CurioBoat: Build. Play. Learn. Together.

A network of neighbourhood activity & community centres providing 21st-century, project and play based, hands-on learning experiences with peers.
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  • LEARNERS

    At CURIO, a learner can engage in practical, project-based learning and meet like-minded people over shared interests. Because we believe that learning is more fun, with one another, from each other.

  • EDUCATORS

    CURIO partners with selectively curated national and international activity providers to run their programs on CURIO. Only selected Educators with 21st-century relevant courses are invited to be a part of CURIO.

Curio is a growth platform, focused on Learners & Educators

  • Learners

    The formal school and college education system is broken. It is characterised by a fear-based, marks-driven, rate-race-based system, giving rise to tuition and entrance exam coaching.

    What if, we could create a project and play-based learning ecosystem, where learners could pursue their interests, fail fearlessly, and explore endlessly.

  • Educators

    We believe in learning experiences that make a difference, enlightens minds, changes lives. And we believe in those who deliver these life-changing experiences. That’s who we solve problems for, to help them grow quickly.
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Programs running at CurioBoat

Curio selectively curates after-school activity providers to run their programs on our curio centers.
Sportybeans

Multi-sports

3 to 7 yr olds
Kidescience(2)

Science Experiments

3 to 8 yr olds
Nutspace

Storytelling & Reading

3 to 8 yr olds
Getlit(1)

Creative Writing & Reading

6 to 14 yr olds
Lilyogis(1)

Yoga

3 to 10 yr olds

Problem we are looking to solve

Current education system is broken

The formal school and college education system is unfortunately not keeping up with the learning aspirations of a 21st century professional. A learner is having to self-initiate learning projects over the evenings and weekends. Also, a lot of the innovation in Education is actually happening outside the formal school / college system. How might we take such innovations to millions of aspirational learners?

Digital is not the answer

Most learners are currently resorting to online courses to meet their learning needs. While online courses are trying to solve for the problem of access to ‘quality’ education, they still suffer from low engagement rates, poor learning outcomes. Moreover, what about courses that do not lend well to a digital model of delivery? And, what about those learners who still prefer the physical offline experience?

Scope of the Opportunity

  • Market Size

    Blume’s recent report “It is Ed-Tech’s moment” projected med-tech’s share between 2.5-10% depending on sub-segments. What about the 90-97.5% offline market?

  • Targetted towards Urban Affluent

    CURIO’s possibility extends to all neighbourhoods where a parent is spending more than Rs. 75,000/yr on formal education

  • Hyperlocal Proximity

    There is a scope for a CURIO centre every 2-3 km as most learners prefer hyperlocal availability; CURIO is targeting MicroMarkets with a density of 1L residents per 2-3 km
  • Curio footprint

Roles & JDs

while startups sound sexy, learn what it takes to build one!

Teaching / Facilitation Roles
Full Time & Part Time

Full Time: For recent grads or people looking to switch jobs
Part Time: For people looking to work at Curio alongside their existing school / pre-school jobs

  • Facilitator: Multi-sports for 3 to 6 yr olds

    Introduce children to different sports, help build their foundational skills and discover their natural interest and ability.
    Full Job Description

  • Facilitator: Science Experiments for 3 to 8 yr olds

    Help children solve mysteries using science. Help them develop critical thinking skills, encourage them to ask 'why' and 'how' something happens.
    Full Job Description

  • Facilitator: Storytelling & Reading for 3 to 10 yr olds

    Help children explore the world. Develop their imagination, and introduce them to life skills using the joy of reading and stories
    Full Job Description

  • Facilitator: Creative Writing & Reading for 7 to 12 yr olds

    Help children develop their critical thinking skills and ability to express themselves through fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
    Full Job Description

  • Facilitator: New Program Launches for 3 to 8 yr olds

    From yoga to comic making, mystery solving and gardening, help test out new programs launches, before they get formally introduced on our centers
    Full Job description

Management Roles
Full Time & Part Time

Full Time: For recent grads or people looking to switch jobs
Part Time: for people looking to work at Curio alongside their existing school / pre-school jobs

  • Startup Generalist

    You are the ace trouble-shooter, taking on projects that do not have assigned teams. Launch a new product / function - navigate through chaos, develop a process and then transition a predictable, scalable solution to a functional / program manager
    Full Job Description

  • Edupreneur-in-Residence

    Create interesting workshops and short-term courses for students in schools or colleges. Deliver them, and refine them further based on user feedback. Also, understand the business side of what it takes to take an idea to market.
    Full Job Description

  • Program Manager: Sports & Fitness

    Tie-up with interesting CurriculumPartners and work with them to remove growth impediments - teacher recruiting, curriculum design, marketing, sales, center tie-ups, etc.
    Full Job Description

  • Program Manager: STEAM

    Tie-up with interesting CurriculumPartners and work with them to remove growth impediments - teacher recruiting, curriculum design, marketing, sales, center tie-ups, etc.
    Full Job Description

  • Program Manager: Lang & Comms

    Tie-up with interesting CurriculumPartners and work with them to remove growth impediments - teacher recruiting, curriculum design, marketing, sales, center tie-ups, etc.
    Full Job Description

