Episode #12 - In this episode I’m chatting with Ali, founder of Chapperone. Chapperone is an all-in-one platform that makes student trips outside of the classroom safer and easier. Ali is one of those founders who knows exactly the pain points of the customers she is serving having been a teacher herself for over 14 years... and throughout that time, she led over 100 student trips! It was so fascinating to hear about all the challenges that go on behind the scenes of planning a field trip, and Chapperone solves for this.

One other topic we talked about, which is of value for any teacher or edtech founder, is how to get school admin to say “yes” to a particular edtech product. Listen on for what she encourages any teacher to do when it comes to getting buy in approval. Enjoy the episode!

Topics covered:

03:00 - how Chapperone makes student trips less stressful for teachers

04:45 - the exact moment that led Ali to solve for this problem

07:05 - all of the "behind the scenes" work that goes into planning a field trip

12:30 - feedback from teachers and how this has informed Chapperone's new product features

15:15 - how to get admin to say "yes"

20:10 - the role of experiential learning in education

Learn more:

Check out Chapperone here

Check out The EdTech Lab here