Get started with Kurasa Academy
Find Academy, set useful preferences and return to one practical teaching activity.
Checked on 29 October 2026
Overview
Kurasa Academy brings teacher resources, plans and community practice together. Begin with relevant subjects and grades, review a resource in context and decide how to adapt it for your teaching.
Get to know the screen
Practice example: all names, records and amounts are fictional. Options vary with your school’s curriculum, currency and access.
Phone example
Interface labels are shown in English. Follow the translated steps below to find each control. Follow the sequence, review the recorded information and choose the next step.
Who can use this feature
Use your own signed-in account. Academy can be used without joining a school. Your professional profile belongs to your account; school records and school access remain separate.
Before you start
Have your teaching subjects and grades ready. You can explore without a school membership; a school invitation or code is needed separately to join that school.
Required and optional fields
| Field | Requirement | Format or example | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role, teaching subjects and grades | Required when applicable | A role is needed to Continue. On the Teaching step, Continue needs at least one subject and grade; Skip for now is available. County is recommended and school is optional. Selecting a school here does not join its workspace. | Your account, current selections and the available saved source records. |
Picklist prerequisites
| Choice | Options come from | Earlier selection | If missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suggested groups, teachers and plans | The available Academy catalogue and your role, subject, grade and location choices. | Complete or review the earlier selections. The current county suggestions use Kenya’s counties; use only an applicable option and do not assume every country has a local list. | Change or clear narrow filters and check loading. An empty suggestion list does not prevent using Academy without a school; return when relevant material is available. |
Desktop walkthrough
Choose your role and review location preferences.
Screen walkthrough · 0:45Download GIF ↓- Open Account home through Switch workspace, then choose Set up Academy or Open Academy. For a new setup, choose your role; school leaders and parents may be directed to their separate joining paths.
- Review Location. Choose an applicable county if offered and optionally identify a school. These preferences do not create or join a school workspace.
- On Teaching, select subjects and grades, then Continue, or Skip for now. These selections can update your profile’s learning areas while keeping its current visibility.
- Review suggested groups and remove those that are not useful. Continue to First plans; check each plan’s grade, subject and curriculum before saving or adapting it.
- Return through Open Academy or the first-week checklist. Follow teachers, share or join groups only when you intend that action. A checklist records your practice steps; it is not a qualification or proof of teaching.
Mobile walkthrough
Choose your role and review location preferences.
Screen walkthrough · 0:45Download GIF ↓On a phone, use the account menu and scroll through one section at a time. Controls may stack below the content. Close the keyboard before reviewing the next action, then reopen the page to check what was saved.
Wait for saving to finish and reopen the page. Check errors before retrying. Review the intended audience before sharing a link or publishing material.
Save and verify
Reopen Academy and check preferences and any saved plan. Choose one activity to prepare, try and reflect on; review any separate credit requirement before generating material.
Troubleshooting
Continue is disabled or suggestions do not match
Select a role first. On Teaching, choose both a subject and a grade or use Skip for now. Recheck location and filters; do not select an unrelated school or country just to fill the list.
