About Us

ClassDojo is on a mission to help every teacher create an incredible classroom

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With ClassDojo, we’re finally able to do the work that inspired us to become teachers in the first place. We have BIG dreams for our students and ourselves. And for the first time, I feel like I’m making them happen.

Stephanie Smith, 4th grade teacher in Tennessee

ClassDojo's Mission

To give teachers, parents, and students the power to create incredible classrooms

At ClassDojo, we want to transform education for every kid in the world. To do this – and do it soon – we have a simple plan: connect teachers, parents, and students in every classroom, and work with them every day to bring the best ideas into their classrooms.

It's not about creating an “ideal” classroom, a one-size-fits-all model that everyone must fit, because there's no such thing. Instead, we believe that teachers, parents and students should have the power to create an incredible classroom that is best for them. And, we believe that when you give good people simple ways to do the right things, amazing things will happen.

That's how we believe we can transform education. Together. By helping every teacher, parent, and student in the world create an incredible classroom all their own.

What is ClassDojo?

ClassDojo is a communication app for the classroom. It connects teachers, parents, and students who use it to share photos, videos, and messages through the school day. They use ClassDojo to work together as a team, share in the classroom experience, and bring big ideas to life in their classrooms and homes.

ClassDojo is so cool! There are so many things we learn and do at school that we wish our parents could see, and now they can! Teachers, students and our parents all work together to make our time in school worth every minute.

TEDx talk by Brianna, 4th grade student in Washington

Fast facts

  • Actively used in 90% of K-8 schools in the US, and in over 180 countries
  • 1 in 3 US kids aged 5-14 have learned about Growth Mindset and Empathy with ClassDojo,
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  • Translated and used in over 35 languages
  • 20% of team has a teaching background
  • Series B funding in 2015
Selected awards

Selected awards

In the news

Breathe Deeply: Mindfulness Coming to a School Near You

USA Today, May 2017

ClassDojo is Teaching Kids Empathy in 90% of K-8 Schools Nationwide

Fast Company, December 2016

The 35 Most Innovative Apps of the Year

Fast Company, September 2016

Mojo Helps Stanford and Harvard Teach Kids Growth Mindset and Empathy

Quartz, September 2016

How ClassDojo, the 'Slack for Classrooms,' Plans to Make Money

Inc., September 2016

Tech Hungry Teachers Transform Classrooms

USA Today, September 2016

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ClassDojo has made me feel more connected to my daughter’s classroom than ever before. I really feel like her teacher and I are part of a team!

Clarissa Miles, parent in Tennessee

Product overview

Classroom

Classroom is where teachers and students build their classroom culture. They choose skills and values – things like creativity or teamwork – and share feedback on progress with each other. Classroom is the simplest way for teachers and students to build an incredible classroom culture together.

Messages

Messages allow teachers, parents, and school leaders to instantly message each other, without needing to share phone numbers or contact details. Messages can be translated into 35 different languages, and "Quiet Hours" lets teachers set away times so parents know when they are not available.

Stories

Stories are instantly updating streams of pictures and videos from the school day. Every class, school, and student has their own Story, all of which are shared home with parents. School Story helps school leaders to share with all families connected to their school, Class Story helps teachers to share with all families connected to their class, and Student Stories helps students to create their own story: a timeline – or portfolio – of what they've learned.

Original Content: Big Ideas

ClassDojo Big Ideas gives teachers and parents simple ways to access original content that helps students learn about important concepts and social-emotional skills. The original video series ‘Growth Mindset' (made in partnership with Stanford PERTS) and ‘Empathy’ (made in partnership with Harvard’s Making Caring Common), have been seen by 1 in 3 kids aged 5-14 in the US.

Timeline

2011

  • June

    Sam and Liam (ClassDojo’s co-founders) leave the UK to join Imagine K12’s inaugural class

  • August

    First version of ClassDojo launches! 80 teachers join in one week

  • September

    After five weeks, more than 12,000 teachers have joined ClassDojo

  • October

    After 10 weeks, 1% of all US teachers have joined ClassDojo (35,000 teachers)

2012

  • January

    ClassDojo goes international, with teachers translating it into 30 languages

  • April

    ClassDojo expands to allow students to sign up

  • September

    ClassDojo launches on iOS

2013

  • February

    ClassDojo launches on Android

  • April

    ClassDojo receives Series A funding

2014

  • January

    ClassDojo launches ‘Messaging’, making classroom communication simple

  • August

    ClassDojo Mentor program launches, connecting educators across schools

2015

  • February

    ClassDojo wins TechCrunch Crunchie for ‘Best Education Startup’

  • September

    Class Story introduced. Allows teachers to share a stream of classroom moments with parents through photos, videos, and messages’

  • September

    ClassDojo “Translate” launches, allowing messages to be translated into 35+ different languages’

2016

  • January

    ClassDojo debuts its first Original Series, ‘Big Ideas: Growth Mindset’, in collaboration with Stanford University’s PERTS lab

  • February

    School Story launches, opening up communication to full-school sharing

  • April

    2/3 of schools in the US active on ClassDojo, and ClassDojo reaches 180 countries

  • July

    Student Stories debuts: simple portfolios. Students can create personal timelines to reflect on, and share home

  • October

    ‘Big Ideas’ Growth Mindset and Empathy video series now seen by 1 in 3 kids aged 5-14 in the US

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Meet the team 😊

  • Chris O.

    Engineering

  • Jenna

    Community

  • Blake

    Mobile

  • Lexi

    Engineering

  • Paul

    Mobile

  • Gregg

    Engineering

  • Peter

    Engineering

  • Amy

    Product

  • Jet

    Engineering

  • Will

    Engineering

  • Nick

    Engineering

  • Liam

    Co-founder & CTO

  • Stuart

    Product

  • Chris F.

    Product

  • Danielle

    Operations

  • Byron

    Engineering

  • Kim

    Customer Success

  • Manoj

    Marketing

  • Lindsay

    Communications

  • Monica

    Design

  • JP

    Design

  • Ben

    Research

  • Sam

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Urjit

    Engineering

Ready to create incredible classrooms?

ClassDojo’s culture values empathy, long-term speed, ownership, continuous improvement and creativity. We welcome talented, driven people who care about improving education. We’re doing that today by changing how classrooms work, at scale. If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you.