English Classroom

Platform overview

English Classroom is a gamified English learning platform for schools at englishclassroom.org. It helps teachers turn lessons into classroom English games, class competitions, assignments, and continuous practice students enjoy — on web and mobile. Built for classrooms: no ads, no student email required, and staff manage everything from a single dashboard.

Learning modules

English Classroom is designed as one platform for every English skill — not only spelling. Spelling and vocabulary games are live today; additional modules are on the roadmap.

Live demo

Explore the full platform without creating an account. The live demo at englishclassroom.org/demo lets you experience English Classroom as three roles:

Demo safety

• No account required — pick a role and start exploring in under a minute.
• Sample data only — demo sessions use pre-filled data; nothing affects real schools.
• Critical actions disabled — you cannot create real accounts or change production data.
• Sessions expire — demo access resets after 2 hours; data refreshes regularly.

Pricing & free trial

Every school plan includes a 3-month free trial. No credit card required to start. Register at school signup or explore first with the live demo.

What's in each tier

Full pricing details are on the landing page pricing section. For Enterprise or district quotes, contact sales via the landing page.

School quick start

Use this checklist when you first register your school on English Classroom.

1. Register the school at school signup page. Enter school name, contact email, choose a join code (3–6 letters/numbers — students will use this to log in), and create the owner account (name, email, password min. 6 characters).
2. Save your join code — it appears on the school dashboard after signup. Share it with students; they need it every time they log in (along with username + password).
3. Add teachers from the dashboard (owners/admins only) or ask your platform contact to add them. Each teacher gets their own email/password staff login.
4. Create student accounts on the dashboard or Students page. Each student needs a unique username within your school and a password (min. 4 characters). Grade is optional but helps group students in analytics.
5. Give students the login URL: student login — school code + username + password. No student email is required.
6. Explore analytics at school analytics after students have played a few sessions.

Teacher quick start

If your school is already set up, teachers can start here on day one.

1. Sign in at staff login with the email and password your admin created.
2. Open Dashboard to see student count and the school join code (read-only for teachers).
3. Add or edit students on Students — you can create accounts, reset passwords, and suspend access.
4. Open Analytics — you see data for your assigned classes (or grade groups). If nothing appears, ask your admin to assign you to classes.
5. Create a tournament under Tournaments → New when you want a class competition.
6. Direct students to student dashboard after they log in — they pick games from there.

Student login — share with your class

Students never use email. They sign in with three pieces of information:

Login page: student login

Roles & permissions

English Classroom has three staff roles inside each school. All staff use staff login.

* Teachers manage tournaments they created, school-wide tournaments, or tournaments for their assigned classes.

Owner Created at school signup — full control.
Admin Same as owner except only one owner per school.
Teacher Classroom focus — students + scoped analytics.
Student Uses student login — games, progress, tournaments.

School dashboard

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/school/dashboard

Managing students

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/school/students

Creating a student

1. Click Add student (or use the dashboard form).
2. Enter display name, username, password (min. 4 chars), and optional grade.
3. Usernames must be unique within your school (not globally).
4. Share school code + username + password with the student.

Editing & account status

• Edit — change name, username, grade, or set a new password.
• Suspend — blocks login immediately; progress data is kept.
• Reactivate — restores login access.
• Delete — permanently removes the student account.

Managing teachers

Only owners and admins can add teachers from the dashboard.

1. Enter teacher name, email, and temporary password on the dashboard.
2. The teacher signs in at staff login and should change their password if your school policy requires it.
3. Teachers appear in the dashboard list; they access the same nav as admins but with scoped analytics.

Analytics & reports

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/school/analytics

Filters

Use the header filters on every analytics view:

• Date range — Today, 7 days, 30 days, This month
• Class — All classes or one specific class/grade group

Dashboard sections

Drill-down pages

• /school/analytics/classes/[classId] — class summary, top students, weak words, tournament panel
• /school/analytics/students/[studentId] — full student profile: sessions, mastered/weak words, 1v1 stats, tournament history, recommendations

CSV exports

From the analytics page header, download:

• School summary CSV
• Class report CSV (respects current filters)
• Student report CSV (respects current filters)

Running tournaments (staff)

Tournaments are Swiss-format 1v1 competitions inside your school. Each match uses 10 words. Students are paired each round; standings use wins and tie-break points.

Manage list: https://englishclassroom.org/school/tournaments

Create a tournament

Create: https://englishclassroom.org/school/tournaments/new

Manual tournament runbook

1. Draft — tournament created; students cannot join yet.
2. Open registration — students see it on student tournaments and can join.
3. Lock registration — closes sign-ups (minimum 4 players required).
4. Start tournament — Round 1 pairings are generated; matches become playable.
5. Students play their matches (see student section below).
6. Generate next round — repeat until all rounds complete.
7. Completed — final standings are locked.

