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Leap Learning offline-capable education technology
- Published March 22, 2023; updated September 21, 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Status: available; launched or piloted in 20 countries. Categories: Technology; Education.
- Leap Learning provides more than 500 apps for literacy, numeracy and logic, mainly for primary pupils but also usable by older learners. The system combines apps with hands-on games in Leap Learning Labs: mobile stations that let children work independently at their own level and pace. The equipment fits into two suitcases and can be set up in a classroom or other suitable space. The platform supports online and offline use, 10 languages, and custom apps for local needs; entrepreneurship is also offered, with other subjects planned.
- The article defines learning poverty as the share of 10-year-olds unable to read and understand a simple story by the end of primary school, citing rates of 53% in low- and middle-income countries and 80% in the poorest countries. It presents plug-and-play edtech as a way to deliver basic education in remote places with limited infrastructure. Schools can reportedly get started in a few hours without prior experience.
- The child-centered model is intended to support modern curricula, ease teacher staffing pressures, and provide teacher training. The article says schools report higher attendance and learner interest. Leap Learning had piloted projects in 20 countries and more than 200 Norwegian schools were using its apps. SDG 4 shown. Embedded video present; no transcript exposed.
- Contact: Marit Linnebo Olderheim, CEO, marit@leaplearning.no; phone reveal control collapsed. Company: LEAP LAB AS, Dæliveien 49, 1383 Asker, Norway; leaplearning.no.