First British online education provider enters the metaverse

A UK EdTech company and British online school, announced today it has partnered with The Metaverse Group, a Token.com affiliate company.

This partnership sees Sophia Technologies Ltd become the first British online education provider to enter the metaverse, where it will launch its Immersive Learning Discovery Centre in Somnium Space.

Melissa McBride, CEO and founder of Sophia Technologies Ltd, said: “The future of education is here. Virtual reality worlds are a great way to stimulate creativity, collaboration and communication.”

“They also have the potential of fostering critical thinking in students because anything is possible when you’re inside these immersive environments. One thing that makes them so powerful for education? The metaverse’s virtual nature, which allows children to learn without realising it - this is the Holy Grail of education.”

Sophia recognises the need to be proactive in moving away from the current system to one that helps students prepare for living and working in the digital age.

The EdTech company aims to bring quality learning to more students at affordable prices. Its most recent immersive learning programme, Athena Labs, does this by connecting students, from the age of six to 14, across the world in VR.

They are taught everything from science and history to art and language, go on virtual field trips and learn about social entrepreneurship.

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