Alma
The operating system for childhood curiosity
Alma is the operating system for childhood curiosity and big dreams. A child opens the pocket-sized app to practise times-tables or punctuation; the same thread can carry them forward to designing bridges, drafting novels, planning orbits, or drilling the winning free kick.
Two gears make Alma work. First, an adaptive Socratic tutor reshapes every lesson in real time, matching the mastery gains once possible only with a human sitting beside the learner—the "two-sigma" effect Benjamin Bloom described in 1984[1]. Second, a mentor-video drops into the lesson exactly when it will have the most impact: an engineer wiring a solar radio, a striker explaining footwork, an author mapping a first chapter. Fundamentals stay fresh because they are always tied to something the child truly wants to build.
Parents see one subscription that never multiplies with new hobbies or extra siblings. Tonight it might cover violin basics; next month, Python for Minecraft mods; next year, orbital mechanics. Curiosity flows without surprise charges or app clutter, and teachers sign in once to find admin lifted and ready-made resources waiting for tomorrow's session.
Behind the screen, the cost of running large AI models keeps sliding down, letting Alma offer personal tutoring at planetary scale while staying light on family budgets. The chat bar has become the new home screen for young people, so Alma meets learners where they already are—just ask, and the lesson begins.
By keeping everyday skills on the same rail as audacious goals, Alma turns first questions into concrete learning paths, helping each child grow steadily toward the engineer, astronaut, author, or athlete they want to become.