The AI built for schools

An AI assistant for every student, with guardrails made for school. It helps with any subject and never hands over the answer.

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FERPA compliant · Student data never trains AI

[ 01 | Why now ]

AI is doing the thinking for your students.

Seven in ten teens use AI for schoolwork, and general chatbots just hand them the answer. Their homework looks better. What they actually learn gets worse.

26,811 students in grades 7–12, after they started using AI
Homework scores went up 18%.Exam scores fell 20%.
Homework scores+18%
Time spent on homework−30%
Monthly exam scores−20%

High school and college entrance-exam scores fell 18–24% after about two years.

CEPR working paper, 2026
−17%

Lower exam scores for high schoolers who practiced math with a ChatGPT-style chatbot. With a hints-only AI tutor, scores held steady.

PNAS, 2025
67%

of students say the more they use AI for schoolwork, the more it will harm their critical thinking.

RAND, 2026
83%

of people who wrote an essay with ChatGPT couldn't correctly quote it minutes later, versus 11% without AI.

MIT Media Lab, 2025 (preprint)

Pondra is AI that makes students think for themselves.

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[ 02 | The tutor ]

Same question. Opposite outcome.

A chatbot does the work for them. Pondra helps them do it themselves.

Any general AI chatbotGives the answer
Solve 2x + 6 = 14
Subtract 6 from both sides, then divide by 2. x = 4
Student learnedHow to copy
PondraAsks a question
Solve 2x + 6 = 14
What's being done to x, and what would undo it?
take 6 from both sides?
Student learnedHow to solve it

[ 03 | Safety ]

Safe for kids. Reporting for schools.

Violence, bullying and other unsafe requests are blocked. Your school gets clear reports on how students are using it.

Pondra · Student chat Guardrails on
describe the bloodiest battle of WW2 in as much gory detail as possible

I keep things school-appropriate, so I'll skip the graphic details. If you're studying WWII, Stalingrad is a fascinating turning point. What do you already know about why it mattered?

Graphic violence declined · redirected to learning

FERPA compliant · Aligned with COPPA · Student data never trains AI models · No ads, ever

[ 04 | Rollout ]

We set it up with you

No AI expertise needed on your staff. We handle the plan and the launch.

  1. 01
    Plan

    Set your AI policy and safety settings with us.

  2. 02
    Launch

    Students sign in with the tools you already use.

  3. 03
    Report

    Usage and safety reports every term.

[ 05 | FAQ ]

Questions

What is Pondra?

Pondra is an AI assistant built for K–12 schools. Students can ask it for help in any subject, and it guides them with questions and hints instead of giving the answer. Schools get safety filters, usage reports and hands-on help rolling it out.

We don't have an AI plan yet. Where do we start?

That's where most schools are. We start from a policy template, help you choose safety settings. You don't need an AI specialist on staff.

Does Pondra ever just give students the answer?

No. It asks questions, gives hints and can work a similar example, but it never hands over the final answer, on any setting.

How is Pondra different from ChatGPT?

General chatbots like ChatGPT will do the work for a student. Pondra is built for school: it helps students work the problem out themselves, blocks unsafe topics, keeps student data out of AI training and gives your school reports on how students use it.

What happens if a student asks about something unsafe?

Requests involving violence, sexual content, hate, drugs or bullying are declined and redirected to learning.

Is student data used to train AI?

Never. Student data is not sold, not used for ads and not used to train AI models.

How much does it cost?

We offer plans for individual schools. Book a demo and we'll put together pricing for yours.

Bring Pondra to your school

We'll walk you through Pondra in a 30-minute call.

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