De Monsters

De Monsters is a software studio in the Netherlands that now concentrates on educational technology. It designs, builds and then keeps improving online learning platforms, digital teaching materials and interactive modules, using one senior team that covers product, design and development.

What De Monsters offers

• Learning platforms — educational web apps built to grow with their content and users.
• Digital teaching materials — online lesson content and interactive modules for classrooms.
• Discovery phase — turning an idea into a concrete plan before development starts.
• First versions — a working first release in about two weeks.
• Ongoing team — a fixed senior team for long-term development and management.
• Handover and hosting — code, hosting, data and documentation kept transparent so clients avoid vendor lock-in.

Who it works with

Its clients are educational publishers, edtech teams and education organisations. Since 2014 it has worked on the 123ZING platform for music, dance and drama lessons in schools, and it has built work for Kaliber Kunstenschool.

Key facts

• Based in: the Netherlands
• Team: Dutch team, no outsourcing
• Focus: privacy, access rights and accessibility are built in from the start
• Language: Dutch