Every month, we share the latest product enhancements and how they’re already making an impact for families and for your teaching business. Whether you’re quick to test new features or prefer to wait and see how they play out, we’ve got you covered. This month’s updates are all about boosting visibility, streamlining family decisions, and enhancing retention. Here’s what you need to know.

🧠 AI Meeting Recaps: Saving Time, Building Trust

Launched: April 30
Why It Matters: Educators who provide follow-ups after each class typically see stronger retention and parent satisfaction. Now, AI is making that easier than ever—without the extra lift.

What’s New:

  • After your class, an AI-generated summary is created based on what you say during the session.
  • You’ll receive a notification to review and edit (or send as-is).
  • Results: +5% increase in family attendance

Action Step for You:
 ✅ Treat this as a starting point—add a personalized note to highlight a learner’s success or preview the next session. The more consistent your communication, the stronger your retention.

🔍 Learner-Driven Class Discovery (and Enrollments!)

What’s New:
 When a learner taps on a class in the learner app—or watches a video preview—it’s now automatically saved as a favorite. These favorites are emailed to the parent, creating a seamless bridge from learner interest to family action.

Results:
 📈 About 20% more families enrolled in 1+ class

Why It Matters:
 Many kids are driving their own learning pathways, and the platform is helping families act on that interest.

Action Step for You:
 ✅ Make sure your class videos are engaging and your cover images are optimized—this is what gets saved as a favorite and sent home to parents!
✅ Refresh your listings with strong titles and learner-friendly visuals.

👶 Together Time: New Class Format for Ages 1–2

What’s New:
 Introducing Together Time—a new class experience built for learners aged 1–2 with required guardian participation. This opens the door to more early childhood educators and supports co-learning for the youngest Outschoolers.

Why It Matters:
 This format gives families of toddlers a unique and safe entry point into Outschool—one they’ve been asking for.

Action Step for You:
 ✅ If you specialize in early childhood education or music, movement, or story-based classes, consider adapting an offering for Together Time.
✅ Be sure to highlight how you’ll engage both child and guardian!

💬 AiGuide Follow-Up Questions: Doubling Down on Buyer Engagement

What’s New:
 When a parent sends an inquiry to a teacher, they now see a follow-up question powered by AI. This helps gather better context and sets the stage for broader class recommendations if their request is vague.

Results:
 🔥 +93.3% increase in new buyer conversion
🔥 +49.6% increase in bookings for families who engage with the follow-up

Why It Matters:
 This change is bringing more clarity, more connection, and more confident bookings, especially for new families.

Action Step for You:
 ✅ When replying to parent inquiries, go beyond a quick answer. Be warm, ask a follow-up of your own, and help them see how your class solves their problem.

👩‍🏫 Organization 1-on-1 Teacher Selection is Back!

What’s New:
 We’ve re-enabled the ability for parents to choose their teacher when booking 1-on-1 sessions through organizations.

Why It Matters:
 This helps families feel more in control and allows teachers to build deeper learner relationships, leading to stronger retention.

Action Step for You (if you’re part of an org):
 ✅ Make sure your teacher bios are updated and showcase your strengths.

🎥 Now Integrated with TikTok’s Ad Catalog

What’s New:
 Outschool classes can now appear in TikTok’s ad catalog, similar to how we use Meta’s ad system (Instagram/Facebook).

Why It Matters:
 This expands class visibility to an audience increasingly made up of millennial and Gen Z parents, many of whom discover learning experiences via short-form content.

🧾 Membership Pause Feature Now Available

What’s New:
 Families can now pause their membership for up to 3 months, starting at the end of their current billing cycle. During this time, they can still enroll in classes without using credits.

Why It Matters:
 This adds flexibility while reducing full cancellations. We continue to see excellent performance from Memberships overall:

  • 🚀 Growth of new Memberships 30%+!
  • 💡 About 50% of Membership users are new to Outschool
  • 🔁 80–90% retention
  • 📈 3x more bookings compared to non-member families

Action Step for You:
 ✅ Position your classes as ideal for ongoing learning to attract families looking to commit.

🎓 Bonus Reminder: EdVenture 2025 Is Coming!

Three months. Three sessions. One amazing chance to learn, grow, and connect.

📅 Dates to Save:

📌 Educators can present or just drop in to soak up inspiration. Registration for June is open now!

✨ Final Thoughts: The Future Is Here—Let’s Grow With It

From AI-generated recaps to learner-driven discovery and new formats for younger learners, this month’s features point to one clear trend: families are more ready than ever to find and stick with the right class.

Whether you’ve adopted these tools already or are just starting to explore, there’s power in experimentation. Start small, reflect on what works, and adjust. You don’t have to do it all—but the sooner you start trying, the sooner you’ll see results.

🎯 Your goal = More bookings. More retention. More impact.
 🚀 Your strategy = Intentional iteration. We’re here to support you every step of the way.

🧠 Have feedback or questions? Attend our live Q&A session!
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