OVERVIEW

Homeschool+ is a learning platform designed for families educating their children at home. When we started, the goal was not to create more content, but to help parents make sense of their day, reduce planning stress, and feel confident they were doing enough.

Homeschool+ is a learning platform designed for families educating their children at home. When we started, the goal was not to create more content, but to help parents make sense of their day, reduce planning stress, and feel confident they were doing enough.

IMPACT

  • In beta testing, 88% of parents wanted to keep using Homeschool+, validating the core experience I designed.

  • External homeschool reviewers later praised Homeschool+ as engaging for kids and easy for parents to use, reinforcing our UX decisions.

the challenge

No existing tool offers guidance, customization, and engaging content for young learners on a single platform.

No existing tool offers guidance, customization, and engaging content for young learners on a single platform.

goal

Homeschool plus enables parents to confidently balance and customize young children's learning experiences while still utilizing the existing content from the expert, leveraging it to attract a new group of users.

Homeschool plus enables parents to confidently balance and customize young children's learning experiences while still utilizing the existing content from the expert, leveraging it to attract a new group of users.

Research and Findings

Discovering the current state of the market landscape.

Discovering the current state of the market landscape.

Key Insight from competitive review:

Homeschooling platforms often offer extensive content or customization but lack a balance of structured guidance and flexibility, leaving users overwhelmed or restricted.

Understanding the User's Perspective

Understanding the User's Perspective

We conducted in-depth interviews with parents in our target demographic. Here are the most important takeaways we learned:

  • Clear and transparent: Easy labeling, search by learning style, and clear explanations of homeschool approaches help build trust.

  • Practical tools: Helps parents set up a homeschooling routine quickly and with less effort.

  • Guided setup: New users get simple templates and tools that support easy customization.

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Key Design Work

Parent and teacher tools

Parent and teacher tools

Lesson Planner
lets home educators control what their child studies, when they study, and how much time they spend.

Progress Trackers
show completed work, mastered skills, and areas where a child needs more practice.

Core learning features

Core learning features

Math, Reading, Art, Sciences & General Knowledge

Math, Reading, Art, Sciences & General Knowledge

Reflections

  • Close collaboration made a difference: Working closely with developers helped us move faster and avoid unnecessary back and forth.

  • I learned to trust the data: Looking at real data helped me make better decisions instead of relying on assumptions.


  • Close collaboration made a difference: Working closely with developers helped us move faster and avoid unnecessary back and forth.

  • I learned to trust the data: Looking at real data helped me make better decisions instead of relying on assumptions.

Age of Leaning ✺ SHIPPED 2023 ✺ App

Supporting Home Educators with Clarity and Flexibility

FOCUS

UX strategy, interaction design, visual design, dev handoff

YEAR

2022-2023

TEAM

1 Creative Director, 1 Senior Designer, 2 PMs, 1 Curriculum designers, 8 Engineers, 1 Researcher

ROLE

Product Designer

FOCUS

UX strategy, interaction design, visual design, dev handoff

YEAR

2022-2023

TEAM

1 Creative Director, 1 Senior Designer, 2 PMs, 1 Curriculum designers, 8 Engineers, 1 Researcher

ROLE

Product Designer

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