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What Is OpenKids
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015. Its two programmes, Art Programmes and Tech Programmes, form one growth journey from age 3 to 24, with campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX are OpenKids sub-brands; together they supply the curriculum behind its two programmes.
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201524 Sep 2026
Since 2015
The year TAFA Group, the education group OpenKids belongs to, was founded in Singapore. Wherever this site says Since 2015, it refers to the group.
As Of 24 Sep 2026
35,000+Jul 2026
35,000+ students taught in Art Programmes since 2015
A self-reported running total of students taught in the art programme in Singapore since 2015. It counts every student ever taught, not current enrolment.
As Of Jul 2026
10,000+Jul 2026
10,000+ students currently enrolled across the network
Students enrolled today across OpenKids campuses: a current headcount, not a cumulative total and not a single campus.
As Of Jul 2026
3–2424 Sep 2026
Art Programmes 3–18 · Tech Programmes 4–18, with competition training (8–24) and Future Pathways (8–24) inside them
Enrolment ages per programme. Children are placed by readiness, not birthday; the journey's growth stages are not entry requirements.
As Of 24 Sep 2026
How We Count
350–600Students at a mature campus
350–600 students at a mature campus
Typical enrolment at a mature OpenKids campus: the one operating figure OpenKids publishes, and not a forecast for any new campus.
As Of 24 Sep 2026
up to 6Revenue streams per campus
Up to six revenue streams per campus
The revenue streams a campus can run, named but never valued. All six come with the City Partner and Master Partner tiers.
As Of 24 Sep 2026
Operating figures are self-reported by the network, not audited financial statements. We publish no revenue, payback or income figure: fees are disclosed on enquiry and every partner-facing figure is confirmed in writing. How the investment works
Company & Ownership
How The Pieces Fit Together
One education group, one brand, two programmes whose curriculum comes from four sub-brands, campuses and the programme that licenses the brand to new cities.
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TAFA Group
TAFA Group is an education group founded in Singapore in 2015. OpenKids is its education brand.
Openkids International Pte Ltd
The Singapore company that operates www.openkids.co and the OpenKids brand.
OpenKids
One education brand, two programmes, one growth journey for ages 3–24.
Art ProgrammesTech Programmes
What families enrol in: Art Programmes for ages 3–18 and Tech Programmes for ages 4–18 (robotics, AI coding and 3D design, competition training from 8 by readiness through to 24, and university-application technology training after 16). Children are placed by readiness, not birthday.
TreeArtFuturum AcademyAK RoboticsGaiaX
TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX are OpenKids sub-brands; together they supply the curriculum behind its two programmes. Each runs its own website.
SingaporeMalaysia
Where children take classes: every OpenKids campus teaches one Art and Tech curriculum to one training standard. The live list is on Find a Class.
OpenKids Global Partner Programme
OpenKids Global Partner Programme licenses the OpenKids brand, both of its programme systems (Art and Tech) and the system behind them to Global Partners, with territory protection at every tier. A mature campus typically serves 350–600 students; fees are disclosed on enquiry and returns are modelled per market, never promised.
MagiBoxMagiDeskOpenKids AIMagiTripMagiLearn AI OSKiko & Manyi
The in-house AI stack behind teaching, operations and the learning record, and the products built around it. OpenKids AI, MagiBox and MagiDesk are OpenKids' own products, not separate companies.
Student Work And Honours
Recognition With Evidence
Student honours are published story by story, each credited to the institution that submitted the work.
Where a recognition has no public evidence yet, we say so.
Student Honours
- 2026TreeArt Students Honoured At The 2026 International Visual Arts CompetitionFrom around five thousand works in more than seventy countries, TreeArt entries earned a second place, an eighth place and nine nominations.
- 2025TreeArt Students Honoured At The 14th Youth World Cup Painting CompetitionAround the theme Peace, Hope and Future, entries submitted through TreeArt in Singapore earned honours in every age group, from four to twenty-five.
- 2025TreeArt Students Shine At The 6th Asia Youth And Children Arts FestivalThree runner-up places, gold awards in every group from age four to twelve, and two team golds for TreeArt at an Asia-wide competition themed The Most Beautiful Scenery, People and Things.
Honours And Participation
- 2025ART TECH AwardsAWWC AwardsSG60 kinex AwardsHonours won by individual art students, credited to the institution that submitted the work.Details on request
- ParticipationThe World's Top Technology StagesOpenKids students compete at the world's top technology competitions. Participation only: no award, title or ranking is claimed.Read the story
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Don't Take Our Word For It
Each sub-brand runs its own website, and every student honour on this site links to the story it comes from.
Press Kit
OpenKids
In Three Lengths
Bios to quote as written, the key facts and a media contact.
Every figure carries its date.
Short, about 50 words
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015.
