think the same way.
Why we started
A new path for a new world.
- School, then university, then a job. That was the deal.
- Nobody knows exactly what comes next. That's fine.
- Children who can think, make, explain and work with others will do well.
- So we're taking charge of how our children learn. Calmly, one block at a time.
The old path
- School
- University
- A job for life
The path we're building
- Learn at your pace
- Make real things
- Find your people
How it works
Learning that stacks up.
Blocks. Stacked. Reviewed. Free.
Learning comes in small blocks. Each one is a single thing to learn, like "Expand single brackets".
- 01
Learn it
Work through a block in short sessions of about an hour.
- 02
Stack it
Pass the check, and the block joins their stack.
- 03
Review it
It comes back at 2, 4, 8 and 16 weeks. Only what's remembered stays stacked.
- 04
Free time
Done for the day? The rest of the day is for projects.
The day
An hour or two. Then the day is theirs.
- About an hour or two of focused blocks a day.
- Then the rest of the day is free.
- Free for building, making, playing and exploring.
- Building
- Sport
- Making music
- Exploring outside
- Reading for fun
The heart of it
Drawn in, not pushed in.
- Learning lasts when children are pulled in by curiosity.
- Not pushed in by a timetable.
- So every stack starts from something children already care about.
- Why does a free kick curl?leads toSCIENCE forces, speed and spin
- How do muscles actually move you?leads toSCIENCE muscles pull, never push
- What did people eat 5,000 years ago?leads toHISTORY one human story, told through food
- Why is your town where it is?leads toGEOGRAPHY rivers, land and where people build
- How do you build a beat?leads toMUSIC rhythm, and the maths inside it
- How do you make someone see what you mean?leads toENGLISH clear, exact writing
Ownership
Children own it. Parents steer it.
For children
- Their pace. Not the class's pace.
- Their interests lead the way in.
- Their stack to build, block by block.
- No leaderboards. No daily streaks. No racing.
For parents
- Opblox suggests the next few blocks. You decide.
- You see what's really learned, not just time spent.
- You set the shape of the day.
- Money never buys progress.
The whole picture
Four parts of a whole education.
Blocks are where it starts. A full education needs more.
Education
Blocks at their own pace, subject by subject. Maths, English and science are mapped to England's national curriculum and checked against US and IB standards.
Being built nowEducationSport
Training with local sports clubs, as our partners.
Coming soonSportProjects
Small groups build something together, then pitch it at a demo day.
In progressProjectsCommunity
Local groups where children make friends who think like them.
Coming soonCommunity
Soft skills and emotional growth run through all four. Confidence, friendship, handling setbacks, speaking up. Led by Atiya.
The big idea
Put them together, and families can run school themselves.
- Academics at their own pace.
- Sport with local clubs.
- Projects with friends.
- A community to belong to.
That's what we mean by democratising schooling.
Community
Local groups and demo days.
Learning at your own pace. Projects. A real local community. Together, that's a new way to unschool.
Academics first Being built now
The blocks, at each child's own pace.
Local groups Coming soon
We'll partner with local sports clubs to host groups and meetups, where children share ideas and projects.
Demo days Coming soon
Finished a project? Come and show it, and meet other children who love building things.
Meetups are for families. Parents come too, every time.
Coming later: project kits. Things to grow, build and test at home that feed the projects. Kits support learning. They never buy progress.
Privacy
Your children's data stays with us.
- On our own serverChildren's learning data never goes to an outside company.
- A PIN, not an emailChildren sign in with a PIN. We never ask for a child's email.
- No ads, no trackersNo third-party analytics or tracking. Not here, not in the app.
If this resonates with you, let's have a chat.
We're building a community of families who see learning this way. We'd like to meet you.