Scheduled tournament

Registration opens when you create the tournament. At the scheduled start time, Round 1 begins automatically. Subsequent rounds advance after the configured break. A platform cron job handles timing — ensure your tournament start time is set correctly in your local timezone.

Staff tournament page

Manage: https://englishclassroom.org/school/tournaments (open a tournament from the list)

• Live standings (wins, points, Buchholz tie-break)
• Participant list
• Current-round matches with status
• Phase control buttons (open, lock, start, next round)
• Match reports for completed games

Student dashboard

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/dashboard (after login)

The student home page is the hub for all learning activities:

• Quick links to Daily, Practice, and Continue English practice
• Cards for every game mode (Listen & Spell, Audio Quiz, Guess the Word, Pangram, Flashcards)
• 1v1 Online matchmaking card
• Group Battle — create or join a room with an invite code
• Secret Word Duel — strategic head-to-head word guessing
• Personal stats snapshot (score, streak)
• Links to Progress, Leaderboard, Achievements, Bookmarks, Tournaments
• Mobile app download links (Google Play / App Store) where configured

Game modes — full catalog

Nine distinct experiences across solo practice, study, and multiplayer. Most game sessions (except flashcards & pangram study-only modes) save progress for teacher analytics.

1v1 multiplayer (casual)

Separate from tournaments — students can play casual ranked 1v1 anytime from the dashboard or game pages.

How a match works

1. Student clicks Find match — enters matchmaking queue (up to ~60 seconds).
2. When paired, a 3-second countdown starts.
3. Both players get the same 10 words in sync.
4. Listen & Spell: ~20 seconds per word. Guess the Word: ~30 seconds per word.
5. First correct answer scores; results show at match end.
6. Stats appear in student Progress (Multiplayer tab) and school Analytics.

Students can cancel while searching. If no opponent is found, they can retry.

Group Battle

Group Battle turns a class or friend group into a live English game room. Up to 8 players join the same room with an invite code and compete in real time.

Home: https://englishclassroom.org/group-games

How to start a group game

1. From the student dashboard, open Group Battle or go to /group-games.
2. Click Create Room and choose a mode: Group Listen & Spell or Group Guess the Word.
3. Share the invite code with classmates — they join via Join with Code (/group-games/join).
4. When everyone is ready, the host starts the game. Words appear for all players at once.
5. Scores update live on the room scoreboard. Results appear on the results page when the session ends.

Modes

Secret Word Duel

Secret Word Duel is a head-to-head strategy game. Each player picks a hidden word; opponents ask for letters, track revealed clues, and try to guess the secret word before their opponent does.

Home: https://englishclassroom.org/secret-word

How a duel works

1. One student clicks Create Room (/secret-word/create) and sets the rules.
2. They share the room code; the opponent joins via Join with Code (/secret-word/join).
3. Each player secretly selects their word at the start of the match.
4. Players take turns asking for letters or making a full-word guess.
5. The first player to guess the opponent's secret word wins. Results appear at /secret-word/results/[matchId].

Secret Word Duel builds vocabulary strategy and pattern recognition — useful as enrichment alongside Listen & Spell and other core practice modes.

Joining tournaments (students)

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/tournaments

1. When staff open registration, the tournament appears with a Join button.
2. After joining, wait on the tournament lobby page (/tournaments/[id]) for staff to start.
3. When Round 1 starts, students see their opponent and an Enter match button.
4. Match opens at /tournaments/[id]/play/[matchId] — same 1v1 UI as casual multiplayer.
5. After the match, return to the lobby for standings and the next round.
6. Bye round — if unpaired, the student gets 1 point automatically and waits.

Tournament results feed into student Progress and school Analytics tournament columns.

Progress & weak areas (students)

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/progress

Students see their own data across tabs:

Teachers see the same metrics (and more) on the student analytics drill-down page.

Leaderboards

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/leaderboard

Leaderboard summaries also appear on the school Analytics page for staff.

Achievements & badges

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/achievements

Students unlock badges automatically based on play patterns:

• Streak badges — consecutive days played (e.g. 3-day "Warm Streak")
• Milestone badges — first session, total sessions, correct answers
• Skill badges — mode-specific accomplishments

A streak hero section highlights the student's current daily play streak. Badges motivate without requiring teacher setup.

Bookmarks

Open: https://englishclassroom.org/bookmarks

During practice games, students can star difficult words. Bookmarked words collect on this page.

The Review button launches a custom Listen & Spell session using only bookmarked words — perfect for personalized revision before tests or competitions.

URL quick reference

All links open the live app in a new tab.

Legal & policies

English Classroom is operated by Mindpalace Trivia LLP. Official policies are available on the main site:

FAQ & troubleshooting

Glossary