Learning designed with educators, refined through classroom collaboration — supporting children's participation and meaning-making through multimodal engagement.
Plug-and-play lesson templates designed to facilitate children's participation and meaning-making — run a session with zero prep while supporting pedagogical approaches informed by classroom practice.
Digital animated films that leverage multimodal engagement to open discussions, expand children's perspectives, and create affordances for meaningful learning experiences.
Physical activities rooted in social-cultural learning frameworks — supporting children's engagement through embodied experiences that complement digital storytelling.
Formative assessment tools that position educators as co-partners in children's learning journey, supporting observation and reflection in ECEC settings.
Three simple phases to bring engaging learning to your classroom — Prepare → Facilitate → Reflect
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Start Your Pilot TodayDesigned to align with early-years learning goals and teacher workflows — easy to run, easy to adapt.
Lessons frame play as inquiry — children explore themes through story, movement and guided reflection.
Conversation prompts and reflective questions help children name emotions, build empathy, and collaborate.
PDF guides, quick Q&A prompts, and physical activity cards that teachers can use on the fly.
In collaboration with university partners
🎓 University Partnership
Ongoing research collaboration with UiT The Arctic University of Norway (academic collaboration; no financial sponsorship)
👥 Children's Participation
Exploring how digital animated films support children's agency and meaning-making in ECEC settings
🔍 Key Findings
Children's engagement reveals new ways to communicate experiences and expand perspectives
Collaborative pilots bridging classroom practice and academic research — conducted with rigorous qualitative methodology and strict ethical standards.
Run ArtiDojo in your ECEC setting using qualitative observation methods. Our pilots connect classroom practice with academic research, guided by strict ethical standards including confidentiality and voluntary participation.
Request PilotEvidence-based workshops that position educators as co-partners in children's learning. Learn to facilitate activities with digital animated films that support children's participation and meaning-making.
Join our ongoing research partnership with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Contribute to qualitative studies exploring children's participation, conducted with EECERA ethical codes and rigorous methodology.
Partner With UsA small team, community-driven project bringing together educators, researchers, and technology
Founder & Creator
Arnie van Kerwel is the founder of ArtiDojo, an innovative EdTech platform reimagining early childhood education through AI, storytelling, and movement. With a background in 3D animation, child development, and creative technology, Arnie bridges art and science to create tools that help teachers spark curiosity and emotional growth in young learners.
Originally from Stellenbosch, South Africa, and now based in Norway, Arnie has led international creative teams across Berlin, the UK, and Asia, producing motion graphics, VR experiences, and educational media. His vision for ArtiDojo is to make learning more playful, inclusive, and research-informed—bringing together educators, researchers, and technology to build the classrooms of the future.
"ArtiDojo is a small, community-driven project—not a big corporation. We're working directly with schools and researchers to build something meaningful for teachers and children."
Start a pilot, train your teachers, or explore curated lesson packs — ArtiDojo makes it easy to try something new in the classroom.
Pilot support • Teacher training • Evaluation reports