Woobo's Education Philosophy

The Five Cs at Woobo

At Woobo, our objective is to provide a Companion who encourages your child to express Creativity, act with Compassion, explore with Curiosity, and develop healthy habits for self-Care. These five Cs act as the cornerstones of Woobo’s educational philosophy to foster a lifelong love of learning in kids. Based on these five Cs and the feedback we receive from Woobo families who help us test our content, we create fun and engaging educational experiences for everyone who meets Woobo!

Companionship

As educators, we know a playful companion can provide children with a safe space to explore, inquire, play, and discover. Woobo is your child’s friend, partner in creativity, and guide for curious learning. We develop relevant content for children based on tried and true educational theories and refine it through extensive testing with kids and families (you can read more about some of the theories here). Woobo creates an educational “scaffold” which, like the scaffolding on a building that lets construction workers access areas they couldn’t otherwise reach, allows kids to finish games or challenges they might not be able to complete on their own just yet. In addition to providing this support, Woobo facilitates activities that bring fun learning experiences to the whole family, as we understand that family engagement is essential to kids’ learning. And Woobo is a friend who lets them practice skills they’ve already learned with you.

Role Play

Role play can be found in many of Woobo’s games and stories. Role playing involves children practicing real-life scenarios and exploring their environment by taking on different roles. For instance, they might take on the role of a doctor, a firefighter, or a parent, and through this role try to understand the world around them. Children can practice expressing their feelings and thoughts safely through role play activities. They can also exercise reasoning, judge causal sequence, and develop social-emotional skills.

Creativity

At Woobo, we think of creativity as an opportunity to bring some of our wildest imaginations to life and create new things, and that expressing creativity is something everyone can participate in! Woobo provides kids with a fun and interactive platform to unleash their creative skills in a developmentally appropriate way. Our creative games encourage children to express their inner thoughts and emotions through drawing, dream up creatures using their imaginations, and work on complicated tasks that reinforce motor skills and hand-eye coordination. From picture drawing to origami, Woobo offers a variety of ways for kids to express themselves!

Compassion

Woobo supports your child by providing opportunities for social emotional learning and development. Kids learn to interact with others and develop empathy, as well as learn to understand and control their emotions. Social emotional learning has been linked to improved academic performance, a decrease in behavioral problems, and other positive outcomes.

Woobo’s social emotional learning content encourages kids to develop healthy relationships and make responsible decisions. Woobo brings kids into the decision-making process, allows them to explore the consequences of different actions in a safe space where they can try again, and provides strategies kids can use to handle tricky situations.

Woobo also uses physical and visual cues designed to help kids develop their emotional vocabularies, which helps kids better identify and understand not only their own emotions but also those of people around them -- a necessary step for making kinder and more empathetic decisions.

Curiosity

We believe supporting curious minds is one of the best ways to encourage kids to become lifelong learners. Woobo’s content provides a safe space for kids to get a taste of different worlds, cultures, and creatures so that they can ask more questions and try things out on their own. Throughout the adventures, Woobo asks pointed questions to model questioning and answering and encourages kids to do the same. Woobo’s games, stories, and activities provide a supportive environment for your child to practice academic skills as a supplement to what they’re learning in school based on their developmental stage.

Care

Woobo cheers kids on as they begin to practice and develop healthy habits. Daily Routines are designed to foster autonomy while providing support from their biggest fans, their parents and Woobo! Woobo also encourages kids to get up and get moving while they try fun, physical activities, all while learning! Children can practice prepositions (literally!) with Obstacle Course, test their executive functioning skills with Freeze, or simply get their wiggles out with Woobo Dance Party.

Woobo also exposes kids to a wide range of different topics, building their general knowledge base. Researchers who study reading comprehension have found that rather than being a separate skill, reading comprehension is closely tied to the reader’s prior knowledge about the topic. This means that kids who have been exposed to a wider range of topics tend to be stronger readers, as they have a greater breadth of general knowledge to draw on when reading. Woobo’s adventures around the world are more than just fun for your kid--they also help lay the ground for future success!

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