Its two programmes, Art Programmes and Tech Programmes, join art and technology, competition and admissions into one growth journey from age 3 to 24, with campuses in Singapore and Malaysia.
Medium, about 100 words
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015.
Its two programmes, Art Programmes and Tech Programmes, join art and technology, competition and admissions into one growth journey from age 3 to 24, with campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The curriculum behind the two programmes comes from OpenKids sub-brands: TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX. Classes run on OpenKids' own teaching technology, MagiBox and MagiDesk, and families start with a free trial class, or a free consultation for Future Pathways. Through the OpenKids Global Partner Programme, operators in new cities license the brand and the system behind it.
Long, about 150 words
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015.
Its two programmes, Art Programmes and Tech Programmes, join art and technology, competition and admissions into one growth journey from age 3 to 24, with campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The curriculum behind the two programmes comes from OpenKids sub-brands: TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX. Classes run on OpenKids' own teaching technology, MagiBox and MagiDesk, and families start with a free trial class, or a free consultation for Future Pathways. Through the OpenKids Global Partner Programme, operators in new cities license the brand and the system behind it. As of July 2026, more than 10,000 students are enrolled across the network, and OpenKids Art Programmes have taught more than 35,000 students in Singapore since 2015 on REMAT, a spiral curriculum developed in Singapore by TAFA Group, the education group behind OpenKids. OpenKids students compete at the world's top technology competitions.
Key Facts
- Name
- OpenKids
- Group
- TAFA Group, founded in Singapore in 2015
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Programmes
- Art Programmes for ages 3–18 and Tech Programmes for ages 4–18 (robotics, AI coding and 3D design, competition training from 8 by readiness through to 24, and university-application technology training after 16)
- Sub-Brands
- TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics, GaiaX
- Campuses
- Singapore, Malaysia
- Website
- www.openkids.co
- Media Contact
- support@openkids.co
- Other Enquiries
- Every way to reach HQ
- Brand Mark
- OpenKids mark, PNG, 512 × 512
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What is OpenKids?
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015. Its two programmes, Art Programmes for ages 3–18 and Tech Programmes for ages 4–18, form one growth journey from age 3 to 24, with campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX are OpenKids sub-brands; together they supply the curriculum behind its two programmes.
Read our storyWho owns and operates OpenKids?
OpenKids is an education brand of TAFA Group, an education group founded in Singapore in 2015. OpenKids is operated by Openkids International Pte Ltd from its headquarters in Singapore.
Is OpenKids the same as TreeArt?
No. TreeArt is an OpenKids sub-brand: it supplies the curriculum behind Art Programmes, one of the two OpenKids programmes. Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX supply the curriculum behind Tech Programmes, its competition training and the admissions guidance both programmes share.
The Art ProgrammesWhich programmes and sub-brands make up OpenKids?
Two programmes: Art Programmes for ages 3–18 and Tech Programmes for ages 4–18 (robotics, AI coding and 3D design, competition training from 8 by readiness through to 24, and university-application technology training after 16). Their curriculum comes from specialist OpenKids sub-brands: TreeArt, Futurum Academy, AK Robotics and GaiaX. Classes run on OpenKids' own teaching technology, the MagiBox teaching system and the MagiDesk teacher console.
Compare the programmesIs OpenKids a franchise?
OpenKids grows through the OpenKids Global Partner Programme rather than a single off-the-shelf franchise. OpenKids Global Partner Programme licenses the OpenKids brand, both of its programme systems (Art and Tech) and the system behind them to Global Partners, with territory protection at every tier. A mature campus typically serves 350–600 students; fees are disclosed on enquiry and returns are modelled per market, never promised. Global Partners join at one of three tiers: Campus Partner, City Partner or Master Partner. The legal structure for each market is confirmed in writing.
The Global Partner ProgrammeWhere is OpenKids headquartered?
In Singapore. OpenKids has campuses in Singapore and Malaysia, and new campuses and Global Partners are joining its network.
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Brand & Evidence
The Evidence Behind The Brand
Is OpenKids a Reliable Education Partner? The Evidence, Item by Item
Every claim we make about ourselves, matched to what you can check without us — student honours published by the organisers, four live sub-brand websites, named university offers — and honest labels on the numbers no one has audited.
Enrichment Education in Southeast Asia: 2026 Statistics
The numbers behind Southeast Asia's enrichment education market — sourced market figures, plus the operating data OpenKids publishes about its own network.
TreeArt: The Art School Behind 35,000 Young Artists
Teaching children in Singapore since 2015, TreeArt has grown into a network of art campuses across Singapore and Kuala Lumpur — and the creative foundation of the OpenKids ecosystem. This is how it teaches, and why it starts at three.
TreeArt Students Honoured At The 2026 International Visual Arts Competition
From around five thousand works in more than seventy countries, TreeArt entries earned a second place, an eighth place and nine nominations.
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