Smithsonian and ePals Challenge Kids Globally to Solve Real-World Problems in Third Annual Invention Competition.

WASHINGTON, DC - Janurary 17, 2014 - ePals Corporation, an education media company and Global Learning Network, today announced the launch of its third annual Spark! Lab Invent It Challenge in partnership with the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The Challenge honors K12 student winners whose creative inventions best demonstrate the Spark!Lab process of invention, with a patent filing and Camp Invention scholarship among the prizes. The Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge is open to students globally, with age-group categories from five to 18 and both individual and group submissions accepted.
Janurary 17, 2014

ePals Announces Elevation of Katya Andresen to CEO

WASHINGTON, DC - Janurary 16, 2014 - ePals Corporation (TSXV:SLN) ("ePals" or the "Company") announces that in accordance with the Company's previously announced CEO transition plan, Katya Andresen formally assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2014. Ms. Andresen joined the Company in June 2013 and served as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer during the transition period. Ms. Andresen succeeds Miles Gilburne as CEO. Mr. Gilburne will remain as Chairman of the Company's board of directors.
Janurary 16, 2014

31st Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced by Tech & Learning Magazine

SAN BRUNO, CA (October 30, 2013) - Tech & Learning magazine today named 72 education technology products as winners in its prestigious 31-year-old recognition program. Honored software, hardware, network, web products include innovative applications that break new ground as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools. A panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 150 entries, chose the winners.
October 30 2013

ePals&#0174 Announces Offering of Free and Low-Cost Resources to Help Support Teachers for The New School Year

WASHINGTON, DC - August 27, 2013. ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading Global Learning Network, today announced it is supporting teachers in the fall 2013 back to school window across the US, Asia, and Europe with a host of free and low-cost resources.
August 27, 2013

ePals&#0174 Launches Publishing Services in Partnership with McGraw Hill Education, Smithsonian Institution and Leading Publishers Globally

WASHINGTON, DC - June 25, 2013 From the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in San Antonio, ePals Corporation today announced the launch of enhanced services for educational publishers worldwide. These end-to-end services enable providers of curriculum, quality resources and learning activities to distribute their content into classrooms, schools and homes globally.
June 25, 2013

Katya Andresen to Join ePals&#0174 as New CEO

WASHINGTON, DC - May 16, 2013 -- ePals Corporation ("ePals" or "the Company") (TSXV: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading global learning network, is pleased to announce that Katya Andresen will succeed Miles Gilburne as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2014 and will report directly to Miles Gilburne, who will transition from his role as CEO over the next six months while continuing to serve as Chairman. During the transition, Ms. Andresen will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer. Current President, Ed Fish and current Chief Operating Officer, J. Michael Kelly will continue reporting to Miles Gilburne in the office of the Chairman, focused on major strategic partnerships, international joint ventures and corporate finance.
May 16, 2013

McGraw-Hill Education and ePals&#0174 Join Forces to Expand Global Collaborative Learning Opportunities for K-12 Students

NEW YORK - April 16, 2013 - McGraw-Hill Education today announced that it has formed a collaboration with ePals Corporation, an education media company and the world's leading global learning network. The partnership pairs world-class content from McGraw-Hill Networks, McGraw-Hill Education's award-winning digital social studies learning program for Grades 6-12, with ePals' global community and social learning platform.
April 16, 2013

ePals&#0174 Launches Learning Platform and Media Business in China

WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 2013 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading Global Learning Network, today announced that it has commenced operations of its Platform and Media businesses in China through its NeuPals joint venture and in collaboration with Neusoft Publishing. The launch of both Platform and Media businesses comes after fourth quarter approval of business licenses by Chinese authorities, followed by successful completion of initial technology transfer, product adaptation and localization, and establishment of facilities in Dalian, Shanghai and Shenyang. NeuPals technical operations have been successfully established within China in collaboration with NeuEdu Co. , Ltd. NeuPals has been capitalized by its partners, ePals and NeuEdu, and a seasoned management team is on board, led by CEO Tao Wang, who brings 15 years of experience working with international and language learning companies, as well as a Masters in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts and a Bachelors from WuHan University.
March 26, 2013

ePals&#0174 Media Sweeps 2013 Parents’ Choice Awards

WASHINGTON, DC - March 12, 2013 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading Global Learning Network, today announced that its media division, formerly Carus Publishing, was honored with 14 recognitions in the 2013 Parents' Choice Awards. The awards recognize the top children's magazines as voted upon by the Parents' Choice Foundation's panel of educators, scientists, performing artists, librarians, parents and even kids themselves.
March 12, 2013

