Cognitive atrophy risk
OECD research warns that unstructured AI use leads to cognitive atrophy by bypassing the foundational thinking infrastructure students still need to build.
INVESTORS
Creating the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers and Decision Makers in the Age of AI.
WLKR is the premier K-12 adaptive learning platform addressing the existential cognitive gap caused by unstructured AI adoption in schools.
Backed by decades of educational publishing, enterprise software, and AAA gaming leadership.
TheAICognitiveCrisisinK-12Education
A massive tailwind and an urgent classroom problem, documented in current research and in how students are already using AI.
Explosive student adoption
82% of students believe knowing how to use AI is crucial for their future, and more than half already use it for schoolwork across math, science, and English.
Growing anxiety
As of late 2025, 67% of students worry that heavy AI use harms their critical thinking skills — an immediate demand for a safe, structured solution.
BuiltDifferent.ProventoMatter.
Closed, curriculum-trained AI
Unlike open consumer chatbots, WLKR operates inside a safe, rigorously trained and tested, age-appropriate learning environment.
Immersive, task-driven play
Gamified challenges — The Scrambler, Word Works, and Jump Start — carry rigorous instruction beyond critical thinking, AI literacy, and prompt engineering to include sharpening language skills based on dynamic student-level reporting.
Enterprise-grade access
WCAG 2.2 AA for hearing- and sight-impaired learners, with multilingual support in Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, Japanese, Hindi, Farsi, and Russian.
Real-TimeEngagementandInstitutionalAdoption
Early platform activity from the live reporting dashboard — the same multi-tier view built for procurement, so districts are not asked to adopt a tool they cannot see into.
9,221
Prompts processed
715
Challenges completed
1,834
Learning sessions
5.2
Avg prompts per task
1m 28s
Avg time per task
95.7%
Standards exposure
- Districts
- Administrators
- Principals
- Teachers
- Families
ScalableProfessionalDevelopmentandDistrictAdoption
WLKR University keeps teachers and leaders on the platform after the sale, with on-demand training that supports district-wide onboarding and retention.
Classroom Success with WLKR
On-demand platform training and classroom strategies that raise teacher adoption.
Implementation and Leadership
Reporting, analytics, and rollout guidance for district leaders — built for long-term contract value.
DecadesofCross-DisciplinaryExcellence
Timothy Grubb
Co-Founder & CTO
25+ years architecting high-stakes platforms, including senior leadership at Pearson and KnoowledgeBox.
David Chartier
Co-Founder & CPO
Award-winning creative technologist with 25+ years building digital ecosystems for Fortune 500 brands and immersive storytelling and gaming experiences for industry leaders including Cisco, Meta, Disney, EA, and Activision Blizzard.
Core extended team
Seasoned veterans from Netflix, UC Berkeley's SEPUP, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Savvas Learning Company.
Institutional alignment
Grounded in learning sciences and cognitive research, and aligned with recognized leaders including the Alliance for Decision Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
Explorefar.Learndeep.Jointhenextgenerationofcriticalthinkers.
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