Brainiacs, a pioneer in hybrid homeschooling in India and more than twelve countries that promote collaborative learning through an interactive pedagogy for children in kindergarten through 12th grade has launched 150 physical learning centres in India and 12 other countries. This initiative seeks to revolutionize and provide students with a combination of online and offline learning and to mark a critical milestone in reshaping the current education landscape.
Brainiacs forecasts that enrollment will double by 2024, indicating an increasing demand for personalized and holistic educational solutions. The collaboration between Brainiacs and Birla Open Minds International Schools is a significant move towards reinventing education for the digital age, creating forward-thinking individuals equipped to navigate the challenges of the 21st century. With a global homeschool spike, the company predicts a 10X growth by the end of 2024. Despite pandemic hurdles, the initiative has shown a remarkable 73% retention rate, highlighting the effectiveness and popularity of its personalized approach to education.
Nirvaan Birla, Founder of Brainiacs, expressed excitement about the collaboration, stating:
We are thrilled to open these 150 physical learning centres. While EdTech is swiftly shifting from online to offline, evident in their aggressive acquisition of brick-and-mortar institutes, leveraging our long-standing presence in education, we utilize our Birla Open Minds International schools as hybrid centres, ensuring a top-notch experience for our students. This initiative aligns perfectly with our long-term vision to revolutionize education in India, empowering young minds to become innovative learners and problem solvers.
The firm’s real-time growth has increased by 3X over the previous year, demonstrating the programme’s efficacy in fostering intellectual development and academic performance among students. In addition, Brainiacs has launched a new vertical for neural divergent kids, witnessing a 40% growth YoY, providing a supportive and accommodating learning environment.
Birla Open Minds, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Churchgate, Mumbai, is a prominent educational institution dedicated to transforming global education through accessible, engaging, and impactful solutions. The institution develops cutting-edge educational innovations to enhance lives, grasp potential, and prepare the road for a time when high-quality education is widely available.
Muddassar Nazar, CEO of Brainiacs, commented:
Integrating offline components with online schooling provides individual students with balanced socialization, hands-on experiences, immediate feedback, real-world context, and a structured learning environment, fostering holistic skill development.
Nirvaan Birla founded Brainiacs in 2019 to transform how people perceive education and pedagogy. In cooperation with Birla Open Minds, the platform offers online and hybrid learning choices, including guided listening and self-study. With over 150 hybrid centres across India, it focuses on the school curriculum and provides skill development courses such as coding, communicative English, and financial literacy.