Draft:Spark Education

Spark Education is an online education company that provides live instruction small-group classes for students Pre-K to Middle school. Spark Education courseware are built on research-proven pedagogy, proprietary technology, and custom-designed animation. Its courses emphasizes developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

History
Spark Education is part of Singapore-headquartered Spark Education Group. The company was founded in 2017 by a father who saw the challenges his son faced in the traditional classroom and desired to create a new and improved learning experience. The company has grown to serve to over 650,000 families from more than 100 countries and regions.

Locations
Spark Education has offices in San Francisco, Singapore, and Beijing. The company also has learning centers in Singapore and Canada, with plans for further expansion in the future.

Programs
Spark Education's flagship product is Spark Math.

Spark Math
Spark Math is an online math program for students from Pre-K to 6th grade. The math learning program specializes in helping students master key develop mathematical thinking and gain a comprehensive understanding of math.

The Spark Math Approach  Spark Math focuses on helping studnets develop practical problem-solving strategies and critical thinking skills, rather than relying on rote memorization. The principle is rooted in the concept of transfer of learning, which aims to give students strategies and methods that can be used to solve a wide array of math problems and also in other areas of life.

Proprietary Learning Courseware Spark Math's proprietary courseware bring together evidence-based teaching approaches and gamification learning to create an engaging, interactive learning experience. In-house teams of educational pedagogy experts, computer engineers, and graphic designers work together to create high-quality animation, original childrens characters, and researched-based math narratives.

Pod-Sized Classes and Live Instruction Spark Math specializes in "pod-size" classes, small-group classes of no more than 6-8 students taught by an experienced teacher with a specialization in mathematics. The unique class size structure allows teachers the time to give students individual attention and provide real-time guidance and feedback, while not losing the socioemotional and peer learning found in classrooms.

The CPA Method Spark Math states that it uses the CPA Approach, which stands for Concrete, Pictorial, and Abstract, to help connect math concepts to real-life situations and physical objects. . The method introduces abstract math concepts in a concrete and tangible way, promoting a deeper understanding of math.

Awards
In October 2022, Spark Math was awarded "Best Interactive Learning Experience" in the K-12 category at EdTech Asia Summit In January 2023, Spark Math was awarded the Parent and Teacher Choice Award from howtolearn.com In December 2023, Spark Education Group was awarded Digital Education Institution of the Year by Digital Education Awards