Case Study: Rising Academies accelerates learning for 150,000+ students with Claude

Rising Academies’ chatbot tutors reach 150,000+ students across Sub-Saharan Africa with Claude

Rising Academies, an education organization focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, faced the challenge of students progressing through curriculum without mastering critical skills due to minimal individual attention in large classes. They sought to improve learning outcomes using accessible technology, as conventional edtech requiring laptops and high-speed internet was unavailable to over 95% of students in their service regions. They turned to vendor Anthropic and its Claude Platform to develop a solution.

Anthropic's solution was the development of two AI-powered educational tools accessible via basic smartphones and WhatsApp. Rori, a math tutor for students, uses Claude for intelligent answer interpretation and personalized learning, while Tari provides 24/7 curriculum support for teachers. This implementation by Anthropic has reached over 150,000 students and achieved a 0.3 standard deviation effect size in learning outcomes, which is equivalent to accelerating a full year's worth of learning.

Rising Academies

Owen Henkel

Product Manager at Rising Academies