What Fréquence écoles does

Fréquence écoles is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 1991 and headquartered in Lyon, with 23 employees and a 30+ year track record in digital education. The organization serves three primary audiences — children and adolescents (ages 6-18), parents and families, and education professionals (teachers, mediators, animators) — with the mission of digital emancipation rather than risk prevention. Its core programs include REZO (a pedagogical commons for adolescent digital autonomy deployed in 70+ schools reaching 50,000 adolescents over 10 years), Super Demain (a professional community of digital education practitioners), and We Love Futur (a role-playing game for social media education deployed under the European IMAJE cross-border program).

The underlying technology combines tangible pedagogical devices (interactive exhibitions in the Archipel series on digital identity, internet environmental impact, and social media economics; pedagogical kits such as Educonum for ages 6-10, Ludinet for ages 8-11, and Culture Gaming for ages 11-14; parental exhibitions on screens and digital wellbeing) with open educational resources distributed via the laressourcerie.cool platform under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensing. The devices are deliberately designed as mobile, autonomous, turnkey kits that enable non-specialist educators to deliver structured digital literacy interventions. Action-research methodology (formalized with a dedicated research lead in 2023) underpins iterative resource development.

The business model is hybrid and deliberately so. The association itself pursues a community-led, alliance-building GTM anchored in territorial support to local authorities and public institutions (Métropole de Lyon, DRANE Académie de Lyon, CAF du Rhône, Département de la Haute-Savoie, Région Autonome de la Vallée d'Aoste). Commercial distribution and Qualiopi-certified training are routed through the wholly-owned subsidiary Futur Composé, which sells kits at €200-€2,700 and rents exhibitions at €300-€400/week, while training is priced at €300 per participant per full day. Additional revenue (and probably the largest share) comes from public grants, European project funding (IMAJE), and corporate foundation support (Fondation Free, Fondation EDF, Banque des Territoires). Free lending via the RESIN center at Métropole de Lyon provides bottom-of-funnel reach.

Name

Fréquence écoles

Legal name

Fréquence écoles

Website

https://frequence-ecoles.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fréquence écoles is a French non-profit association developing digital literacy education programs, tangible pedagogical kits, interactive exhibitions, and open educational resources for children, adolescents, parents, and education professionals, with commercial distribution via subsidiary Futur Composé.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Digital Curriculum & Courseware (Full Programs & Units) (EDAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Development & Teacher Training Media (EDAGALAI)

Keywords

• Digital education
• Media literacy
• Pedagogical kits
• Professional training
• Open educational resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pedagogical Device Sales: Sale of tangible educational kits and interactive exhibitions through the company's subsidiary Futur Composé. Devices include workshops, kits, and mobile exhibitions for digital education.
2. Professional Training: Professional training programs for educators, mediators, and teachers on digital education. Training sessions on using REZO resource and other pedagogical approaches.
3. Professional Conferences: Conference services for professionals on digital education topics, including sensitization sessions.
4. Territorial Support Services: Support services for territorial authorities to develop educational alliances around digital culture.
5. Device Rental: Rental of pedagogical devices including exhibitions for weekly or period-based deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fréquence écoles designs, produces, and distributes tangible pedagogical devices (interactive exhibitions, intervention kits, activity cases) and open educational resources for digital literacy education targeting children, adolescents, and parents. The organization also delivers professional training for educators and mediators, organizes professional conferences, and provides territorial support services to build educational alliances around digital culture. Commercial distribution and Qualiopi-certified training are handled through its wholly-owned subsidiary Futur Composé.

