Purposeful Education for a Better Tomorrow

Inspirational Courses, Resources and Tools for Teachers, Parents and Learners, Everywhere.

Bringing the 'Real-World' to Education

Everyone understands the importance of offering children purposeful learning opportunities. At Upschool.co, we take things a step further. Inside our platform are the tools to bring each child’s unique passions to life in the most meaningful and impactful ways.

School Success Stories

By a bustling expressway in the middle of India stands a school that swelters in the hot sun. The students, who are presently undertaking Upschool’s online course, “Be the Change”, were inspired to take possession of an unused, barren plot of land and are in the process of transforming it into a flourishing forest to provide shade, improved air and soil quality, and to house local wildlife.

We visited their school with our film crew to learn more about it.

Change Making Communities

Our 'why' is to create a kinder and more compassionate world. This underpins what we teach.

Real-World Learning Opportunities

We take 'real-world' to the next level by designing projects with 'real' outcomes.

Entrepreneurship With Purpose

We want to teach the entrepreneurs of tomorrow to operate with purpose and ethics.

Inspiring Creativity & Problem Solving

We inspire creative thinking and dynamic problem solving. These are the skills for tomorrow.

Skill Based Learning

From graphic design & film making through to creative writing and storytelling (and everything in between)

Team Players & Collaborators

Our projects bring children, teachers and communities together to work towards a common goal.

Announcement!

We're back from the Arctic!

We spent 2 amazing weeks capturing footage in this incredible landscape for our upcoming unit of work “It Starts With You” – releasing October 10, 2022.

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NEW: Challenges Portal!

We have real-world challenges to participate in on our platform. Anything from illustrating a book for a not-for-profit organisation to designing the packaging for a real company product.

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Featured Challenge:

Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Book Illustration Challenge

The team at the Jane Goodall Institute has written a book and they would like children across the globe to be the illustrators.

Announcement!

The Upschool Library is Open

Read all of the books online for FREE, download a PDF, or have a paperback copy delivered to your door! Empower a young author to have a voice and change the world!

Visit The Upschool Library →

Featured Books by Children

These amazing books are written by students participating in our Write a Book to Change the World course. Read or purchase one of them today.

Heaven Restored

Values this book explores: Empathy, Hope for The Future, Kindness, Making a Difference, Peace on Earth

Callum The Cloud

Values this book explores: Bravery and Courage, Empathy, Friendships, Imagination and Exploring Possibilities, Teamwork and Collaboration

Will Sharky Follow The Right Path?

Values this book explores: Friendships, Kindness, Teamwork and Collaboration

R.U.O.K

Values this book explores: Bravery and Courage, Friendships, Kindness, Love

Anita Came On A Plane

Values this book explores: Bravery and Courage, Family, Growing Up, Hard Work, Hope for The Future

Jackson

Values this book explores: Growing Up, Making a Difference, Peace on Earth, Racism and Injustice, School Life

Kindness Is Key

Values this book explores: Empathy, Kindness

Pass It On

Values this book explores: Empathy, Kindness

Challenges

We have real-world challenges to participate in on our platform. Anything from illustrating a book for a not-for-profit organisation to designing the packaging for a real company product.

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Live Events

We’re running live lessons and events every week on something interesting. See our full schedule and register for something that captures your interest today!

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Canva

See how one of the most beautiful companies in the world – Canva – is supporting Upschool students and teachers to change the world, one stunning design at a time!

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Upschool - 'Find Your Magic'

Our mission is to build a system of education where all children can participate in meaningful and impactful educational opportunities that have real purpose and learn things that are inspirational and magical to them along the way.

Upschool exists to help all children across the globe ‘find their magic’.

Featured Courses

More than 25,000 students across 100 countries are on Upschool.
Are you in?

Course:

Write a Book to Change the World

Course:

Be the Change

Course:

Build a Library. Change the World.

Course:

It Starts With You

We're experienced change makers!

Our team has built many schools and libraries in the sub-continent and we have full time staff on the ground in the regions we operate in to manage these projects through to a successful completion.

Some of our Collaborators

We are so proud that

Students from 148 countries are learning with upschool.

Move your mouse over the map below to see which countries are learning with us (shaded pink).

Tap the countries on the map below to see which countries are learning with us (shaded pink).

100% Free Education.

We believe every child on the planet should have access to a quality education, and wherever possible, education should be free. Our mission is to bring both of these realities to life.

Entrepreneurship With Purpose.

Within our platform are opportunities for students to learn real entrepreneurship skills that have real impact. We provide the support for students to take their product or idea to market so that they can generate real income for their school community and other causes they care about. We think that’s pretty unreal!

What the Educators Are Saying

"In only three months of working in partnership with Upschool, I am feeling more inspired to teach than I ever have in 18 years of education. I love that I can see the children engaged in their learning with excitement and rather than me feeling like I am teaching to the curriculum, I feel like I am guiding their learning and merely providing them with the tools to acquire knowledge based on their interests. Funnily enough, I am learning things I never knew along with the children. Most importantly, above all, I can feel a sense of respect building between the children and myself, and that alone is a very powerful and beautiful feeling".

