Sora is a live, virtual project-based high school designed to accelerate students towards their wildest dreams.
Our non-traditional curriculum is designed around your student's interest and learning style. We give students at Sora real agency and responsibility in their learning, which means they're much more engaged than in traditional programs. Students truly have a say in their education in terms of what they study, how they learn a subject, and in what format they can demonstrate their knowledge. We help students explore their interests and, once they've narrowed in on a field, help students accelerate towards their learning goals.
Our educational philosophy on project-based learning and real-world application allows students to do more hands-on work and build a strong portfolio of experience for future job and college applications. We connect students to experienced industry mentors for them to learn from. For college-bound students, we prepare students for college applications and help them explore their next step after graduation. Ultimately, our mission is to prepare students for their future careers, not just how be a good test-taker.
Our non-traditional curriculum is designed around your student's interest and learning style. We give students at Sora real agency and responsibility in their learning, which means they're much more engaged than in traditional programs. Students truly have a say in their education in terms of what they study, how they learn a subject, and in what format they can demonstrate their knowledge. We help students explore their interests and, once they've narrowed in on a field, help students accelerate towards their learning goals.
Our educational philosophy on project-based learning and real-world application allows students to do more hands-on work and build a strong portfolio of experience for future job and college applications. We connect students to experienced industry mentors for them to learn from. For college-bound students, we prepare students for college applications and help them explore their next step after graduation. Ultimately, our mission is to prepare students for their future careers, not just how be a good test-taker.
Location: United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 470-517-3619
Total raised: $2.7M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Village Gl... | villageglo... |
| 25.11.2021 | Village Gl... | villageglo... |
| - | Contrary C... | contraryca... |
| - | Rethink Ed... | rethink.vc |
| 20.10.2020 | UNION SQUA... | usv.com/ |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.10.2020 | Seed | $2.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.06.2023 | Tutors for Everyone | In 2009 we hosted a one day event we called “Hacking Education.” We brought together a diverse group that included game designers, principals from schools, and even homeschoolers. We were fortunate to have the late Sir Ken Robinson give ope... |
| 14.12.2022 | THE END OF TRADITIONAL EDUCATION IS HERE, THANKS IN PART TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Garrett Smiley, CEO Sora Schools Sora Schools New Educational Methods Must be Embraced Before it is too Late Instead of fighting against the machines and leaning into exams we need to focus on creating curricula that respect student interes... |
| 02.11.2022 | Sora Schools Announces Expansion in Arizona to Meet Increased Demand for Quality Education | Sora Schools “This is a historic moment for every Arizona family. Parents are now empowered to make the best decision for their child whether that is progressive private school like Sora or a local public school,” said Sora CEO, Garrett Smi... |
| 04.01.2022 | A Look at the Future of School | Why Do People Turn to Online Schooling in the First Place? The pandemic ushered in the age of so many students needing virtual education overnight, but the need for online schooling goes back much further than that. It’s easy to try to put ... |
| 18.08.2021 | KaiPod Learning thinks ‘learning pods’ are here to stay | Since launch, “learning pods” have been controversial in the world of edtech. The term, somewhat synonymous with micro-schools, pandemic pods and small-group learning, describes small clusters of children within the same age range who are p... |
| 26.01.2021 | USV 2021 Fund | We are pleased to announce that USV has raised a 2021 Core Fund with commitments of $250 million. This Core Fund will complement our new Climate Fund and existing Opportunity Fund. This will be USV’s seventh early-stage venture fund since t... |
| 18.12.2020 | Hacking Education 2.0 | More than ten years ago, USV hosted a small group of educators, entrepreneurs, activists, and investors for a day-long session called Hacking Education. In summarizing that discussion, our partner Brad described the group’s collective optim... |
| 02.10.2020 | With $2.7M in fresh funding, Sora hopes to bring virtual high school to the mainstream | Long before the coronavirus, Sora, a startup run by a team of Atlanta entrepreneurs, was toying with the idea of live, virtual high school. The program would focus on student autonomy and organize its curriculum around projects that learner... |
| 02.10.2020 | Sora Raises $2.7M in Seed Funding | Sora, an Atlanta, GA-based live, virtual high school designed to engage students with dynamic, personalized and synchronous learning, closed a $2.7m seed funding round. The round was led by Union Square Ventures with participation from Vill... |
| 01.10.2020 | Sora | Co-authored by Hannah Murdoch USV’s education portfolio is built around the idea of changing a system from the outside in. By going directly to learners with products and platforms that offer high quality experiences for free or at accessi... |
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