South Dakota Company's App to Be Featured by Google's Android Market
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Montessorium – an app company founded in Sioux Falls – had its "Intro to Math" app featured this week worldwide by Google, the company found out today. It is the third time in the past 6 years that Montessorium apps have been featured, previously having been highlighted on the App Store's "Best Apps of the Year" as well as "Best New Apps" lists.
Montessorium's leaders are delighted about the recognition: "We couldn't be happier about the feature, as it will allow us to reach more families around the world to help children learn." Intro to Math provides young people an opportunity to learn mathematics with practical methods rooted in Montessori Education. Montessorium's leaders continued, "Intro to Math is the perfect introduction to numeracy for young children, and supports a lifetime love for numbers and mathematical thought."
The company was founded in 2010 as a bridge between school-based Montessori education and the very practical education that happens at home today using technology as a foundation. As company co-founder June George – director of Baan Dek Montessori in Sioux Falls notes, "Our goal has always been to help children learn, and we're excited to be able to do it here in Sioux Falls at our school as well as worldwide through our mobile apps."
The app "Intro to Math" is part of Montessorium's broader set of introductory apps available in the Apple's App Store and soon to be available in the Android Market for $4.99 each. The company's Intro Bundle, Montessori Learning Bundle, includes Intro to Math, Intro to Letters, Intro to Cursive, Intro to Geography, and Intro to Colors, and can be purchased now from the App Store for $19.99 or can be purchased separately for $4.99 each.
"We think that our apps and Intro Bundle bring the best of Montessori education to children and their families and can be an amazing and accessible way for families to make learning a lifestyle," says co-founder George. "For us," notes George, "2016 is the year of engaged parenting and we will be working hard in the next months to make the remainder of our apps available to the largest app market in the world – the Android Market."
About Montessorium: Montessorium, LLC, is a Sioux Falls-founded and based company that builds apps for young children. It was founded in 2010 by Bobby and June George. The company believes that learning is a lifestyle and had the pleasure not long after launching its first app to be endorsed by the late Steve Jobs. Questions should be directed to Bobby George, CEO, at [email protected] or Bill Anderson at [email protected].
SOURCE Montessorium, LLC
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