The startup operates a social-emotional learning platform that utilizes customizable, immersive storybooks and guides to teach children essential life skills such as self-awareness and relationship management. By providing structured SEL content, the platform enhances children's emotional intelligence and prepares them for future social interactions.
Funding
$360K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Many K-6 educators find it challenging to integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) into their curriculum due to lack of time for lesson preparation and the need for easily adaptable materials. Existing SEL resources may not fully engage students or provide personalized learning experiences that cater to individual emotional development.
Solution
Heroes Made provides a modular K-6 SEL platform featuring over 200 customizable lessons designed to simplify SEL instruction and maximize student engagement. The platform personalizes each lesson by allowing students to create avatars that represent themselves in the story, fostering inclusion and a sense of belonging. With ready-to-go teaching methods and zero-prep lessons, educators can easily implement SEL strategies that align with CASEL's framework, Dale Carnegie principles, and Common Core/BC standards. The platform also offers actionable assessments and an emotions tracker to monitor student progress and provide real-time insights into the classroom's emotional climate.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes K-6 teachers and elementary schools seeking a comprehensive, easy-to-use SEL platform to enhance students' emotional intelligence and social skills.
Features
- 200+ customizable lessons with new content added monthly
- Student avatar creation for personalized learning experiences
- Real-time emotions tracker for gauging the classroom's emotional state
- Student authoring library for turning student stories into illustrated books
- Actionable assessments to track student progress and growth areas
- Multiple teaching methods per lesson to accommodate different learning styles
- Compatibility with various devices for seamless integration into the classroom
- Alignment with CASEL's SEL framework, Dale Carnegie principles, and Common Core/BC standards