Ami Shah

CEO and Co-founder, Peekapak

Education, social emotional learning, wellness, self regulation, student mental health, homeschooling, learning from home

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Biography

Ami Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peekapak, an award-winning, social-emotional learning platform that engages elementary students to learn skills like self-regulation, empathy, and teamwork and reaches over 400,000 educators and students. Peekapak does this using stories, evidence-based lessons, and game-based learning. Shah earned an MBA from INSEAD, a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University has previously taught in K-4 classrooms and advised and volunteered at education-related non-profit organizations. She has been featured on Toronto Life, Flare, TechVibes, CBC, and numerous other outlets. She has spoken on topics such as social-emotional learning, student well-being, and mental health and education technology at conferences such as SXSWedu, Future of Education Technology Conference, LearnLaunch, ASU GSV, and many more.

Expertise

  • education
  • social emotional learning
  • wellness
  • self regulation
  • student mental health
  • homeschooling
  • learning from home