Mystery provides lessons and resources for teachers and school leaders that make elementary science lessons accessible and fun for children learning remotely and in the classroom.
Product
The Mystery platform makes it possible to:
- To Guide and train learners in their first steps in science and engineering.
- To perform the transition to the Next Generation Science Standards and support Common Core.
- To minimize the preparation time. With the platform it is possible to get ready for the lesson in minutes not hours.
- Create captivating videos and use discussion questions as a tool to keep students’ attention
- Share lessons and materials that are suitable for home science learning.
The platform offers lessons on such topics as Weather Watching, Plant and Animal Secrets, Lights and Sounds, Animal Adventures, Work of Water, Material Magic, Watery Planet, Web of Life, Stormy Skies, and many more.
The platform is created by teachers and specifically for teachers. It helps to tell students unforgettable stories, illustrate them with captivating videos, and using materials that teachers either already have or can easily get. It is a perfect tool for saving teachers’ time and inspiring learners.
Clients
At the moment the product is used by elementary teachers who educate two million children in more than 15,000 schools.
Team
The team is represented by a group of 50 people. All of them are passionate about learning and dedicated to their respective crafts.
Doug Peltz is the company’s co-founder. He started building a team of the best teachers from the Exploratorium, Klutz, Stanford, the Field Museum, as well as from the best private schools.
The company’s CEO is Keith Schacht. He created a crew of outstanding product engineers and designers. Previously Keith worked for Facebook as the product manager for News Feed and Messenger.
The team can be characterized as smart, curious, and friendly.
Everybody at mystery is passionate about learning, science, children, and about the details.
They use customer feedback to constantly improve the product. Multiple updates to the website are released every day.
All explanations and lessons are tested and observed. Engineering is at the heart and soul of Mystery.org. The team works on all areas of the app,including front-end updates that all students will see, and internal tools that allow to automate the business.
Benefits the company provides for its employees include:
- Health insurance program
- 401K
- Possibility to work remotely or from the office in San Francisco
- Possibility to take time off whenever you need and as long as you need
- Flexible time off
- Company retreats 2 times a year
- Maternity leave
Contacts
650-550-0670
https://about.mystery.org/
