Rethink Education. Using technology to enhance the teaching and
learning experience
Today’s high school learners have new expectations of education. They are not necessarily interested in learning through traditional software like electronic textbooks, Excel or Word. Instead, they interact, using ‘chat’-styled community platforms such as Mxit, WhatsApp, I3BM, Facebook and Twitter.
The Rethink Education platform feeds into this preference by delivering educational content broken down into ‘bite-size bits’ and presented through a social network style, chat interface.
The other key fact about education today is that there is very little that a student can do with technology that is not aligned with the South African school curriculum.
Rethink Education bridges that gap.
We are a Cape Town-based company, focusing directly on the South African high school market and making current technology more useful in the schooling system.
This allows learners the benefit of having a teaching and learning aid at their fingertips anytime, anywhere. The interactive, up-to-date platform gives learners access to premium learning materials that will engage them while also ensuring an understanding of vital concepts at the school level.
learning experience
Today’s high school learners have new expectations of education. They are not necessarily interested in learning through traditional software like electronic textbooks, Excel or Word. Instead, they interact, using ‘chat’-styled community platforms such as Mxit, WhatsApp, I3BM, Facebook and Twitter.
The Rethink Education platform feeds into this preference by delivering educational content broken down into ‘bite-size bits’ and presented through a social network style, chat interface.
The other key fact about education today is that there is very little that a student can do with technology that is not aligned with the South African school curriculum.
Rethink Education bridges that gap.
We are a Cape Town-based company, focusing directly on the South African high school market and making current technology more useful in the schooling system.
This allows learners the benefit of having a teaching and learning aid at their fingertips anytime, anywhere. The interactive, up-to-date platform gives learners access to premium learning materials that will engage them while also ensuring an understanding of vital concepts at the school level.
Location: South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Phone:+27 21 300 1867
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.03.2017 | 12 edtech startups teaching South Africans [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 24.03.2017 | 12 edtech startups teaching South Africans [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 27.05.2014 | Rethink Education: a startup’s crusade to revolutionise the way we learn | Based in South Africa, Douglas Hoernle, went from working in the Cape’s wine industry to the edtech space when he co-founded the startup Rethink Education. He says that his family always had a passion for education and that he was looking t... |
| 27.05.2014 | Rethink Education: a startup’s crusade to revolutionise the way we learn | Based in South Africa, Douglas Hoernle, went from working in the Cape’s wine industry to the edtech space when he co-founded the startup Rethink Education. He says that his family always had a passion for education and that he was looking t... |
| 13.04.2014 | Diary Of An Under 30 CEO: Mixing Business With Pleasure | Ghanaian economist, George Ayittey in his TED talks described Africa’s economic terrain as being controlled by two “Africas” – the “hippos”, considered the current ruling elite, who are happy with the status quo, and the “cheetahs” – those ... |
| 30.01.2014 | Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses | Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. But many regard the African continent as the next frontier of online education, with the market showing signs of massive potential and room for investment. Daptio is on the supply sid... |
| 30.01.2014 | Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses | Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. But many regard the African continent as the next frontier of online education, with the market showing signs of massive potential and room for investment. Daptio is on the supply sid... |