SIMBA Education Market Advisor: From K-12 to Higher Ed – Literacy Trends for Lifelong Learning
Simba Information conducted interviews with key leaders from prominent companies attending FETC 2025 to delve deeper into innovative advancements that are shaping literacy education and how these innovations are impacting education. Jason Innes, our Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management was interviewed about our newest curriculum focused on upper elementary students, offering KIBO, playful, screen-free STEM learning.

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Jason discussed the KIBO robot kit, a screen-free, hands-on coding solution for young learners. “Our goal is to provide tools that make STEM accessible and engaging for young students. But KIBO is also a great way to teach upper elementary students computer science.”
KinderLab introduced its expanded Exploring with KIBO curriculum, expanding the product’s core curriculum to include grades three to five and aligning with STEM, ELA, and social studies standards. Activities include using KIBO’s throwing arm to explore physics concepts, to predict and measure the velocity of a ball based on different force inputs, or building robots to address storybook characters’ dilemmas. The curriculum also allows students to build animal models with KIBO to illustrate the animals’ adaptation to its habitat. “By keeping the activities hands-on and screen-free, students stay more engaged, working collaboratively to solve problems and build skills.”
The expanded curriculum addresses a growing demand for unified STEM solutions across multiple grade levels. “By using KIBO from pre-K through fifth grade, districts can ensure consistent training and engagement. KinderLab’s emphasis on tactile learning reinforces foundational STEM skills while fostering creativity.”