Question 1

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

It's free during the pilot. After launch, Our Study Tribe will be a subscription priced to stay affordable for families, and one subscription covers both Secondary 1 and Secondary 2. We'll share pricing before launch.

Question 2

Which levels and subjects does it cover?

Accepted Answer

Lower Secondary History for Secondary 1 and Secondary 2, and Primary 6 students getting ready for secondary school. Geography and Literature are planned next. IP schools may set their own curriculum, so some topics can differ, but the source-analysis and essay skills apply to both.

Question 3

Can we try it now?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Anyone can take a quick look in preview mode: just enter your email, no account needed. It opens the first videos for Secondary 1 and Secondary 2, and you can try the answer marking a few times. To join the pilot with a full account, request a place on our Join the pilot page.

Question 4

What does my child need to use it?

Accepted Answer

A phone, tablet or computer with a web browser and an internet connection. Lessons are a few minutes long, so short sessions on a phone work well, and progress follows your child from one device to another.

Question 5

How can I see how my child is doing?

Accepted Answer

Your child can turn on a private progress link in their Settings and send it to you. It opens a simple page, with no login needed, showing the last 7 days, recent videos and quick checks, their weekly goals, upcoming tests and how far they are through each chapter.

Question 6

Why does my child turn the link on, not me?

Accepted Answer

Sharing is off until your child switches it on, so it's something you agree on together rather than something done behind their back. They can make a new link at any time, and the old one stops working straight away.

Question 7

Will I get an email summary?

Accepted Answer

We're preparing an optional Sunday-evening summary email for parents. Until it's ready, the private progress link always shows the latest picture.

Question 8

Do I need my own account?

Accepted Answer

No. Parents don't need an account or a password. The private link is all you need.

Question 9

Is it safe for my child?

Accepted Answer

There's no public chat. Tribes are invite-only: students join with a friend's invite code, and no tribe is ever listed for strangers. Each tribe's chat is seen only by its members and our team. Students can report a message or mute someone, and a message reported by two students is hidden until our team reviews it. There are no rankings.

Question 10

Can I turn off chat?

Accepted Answer

Yes. From your private progress link you can see who's in your child's tribe and switch tribe chat off. Your child can still study, see the tribe's map and send one-tap cheers, but can't read or send messages. Chat also rests every night from 10pm to 7am.

Question 11

What information do you collect?

Accepted Answer

As little as we can. We don't ask for your child's real name, school, phone number, address, date of birth or photos: they pick a username and an avatar. We don't show ads, don't sell personal data and don't build marketing profiles of students. We follow Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

Question 12

Who can see my child's progress?

Accepted Answer

You, through the private link if your child shares it. Friends in their tribe see where they are on the expedition map, how far through the course they are and how often they've studied this week, but not their answers or marks. Our small team can see activity to run and improve the service.

Question 13

How does the answer marking work?

Accepted Answer

Your child types an answer and taps to have it marked. An automated checker compares it with that question's marking levels and shows a level, a mark, the points they made and what to add next. Their username and account details aren't sent with the answer.

Question 14

Is the mark the same as a school grade?

Accepted Answer

No. It's a guide to help your child improve, not a teacher's grade. The most useful part is the next step it suggests, and their teacher's marking is always the one that counts.

Question 15

What if a mark looks wrong?

Accepted Answer

Students can flag any mark that looks wrong, and we check it. Flagged marks help us make the checker fairer for everyone.

Question 16

Who is behind Our Study Tribe?

Accepted Answer

Our Study Tribe is made by Sobena, a Singapore education company founded by a parent of three. Sobena builds affordable learning tools for every student, however their mind works.

Question 17

How can I contact you?

Accepted Answer

Email us at hello@ourstudytribe.com with questions about the pilot, feedback from your child, or ideas for what to build next. We read every message.

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