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<\/span><\/p>\nPalo Alto, CA\u2013 November 2, 2017<\/strong> \u2013 PandaTree<\/a> Inc., the language learning company, announces the launch of its proprietary interactive foreign language learning platform for kids. The new platform allows students to talk via live video with their PandaTree tutor, while interacting with PandaTree\u2019s proprietary, standards-based language curriculum. The company also announces it has raised an additional $1.5 million in a seed equity round.<\/span><\/p>\n The new WebRTC-based platform supports a more interactive and fully integrated curriculum. During lessons students can be doing a virtual 3D tour of a Mayan ruin or the Great Wall of China with their tutor, working on a project, or playing a game. \u201cThe new platform boosts learning because students are engaged. We view these innovations as just the start of a much more immersive virtual foreign language learning experience,\u201d says Rich Matsuura, PandaTree co-founder and product lead.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe believe in the importance of foreign language learning for kids, and we\u2019ve set out to make it fun, trusted and convenient for them,\u201d says Kristina Klausen, founder and CEO of PandaTree. \u201cWhen kids are talking to tutors they love, about topics they\u2019re interested in, they don\u2019t notice they\u2019re \u2018learning\u2019. It\u2019s the natural way to build fluency \u2013 setting kids up for lifelong benefits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The latest funding round was led by Michael Dearing of Harrison Metals with Randy Ching of UP2398. The company has reached a total of $2 million invested with the earlier funding coming from Precursor Ventures and Nanjing Sunflower.<\/span><\/p>\n “PandaTree has made an interactive and very human platform that parents trust and that kids love. That’s why the kids stick with it longer and learn more. I love this company and its mission. Language learning can change the future for kids and it should be accessible to all of them,\u201d said Dearing.<\/span><\/p>\n Research shows foreign language learning can improve career prospects, improve standardized test scores, increase multi-cultural awareness and empathy, boost judgement and problem solving skills, and help offset age-related cognitive decline. Starting young matters, as it increases a student\u2019s ability to acquire native-like pronunciation and grammar. However, in the United States many students don\u2019t have access to foreign languages lessons until middle school or high school, and rates of foreign language learning lag other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n With PandaTree, parents can easily schedule 25 or 50-minute online lessons with the PandaTree tutor they choose, at the times that are convenient for them. PandaTree\u2019s tutors go through a rigorous hiring process that includes test sessions with real kids, and background checks. Tutors use PandaTree\u2019s curriculum, but tailor the topics and pace to each child for optimized individual learning. Mandarin and Spanish are currently offered, with additional languages planned for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been using PandaTree for more than two years now and it\u2019s made such a big difference in my son\u2019s Mandarin fluency,\u201d said Lynley O\u2019Donnell, parent of a 9 year-old student. \u201cThe variety of activities the new platform supports has made it even more engaging. My son loves his tutor and always looks forward to his lessons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For more information, visit https:\/\/pandatree.com\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Palo Alto, CA\u2013 November 2, 2017 \u2013 PandaTree Inc., the language learning company, announces the launch of its proprietary interactive foreign language learning platform for kids. The new platform allows students to talk via live video with their PandaTree tutor, while interacting with PandaTree\u2019s proprietary, standards-based language curriculum. 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