Based out of Austin, Sibling Group Holdings is an educational technology holding company focused on the space of e-learning. IBIS Capital forecasts 15-fold growth in this market over the next decade. And increasing numbers of school districts are adopting online and blended learning as ways to enhance student education. Acting on its corporate mission, Sibling Group has been assembling a line of strategic alliances and acquisitions to deliver online curriculum solutions for the K-12 marketplace.
Earlier this year, Sibling Group acquired Blended Schools Network (BSN), which currently supports 160 school districts. BSN has an extensive content library consisting of 212 courses, over 15,000 lessons, and more than 12,000 videos. BSN also enjoys a wide user base, as it had more than 300,000 course enrollments last year. Sibling Group has been extending the reach of BSN through strategic partnerships, like the one formed with LoudCloud Systems in mid-October. This partnership paved the way for BSN content to be featured on the LoudCloud learning management system.
Of course, teacher professional development is critical for effective student learning. Sibling Group has also been working to strengthen the education landscape in this regard. In mid-September, the company announced BSN’s professional teacher development courses had been made available on Udemy, a leading global marketplace for learning and teaching online. BSN’s collaboration with Udemy extended the accessibility of BSN’s teacher professional development solutions.
Earlier this month, Sibling Group announced BSN had partnered with BloomBoard, Inc. This development extended its reach to teachers as a provider of online teacher professional development resources. To date, BSN’s professional development courses have been of service to more than 30,000 teachers nationwide, and more than 500 hours of content are available. For ensuring educator expertise, all of BSN’s professional development courses are aligned with iNACOL pathways.
At present, Sibling Group is exploring prospects for acquisition with another company. Recently Sibling announced it is in talks with Urban Planet Media & Entertainment Corp. Urban Planet Media & Entertainment is a five-time global-award-winning private mobile media company focused on creating content and solutions in education, healthcare, and literacy. It also operates the Urban Planet Mobile™ education software platform.
As the education landscape continues to evolve, Sibling Group, via wholly owned subsidiary BSN, has committed itself to this movement. On top of benchmark quality online curriculum, Sibling Group is helping to foster excellence in education through its complete hosted course authoring tools, professional development for teachers, and a learning management system environment.
For more information, visit: www.siblinggroup.com
Let us hear your thoughts: Sibling Group Message Board