Product overview

Fréquence écoles offers a portfolio of physical pedagogical products and professional training services focused on digital education for children, adolescents, and parents. The core programs include REZO (a pedagogical commons for adolescent digital autonomy) and We Love Futur (a role-playing experience on social networks). The tangible device catalog features interactive exhibitions (Archipel series on digital identity, internet impact, and social media economics), pedagogical kits (Educonum for ages 6-10, Ludinet for ages 8-11, Culture Gaming for ages 11-14), and parental education exhibitions. Professional training services support educators in implementing these resources, all distributed through the subsidiary Futur Composé.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super Demain: A community of professionals, open resource, and partners mobilized to act differently with adolescents on digital media literacy.
• REZO
• We Love Futur (WE ♡ FUTUR)

Products and services

• REZO A pedagogical commons program developed over 10 years of experience that enables adolescents to develop autonomy in digital worlds. It helps students understand how networks, content indexing, and the economic models of major platforms work. Deployed in 70+ schools and reached 50,000 adolescents over 10 years.
• We Love Futur (WE ♥ FUTUR) A role-playing game experience for educating about social networks, developed as part of the European IMAJE project. Students take on the role of digital media professionals within a fictional influence and digital communication agency.
• Valise Educonum An activity case designed to develop digital culture for children aged 6-10. Contains 12 activities of 45 minutes each covering web history, data importance, computational thinking, image production, and video game mechanics.
• Kit Ludinet An intervention kit for helping children aged 8-11 navigate online more safely. Includes 3 activities of 30 minutes each covering how internet reaches their devices, search engine mechanics, and online discussion etiquette.
• Kit Culture Gaming (Kit Jeux Vidéo) A workshop kit for 11-14 year olds on video game culture. Includes 3 activities for 10 simultaneous participants covering video game history, design methods, and socio-economic aspects of gaming.
• Archipel Identité numérique An interactive exhibition for a workshop on digital identity for adults and teens over 12. Features 6 activities with 15 simultaneous participants covering connected tools, personal data protection (RGPD), and strategic digital identity development.
• Archipel Les Dessous d'Internet An interactive exhibition on the environmental impact of digital technology. Features 6 activities with 15 participants covering data centers, energy consumption, rare mineral extraction, and sustainable digital choices.
• Archipel Data Island An interactive exhibition on the economic model of social media. Features 6 activities for 15 participants helping participants understand targeted advertising, attention economy, and influence strategies on social networks.
• Expo Insupportable portable An interactive exhibition to reconcile parents and teens around tensions related to smartphones, helping families discuss and reflect on mobile phone usage.
• Expo Pas de panique An interactive exhibition to help parents and their children share and discuss the emotions they experience online, focusing on emotional regulation in digital contexts.
• Expo mobile Jeu vidéo A mobile exhibition to foster dialogue between parents and children/teens about video games, addressing gaming habits and family discussions.
• Expo Mon enfant, les écrans et moi A fixed or mobile exhibition to help parents take stock of the place of digital technology at home. Features 5 double-sided banners (200x200cm) and helps parents analyze children's digital practices.
• Formation Intervenir auprès des jeunes avec REZO Qualiopi-certified professional training program for educators, mediators, and animators to use the REZO resource with middle school students. Covers information, media, social networks, and adolescent informational practices over 1 day (6 hours).
• Accompagnements territoriaux (Territorial Support Services) Direct deployment support for territorial authorities to structure educational alliances around digital culture on their territories. Includes coordination with local schools, media libraries, and community centers.
• Conférences pro (Professional Conferences) Conference services for professionals on digital education topics, including sensitization sessions for teachers, mediators, and youth workers on the place of digital technology in young people's lives.
• Interventions grand public (Public Interventions) Direct in-person interventions with children, adolescents, parents, and adults on digital education topics, deployed in schools, media libraries, and community centers. Reached 8,240 direct beneficiaries in 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,240 direct beneficiaries of programs in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La MedNumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFréquence écoles is a shareholder and member of the board of La MedNum, the cooperative for digital inclusion. This is a key strategic partnership in the French digital inclusion ecosystem.
• HINAURA (Hub Inclusion Numérique Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Fréquence écoles along with Agate (Savoie), Zoomacom (Loire), and Ligue de l'Enseignement. Regional hub for digital inclusion in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate member of the Educnum collective, led by CNIL, focused on digital education initiatives.
