“What amazes me about Schoolhouse is how naturally students connect with each other while learning. Give them the right platform and support, and they create something that’s both educational and deeply human. The results speak for themselves.”
Schoolhouse was founded in 2020 by Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy. It began as a simple idea during the pandemic: students can support one another in powerful ways when given the opportunity. That idea has grown into a global nonprofit that makes learning more personal, accessible, and human.
Today, with over 174,000 students from more than 180 countries, Schoolhouse is the world’s largest platform for free, live, peer-to-peer tutoring. Across more than 460,000 tutoring sessions, students join Zoom calls to ask questions, work through challenges together, and build confidence in a supportive environment.
Schoolhouse is powered entirely by student volunteers. Our tutors aren’t professionals; they’re peers who have mastered the material and want to help others succeed. This creates a learning space that feels approachable, encouraging, and built on trust.
As technology continues to shape education, we believe students still need something deeply human. They need encouragement, conversation, and a sense of belonging.
At Schoolhouse, students often come for the tutoring and stay for the real human connection. That might mean preparing for the SAT with a peer who recently scored a 780, or joining a one-on-one Dialogue about a topic that matters. That spirit of connection drives everything we do.
