humanities
DocentForge
Become a museum educator, ages 15–18: build a three-minute object talk (hook · look closely · the story · the question) for any object, then score it against your own rubric — the app never grades your speech, you do. Assemble a volunteer-application portfolio. On-device.
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Meet the cast
DocentForge's cast are the four moves of a great object talk — text personas a teen learns to voice (R-OLDER-TEEN-DN-ADAPTED, no illustrated storybooks): the Hook, the Close Look, the Story, and the Open Question.
The Hook
The opening move — makes a curious stranger stop and look
The Close Look
Points the visitor's eye at a detail they'd otherwise miss
The Story
One true, specific story the object carries
The Open Question
Sends the visitor away still thinking (no single answer)
What's inside
Learning goal
Become a museum educator, ages 15–18: build a three-minute object talk (hook · look closely · the story · the question) for any object, then score it against your own rubric — the app never grades your speech, you do. Assemble a volunteer-application portfolio. On-device.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
Mentored by The Docent — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How DocentForge handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
DocentForge runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
DocentForge is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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