• La Métropole de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey territorial partner in Lyon metropolitan area. The Métropole has acquired three Fréquence écoles exhibitions for free lending via RESIN center and supports various digital education initiatives.
• CAF du RhônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Lyon metropolitan area for family and parental support initiatives.
• DRANE Académie de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational network partner providing training and support for digital practices in schools within the Lyon academy.
• Réseau CanopécoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEducational resource network partner, with Atelier Canopé 69 Lyon as a local point of presence.
• PixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner in digital skills assessment and certification, complementing Fréquence écoles' educational mission.
• CNILcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner for data protection education, collaborating on Educnum collective initiatives.
• IFRAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization in the educational network.
• AFNICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner focused on internet domain and naming issues.
• Département de la Haute-SavoiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner of the WE ♡ FUTUR project implementing digital media education in schools across the department, funded through European IMAJE program.
• La Ligue de l'EnseignementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation partner for youth education, collaborating on territorial educational alliances and WE ♡ FUTUR project implementation.
• Région Autonome de la Vallée d'AostecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border partner in IMAJE European project for digital media education among youth, alongside French partners.
• CRIJ Auvergne Rhône-AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional youth information center partner.
• Fédération Léo LagrangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation partner for popular education and cultural initiatives.
• EdTech LyonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal EdTech ecosystem partner in Lyon.
• Agate (Savoie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in co-founding HINAURA regional digital inclusion hub.
• Zoomacom (Loire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in co-founding HINAURA regional digital inclusion hub.
• Fondation Montagne SûreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in cross-border digital education initiatives.
• Lycée linguistique de CourmayeurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner in IMAJE cross-border project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• La Ligue de l'Enseignement: Major French popular education federation with departmental federations (e.g., Ligue 73) that partner with Fréquence écoles on territorial interventions. Comparable as a network delivering education programs across territories, including the WE ♡ FUTUR project.
• HINAURA (Hub Inclusion Numérique Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes): Regional digital inclusion hub co-founded by Fréquence écoles with Agate, Zoomacom, and Ligue de l'Enseignement. Comparable as a territorial digital inclusion alliance operating in the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• La MedNum (Coopérative pour l'inclusion numérique): French cooperative of digital inclusion actors in which Fréquence écoles is a shareholder and board member. Comparable as a French digital inclusion ecosystem organization with overlapping networks and audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Universcience (Palais de la Découverte / Cité des Sciences): Major French public science and culture institution operating exhibitions and educational programs. Comparable in delivering interactive educational exhibitions targeting youth and families, but at substantially larger national scale.
• Réseau Canopé: France's state-operated educational resource network providing teacher training, pedagogical resources, and educational ateliers nationwide. Comparable as a publicly backed educational resource provider that the organization partners with (Atelier Canopé 69 Lyon).
• CLEMI (Centre pour l'Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information): Public entity under the French Ministry of Education dedicated to media and information literacy in schools. Comparable mission in school-based media literacy education but with broader national scope and government backing.

Direct peers

• Les Petits Débrouillards: French association running hands-on educational interventions for youth on scientific and digital topics. Comparable as a non-profit delivering tangible, activity-based digital/Science education programs in schools and community settings.
• Tralalère: French association producing educational tools and content for digital citizenship and media literacy among youth. Directly comparable as a French non-profit focused on digital education resources for the same age groups and themes (online safety, screens, social networks).
• Génération Numérique: French association specializing in digital education and parental mediation, conducting school interventions and teacher training. Closely mirrors Fréquence écoles' mission around empowering youth and parents around digital practices.
• e-enfance (3018 hotline): French non-profit focused on child online safety, digital parenting, and school-based interventions. Comparable as a non-profit delivering digital education programs targeting children, families, and educators in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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