  • Operations Manager - SpaceBoat

    speedTake end-to-end ownership of SpaceBoat, the core space-renting solution and see the revenue grow across different SpaceUser categories. Launch and test out new SpaceUser categories.
    Full Job Description

  • Marketing Generalist

    You will be working largely with all product teams on the company, managing their marketing and ensuring a steady flow of customer leads for their products.
    Full Job Description

  • Sales, BD & Partnership

    You will be working largely with all product teams on the company, managing sales and converting customer enquiries into paying customers
    Full Job Description

  • Curriculum Development Team

    Create interesting workshops and short-term courses for students in schools or colleges. Deliver them, and refine them further based on user feedback. Create teacher + sales team training modules.
    Full job description

Internships
Full Time & Part Time

Tailor your internship experience. Work as part of different teams. Experience your firsts with us.

  • Startup Generalist Team

    This is ideal for those, who want to rotate between different functions and Products in the company, before deciding which product / function team they want to be a part of after their apprenticeship ends.
    Full Job Description

  • Marketing, BD & Sales Team

    You will be working largely with all product teams on the company, managing their marketing, sales and ensuring a steady flow of customer leads for their products.
    Full Job Description

  • Design & Marketing Team

    Work with the Marketing, CURIO and SpaceBoat team in the company, to build marketing collaterals using Canva
    Full Job Description

  • Teaching / Facilitation Team

    You will be supporting a lead facilitator in the classroom and supporting in creating lesson plans. You will also be given exposure to non-teaching side aspects such as recruiting, marketing, sales, etc
    Full Job Description

  • Curriculum Development Team

    Create interesting workshops and short-term courses for students in schools or colleges. Deliver them, and refine them further based on user feedback. Create teacher + sales team training modules.
    Full Job Description

Work Timings
Full Time & Part Time

What are the work timings? What is our view on ‘work from home’? 

  • Full-Time: Facilitation / Management Roles

    Weekly engagement

    5.5 days a week

    Weekly Schedule / Timings

    Tue to Sat - 9.30am to 7.30pm + Sundays 9:30am to 2:30pm

    Minimum Commitment

    for a very long time, if all goes well

    Work from home / office / center

    work from office or center primarily

  • Part-Time: Facilitation Roles

    Weekly engagement

    Begins from: 4 hrs x thrice a week

    Can go up to: 4 hrs x 6 days a week

    depending on candidate's preference and Curio's requirement

    Weekly Timings / Schedule

    Mon to Sat - 3.30pm to 7.30pm

    Sat & Sun - 9.30am to 1:30pm

    mutually decided between Candidate and Curio, subject to batch formation

    Minimum Commitment

    6 months

    Work from home / office / center

    work from office or center primarily

  • Part-Time: Management Roles

    Weekly Engagement

    Begins from: 4 hrs x 3 days a week

    Can go up to: 4 hrs x 6 days a week

    depending on candidate's preference and Curio's requirement

    Weekly Schedule / Timings 

    mutually decided between candidate and Curio

    Minimum Commitment

    6 months

    Work from home / office / center

    work from office or center primarily

  • Internships: Management / Facilitation

    Weekly Engagement

    During Summer and Semester Breaks: Full time - 5.5 days a week

    During Semester: Part Time - 4 hrs a day x 3 days a week

    up to 15 days break during exams

    Weekly Schedule / Timings

    Mon to Sat: 3:30 pm onwards

    Sat & Sun: 9:30 am onwards

    subject to semester schedule

    Minimum Commitment

    Management Interns: 3 months

    Facilitation Interns: 6 months

    Work from home / office / center

    work from office or center primarily

What We Look for

Personal Connect

Personal connection with the problem that CurioBoat is solving.

Right Mindset

Experiment, fail, learn, repeat until you find something that works. Learn to take a 'no'. many of them. Really. A lot of them. Especially from potential clients. "That’s not my job" vs "I want to do more." There will be lots of things to do. Take ownership. "This can't be done" vs "If it needs to be done, I will find a way."

Self Learner

You should be excited about learning new things and learning on your own.

Committed

Complex problems require time and patience. There will be lots of ups and downs in this journey. We want people who are intellectually engaged by what we are looking to build and who don’t get disheartened / bored quickly.

Initiative

Past experience of having started something / worked in a startup - either as a college project, internship or prior job, or candidates who have experience in a wide range of extracurricular pursuits, as opposed to just having focused on academics, will be preferred.

Mobility

This is NOT a desk based role. This will be a customer-facing role and will require travelling to different parts of the city to meet with actual clients and partners. Personal vehicle is highly recommended (for practical and logistical reasons).

Recruitment Process

We are committed to a timely decision. From application to decision within 21 days. 

  • Number one
    Application Form + Short Video Answers
  • 2
    Role & Salary Alignment Conversation
  • 3
    Experiential Recruitment:
    Teaching + Management Support
  • Number 4
    Offer Letter

Thanks for Submission

One of our team members will get back to you very soon.

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