Dianne LovatTeacher - Lower Plenty Primary School

"It has been a privilege for our children to be a part of initial Upschool program focussing on creating a Change-making Community. Our students have been engaged from the outset, and we have seen a measurable improvement in not only their literacy skills but also in their empathy towards others and their understanding of how to connect to community both locally and abroad. The resources that provided are outstanding and have kept our students motivated towards their goal. It It has transformed the way that we approach teaching within the school, giving our students an authentic purpose and opportunity to make a real world difference. As a school we are committed to the work that UpSchool are doing and are looking forward to our next work with them"

Daniel FrewPrincipal - Lower Plenty Primary School

"Upschool is the dream of every principal, teacher, parent and ultimately, student. The opportunity to be involved in the initial stages is not only exciting, it's essential to the potential of reshaping education. Our community is already buzzing with the promise of shifting from engagement to empowerment, using the voice and agency of young minds with the support of our community and beyond to make a positive difference"

David PelosiPrincipal - Box Hill North Primary School

Witnessing the students at St Euphemia College thrive with passion and grit through the Changemakers project has been a career highlight. Upschool empowers students to have a huge impact on a local and global scale. Our students have demonstrated a great depth of empathy to research, discover and understand the inequalities that exist in education in third world countries. They have used their voice and hand to reach out to businesses, peers and politicians to promote awareness and support for the library project. More importantly, they’ve learnt how to make a difference for problems they see and hear in the world around them. Thank you Richard and Gavin for showing us the global standard for education.

Matthew PanayotopoulosDirector of Learning - St Euphemia College, Bankstown

St Mary's is extremely proud to support Upschool. Our students are so engaged and tell us how much they love the learning. Students have been wanting to work on their projects even during their break times because this learning is meaningful and empowers them to make a difference in the world and in the lives of others. Parents have told us how excited their children are about Upschool. The staff have commented on the engagement of the students and how it allows them to have ownership over their learning. This type of learning aligns so beautifully with our school priority of Student Engagement and our goal to embed practices that provide students with authentic empowerment over their learning and wellbeing through agency, voice and leadership. Thank you Upschool.

Marisa MatthysPrincipal - St Mary's, Greensborough

At Haileybury, we are committed to working with providers who are at the forefront of their fields. The work that Gavin and Richard are providing is exactly that; tailor made curriculum that actively contributes to the betterment of our students. I fully believe that the Upschool program will enable our students to develop real world, future ready skills and am excited for our continued partnership, and a chance to positively impact our global community.

Brianna WitteTeacher - Haileybury College

This course is just amazing and our students and parents are really excited about it. It opens doors for students to learn for a purpose and they work towards their goal. They don't write a biography to get 5 marks. They write a biography to make connections with classmates. It has given me an opportunity to take learning beyond textbooks.

Meghaa AhujaSchool Principal, RISSE, The Xperiential School

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FAQs

How do I register for Upschool?

Click this link and fill in the registration information.

Are all of Upschool's courses free?

All of Upschool’s standard courses and associated resources are 100% free. You will never be asked to pay to access this content at anytime in the future.

Upschool may release additional premium courses from time-to-time such as teacher training, parent training or something with a “services-based” component to it and some of these may have a fee associated with them – but our standard courses for children will always remain free.

Upschool will never charge you for anything that you haven’t willingly agreed to pay for – and if there is a cost associated, there will be full transparency before you start the course so you can make an informed decision based on your situation.

Is this suitable for schools only? What about home-schoolers or community groups?

Upschool is for everyone – schools, home-schoolers, community groups, individuals – anyone, anywhere! Age is no barrier – adults and children are welcome to participate.

If you have a computer and an internet connection, you can undertake our courses. If you or the communities you support do not have a stable internet connection, ask us how we can provide access to Upschool’s learning materials in other ways.

Are Upschool's courses all live or pre-recorded?

All of Upschool’s courses are pre-recorded, meaning you can watch the videos and access the resources whenever you like. Meanwhile, we do hold Live Lessons weekly. Although done in an online setting to a live virtual audience, all Live Lessons are recorded and made available to everyone after the recording – including those who did not attend.

To access these recordings, please click here.

Will I ever have to pay for Upschool?

No. You will never have to pay for any of Upschool’s standard courses.

Upschool may release premium courses, resources or services from time to time. You may elect to purchase these, but they will be offered separately to the free content available on Upschool.

If there is a cost associated in any way, there will be full transparency before you start the course so you can make an informed decision based on your situation.

Rest assured, the absolute best of what we have to offer will always be FREE and accessible regardless of where you live on planet earth!

How do Upschool's Live Lessons and Webinars work?

Upschool hold Live Lessons weekly, and Webinars from time-to-time.

Live Lessons are conducted online and involve a teacher delivering a lesson to anyone attending the virtual lesson.

To attend a Live Lesson, you must first register for Upschool, and then register to attend the lesson. Please visit this link and follow the instructions.

Webinars are conducted online and involve a presenter (most often Guest Speakers) to any attending the virtual webinar. Webinars are mostly for adults, including teachers and parents.

To register for a Webinar, please visit this link and follow the instructions.

How to I tell others about Upschool?

We would love you to tell everyone about Upschool! Please share our webpage, posts or any of our public videos (such as those on YouTube) on your social media accounts, email your family and friends, and tell your school or community about the courses we run. We welcome everyone to register with Upschool!