Teaching kids to problem solve! My son thoroughly enjoyed his experience in the Doyobi Metaverse. From speaking to him afterwards (and a bit of eavesdropping) I was amazed at how all the kids worked together - identifying goals, evaluating options, prioritizing and executing. To them it was a fun game, but they were actually learning how to problem solve! Kind of eye opening in terms of what 9 year olds are capable of if we only give them a chance :)

A sincere EdTech product to learn life skills I signed my daughter (age 10) up with Doyobi after a good friend who is very savvy with education and children development highly recommended Doyobi. She said that Doyobi teaches life skills, communication skills and team work. These are skills which I want my daughter to have, so I signed up. We have experienced about 10 sessions so far. These are the strengths I see in Doyobi: 1) Encourages creativity and independent thinking: I noticed that my daughter was given tasks and missions that are open-minded in nature. There were no clear right or wrong answers but lots of room for discussion and personal views. 2) Happy and self-directed: I was also heartened to see that my daughter was upbeat after each session, and looked forward to more. I wish I could say that for tuition and school. 3) Collaborative work: Participants are not pit against one another but work together towards resolving conflicts or accomplishing a mission. 4) Attractive and engaging themes and missions: The themes are very current and thoughtfully designed. Some that I noticed were solving an environmental crisis, appeasing a dragon, facing off with some aliens, working with AI and robots. 5) Gamified interface: The interface is like those simple yet addictive RPGs. The commands are easy to pick up. It can certainly be better but being simple has its beauty. It does not take the focus away from the interaction among participants. 6) Skillful facilitation: The facilitators are able to elicit feedback from participants while guiding them to think creatively and critically. My only complaint was that my daughter was so excited during one of the barter trade sessions that she was almost shouting throughout the session. I guess she might have potential to be a stock trader. 7) Offers a chance to interact with children from different backgrounds: I noticed that other participants in my daughter’s session were from other countries. Some of them might be children of expats who were in international schools here. It was heartening to see that my daughter was able to communicate with them naturally. 8) Post-lesson reviews: I appreciate the post-sessions short reports that were sent to me. At least I know what has gone on during the sessions.

Different and very important! Doyobi is a very different kind of learning. The kids are engaged in fun tasks, like fighting zombies who invade their city or negotiating with a dragon for the ingredients to make a potion to save the world. And while saving the world, kids are guided to learn and use skills like critical thinking, negotiation, problem solving, creativity, financial literacy, digital safety etc... All super important skills for the world today and in the future. I love that my kids are learning all these skills, not in a sterile classroom environment and not feeling like they are in a lesson or being taught. I was rather impressed when I overheard the kids having all these "worldly" discussions abt refugees or debating the tourist dollar vs. conservation. It is really an engaging, well-thought through and well-delivered product. Highly recommend!

The kids rated it "11 out of 10" My children (10yo and 8yo) absolutely love the Doyobi classes and workshops! They rated every session "eleven out of ten", they loved the "quest" format, and they've maintained a great connection to their teacher Ms Penny. The types of problems they solved were fun but required a lot of great planning and critical thinking skills. Highly recommend this to parents looking for engaging digital learning experiences for their little ones!