Winners in Smithsonian-ePals&#0174 Global Kids Invention Challenge Include Young Innovators From Around the World

WASHINGTON, DC - August 29, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading Global Education Network, and the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation's Spark!Lab, are happy to announce today the 26 student winners and runners up in the 2012 Invent It! Challenge contest.
February 05, 2013

ePals Receives Regulatory Approval for Chinese Joint Venture and Expands Relationship with NeuSoft to Include Content Publishing

WASHINGTON, DC - November 28, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced that its joint venture with NeuEdu for the creation of ePals China under the name NeuPals has received its Chinese business license and has begun formal operations, bringing ePals' safe and secure social learning network into China in partnership with one of China's premiere technology and education companies.
November 28, 2012

ePals&#0174 Launches News Now Journalism Center

WASHINGTON, DC - November 14, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced the launch of News Now, a new learning center on www.ePals.com/journalism dedicated to helping high school students learn professional news and editorial reporting skills. The center provides resources aligned with "real world" journalism practices and communications standards such as the Common Core Standards in the United States, and encourages students to develop and showcase their own reporting and journalism skills.
November 14, 2012

ePals&#0174 Announces New Common Core Implementation Center

WASHINGTON, DC - November 09, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced its new free Common Core Implementation Center (CCIC). In a time when school districts are cash-strapped, the CCIC is designed to meet educators' needs with a broad range of flexible online communication tools and rigorous project-based learning resources that will enable teachers to teach and students to learn the new Common Core English Language Arts State Standards.
November 09, 2012

ePals&#0174 and Curriki Partner to Strengthen and Expand Open Educational Resources for Students and Teachers

WASHINGTON, DC - September 18, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced a partnership with Curriki.org, an online education community empowering educators, parents, and students through a vast collection of free Open Education Resources. With ePals connecting 800,000 classrooms across 200 countries, and Curriki reaching more than seven million users in 192 countries with upwards of 45,000 digital learning objects, together the two provide educators and learners around the world with unprecedented scope and access to rigorous and engaging global online content.
September 18, 2012

ePals Launches Fun New Way for Kids to Access Educational Content from Cobblestone & Cricket&#0174

WASHINGTON, DC - August 29, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced the release of new interactive magazine apps from its children's media division, offering kids an exciting new way to interact with content from award-winning, teacher- and parent-recommended Cobblestone & Cricket magazines.
August 29, 2012

The All-New ePals&#0174 Debuts at ISTE 2012

SAN DIEGO, CA - June 25, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world's leading safe social learning network, today announced the launch of the all-new ePals, significantly enhancing its online collaborative capabilities. ePals provides a one-stop learning solution, combining access to local, national and international classroom matching, standards-aligned projects, and private customizable group workspaces. ePals connects more than 800,000 classrooms across 200 countries and reaches over 27 million students, teachers and parents for engaging and rigorous authentic learning experiences. Projects feature top-quality content that address 21st century skills, collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking and writing aligned to state, national and international standards, including the Common Core ELA State Standards.
June 25, 2012

ePals’ In2Books Program Wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Reading/English Instructional Solution

WASHINGTON, DC - May 21, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and leading safe social learning network, today announced that the In2Books program won an SIIA CODiE Award for Best Reading/English Instructional Solution.
June 13, 2012

Top Five Tips To Keep Your Young Kids Engaged in Safe Social Networks and Summer Learning

WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2012 - News that Facebook may allow children under 13 to join the social networking site raises important questions about online safety for our youngest Internet users and purposes of learning. All over the world, new learning standards are emerging that focus on communication and collaboration as an important means to provide the writing and media creation, critical thinking and problem solving skills essential to the 21st century work place. Proper use of social media tools in furtherance of learning has the potential to motivate and empower students in ways that traditional home and school learning methods cannot match.
June 13, 2012

ePals’ In2Books Named 2012 CODiE Award Finalist For Best Reading/English Instructional Solution

WASHINGTON, DC - April 5, 2012 - ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and leading safe social learning network, announced today that their In2Books grade three through five literacy program has been selected as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association's 27th annual CODiE Awards for Best Reading/English Instructional Solution.
April 05, 2012