Signal Hill

Name

Signal Hill

Legal name

Signal Hill Life Education Society

Website

https://thesignalhill.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA), Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH)

Keywords

• K-12 educational resources
• Social-emotional learning
• Free lesson plans
• Student wellness curriculum
• Teacher teaching resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals and Businesses: Primary funding source representing 72% of operational revenues in fiscal year 2019. Donations from individuals and businesses provide tax-deductible giving options in both Canada and the United States.
2. Foundations and Grants: Foundation and grant funding represented 21% of operational revenues in fiscal year 2019.
3. Program Sales and Ancillary Revenue: Program sales and ancillary revenue represented 7% of operational revenues in fiscal year 2019.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Signal Hill provides free K-12 educational resources through an online storefront, offering 168 downloadable lesson plans, printable resources, and story-based video workshops. The resources are designed by teachers for teachers to help students navigate important life topics including mental health, body image, self-worth, and building strong friendships, and are made available at no cost to educators and parents worldwide.

Product overview

Signal Hill offers a unified online curriculum platform providing free K-12 educational resources for parents and educators. The core product is an online portal containing 168 downloadable lesson plans, printable resources, and video workshops—all created by teachers for teachers. The resources are designed to help students navigate important life topics including mental health, body image, self-worth, and building strong friendships. The company also historically offered in-person presentations and the Value Project student-led initiative, though the current primary offering is the digital curriculum store. All programs are backed by science and research, developed in collaboration with researchers, educators, and counselling professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Educational Resources Portal Online portal providing free downloadable K-12 educational resources including lesson plans, printable resources, and video workshops, designed by teachers for teachers to help students navigate life topics such as mental health, body image, self-worth, and friendships.
• Lesson Plans Ready-to-use lesson plans aligned with curricular objectives covering topics such as mental wellbeing, self-care, shame and stigma, comparison, and self-worth. 168 lesson plans are currently available for free download by educators and parents.
• Video Workshops Story-based, humorous, and highly relevant video workshops designed to engage young people in important life lessons through an approachable and relatable format.
• Printable Resources Downloadable printable materials for educators to use with students in classroom settings to facilitate conversations about intrinsic worth, personal value, and related life topics, also usable by parents at home.

Quantifiable outcome

• 124 countries reached with educational content
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Blackbaud Merchant ServicesminorOthersThird-party payment processor handling online donations with current software encryption for security.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Character Strong: Provider of K-12 character and SEL curriculum focused on relationships and intrinsic worth themes similar to Signal Hill's mission, sold primarily to schools and districts.
• 7 Mindsets: SEL curriculum provider for K-12 with a focus on self-awareness, relationships, and mindset. Comparable to Signal Hill on values-driven, story-based content for adolescents but delivered through paid district licenses.
• Peekapak: EdTech company delivering SEL and character-education curriculum for elementary students. Comparable in targeting SEL through engaging stories and classroom activities, but with a paid product model.

Broad incumbents

• Nearpod: K-12 instructional content platform with SEL and social-emotional lesson libraries. A scaled incumbent competing for the same educator attention span on lesson content, though anchored in live-lesson delivery.
• ClassDojo: Widely used K-12 classroom communication and SEL platform. Comparable on free, educator-led classroom engagement and character/values content, but operates at much larger scale as a broader classroom tool.
• Panorama Education: Larger K-12 platform offering SEL curriculum, surveys, and student-success analytics. Operates in the same SEL content niche but bundles it with broader school-data infrastructure rather than pure curriculum.

Direct peers

• EVERFI: K-12 digital curriculum provider covering SEL, financial literacy, and health. Overlaps with Signal Hill on free/sponsored SEL content for schools and competes for the same educator adoption and corporate sponsorship dollars.
• Inner Explorer: Nonprofit providing daily mindfulness-based SEL practices for K-12 classrooms. A mission-aligned peer with similar research-backed, teacher-friendly curriculum, though narrower in topic focus than Signal Hill.
• Move This World: SEL curriculum provider delivering video-based lessons and educator support to K-12 schools. Closely aligned with Signal Hill's story-based, video-driven approach to mental health and relationship topics.
• Committee for Children: Nonprofit provider of the widely adopted Second Step SEL curriculum for K-12 classrooms. Directly comparable to Signal Hill as a mission-driven, research-backed SEL content provider, but at meaningfully larger scale with district-level sales infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/signal-hill-life-education-society

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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