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ESPORTS THAT
BELONG IN

SCHOOLS

OUR APPROACH

What is EKUZO?

Structured practice

Skilled coaching

Growth through play

Gaming is one of the most powerful motivators young people have — across backgrounds, interests, and ability levels.  EKUZO turns that motivation into structured growth through coaching, teamwork, and shared expectations. Students don’t just play. They practice, communicate, lead, and reflect.  This isn’t about fixing kids. It’s about building the structure most of them are missing.

OUR APPROACH

What is EKUZO?

Structured practice

Skilled coaching

Growth through play

OUR APPROACH

What is EKUZO?

Structured practice

Skilled coaching

Growth through play

OUR APPROACH

What is EKUZO?

Structured practice

Skilled coaching

Growth through play

HOW IT WORKS

Why schools choose EKUZO?

Schools don’t choose EKUZO because they want esports. They choose it because they’re facing real student challenges and need a solution that fits inside academic priorities, staffing limits, and community expectations. EKUZO is designed to help schools act thoughtfully, without taking on unnecessary risk, burden, or distraction.

HOW IT WORKS

Why schools choose EKUZO?

HOW IT WORKS

Why schools choose EKUZO?

Hard problems,  not bad students

Disengagement and anxiety are systemic challenges, not discipline issues.

Hard problems,  not bad students

Disengagement and anxiety are systemic challenges, not discipline issues.

Hard problems,  not bad students

Disengagement and anxiety are systemic challenges, not discipline issues.

Built to run, not to improvise

Coaching, curriculum, competition, and safety are designed to work together..

Built to run, not to improvise

Coaching, curriculum, competition, and safety are designed to work together..

Built to run, not to improvise

Coaching, curriculum, competition, and safety are designed to work together..

Easy to implement

Clear roles, predictable structure, and external coaches reduce lift for school staff.

Easy to implement

Clear roles, predictable structure, and external coaches reduce lift for school staff.

Easy to implement

Clear roles, predictable structure, and external coaches reduce lift for school staff.

Youth development first

Gaming is the medium; growth, skills, and belonging are the goals.

Youth development first

Gaming is the medium; growth, skills, and belonging are the goals.

Youth development first

Gaming is the medium; growth, skills, and belonging are the goals.

PROGRAMS

3 programs. 1 system.
1 esport experience.

eKUzOteams

15

weeks

2-3x

practice weekly

During or After

School

Best for: students and schools ready for ongoing growth.

Learn more about EKUZOTEAMS

PROGRAMS

3 programs. 1 system.
1 esport experience.

eKUzOteams

15

weeks

2-3x

practice weekly

During or After

School

Best for: students and schools ready for ongoing growth.

Learn more about EKUZOTEAMS

PROGRAMS

3 programs. 1 system.
1 esport experience.

eKUzOteams

15

weeks

2-3x

practice weekly

During or After

School

Best for: students and schools ready for ongoing growth.

Learn more about EKUZOTEAMS

PROGRAMS

3 programs. 1 system.
1 esport experience.

eKUzO
teams

15

weeks

2-3x

practice weekly

During or After

School

Best for: students and schools ready for ongoing growth.

Learn more about EKUZOTEAMS

PROGRAMS

What Schools See in their Students

Attendance
Students show up more consistently when they belong to a team with shared goals.
Attendance
Students show up more consistently when they belong to a team with shared goals.
Engagement
Motivation earned in practice carries into class, behavior, and daily energy.
Engagement
Motivation earned in practice carries into class, behavior, and daily energy.
Belonging
Students who didn’t connect elsewhere find a place to contribute and be seen.
Belonging
Students who didn’t connect elsewhere find a place to contribute and be seen.
Skills
Communication, leadership, and digital skills develop through coached team play.
Skills
Communication, leadership, and digital skills develop through coached team play.

Attendance

Students show up more consistently when they belong to a team with shared goals.

Engagement

Motivation earned in practice carries into class, behavior, and daily energy.

Belonging

Students who didn’t connect elsewhere find a place to contribute and be seen.

Skills

Communication, leadership, and digital skills develop through coached team play.

Once students see what they’re capable of, you don’t have to push them. They push themselves.

Karlin Oei

Founder EKUZO

Once students see what they’re capable of, you don’t have to push them. They push themselves.

Karlin Oei

Founder EKUZO

Once students see what they’re capable of, you don’t have to push them. They push themselves.

Karlin Oei

Founder EKUZO

Once students see what they’re capable of, you don’t have to push them. They push themselves.

Karlin Oei

Founder EKUZO

The pedagogy behind   
the program

EKUZO is built on proven learning principles, applied inside a structure students already care about.

Motivation
Visible wins build intrinsic drive, turning effort into enthusiasm.
Motivation
Visible wins build intrinsic drive, turning effort into enthusiasm.
Feedback loops
Every class follows a rhythm of show up, learn, grow and reflect. This mirrors how mastery develops in both games and academics.
Feedback loops
Every class follows a rhythm of show up, learn, grow and reflect. This mirrors how mastery develops in both games and academics.
Social learning
Students collaborate, communicate, and lead in authentic, high-pressure situations — the ultimate SEL lab.
Social learning
Students collaborate, communicate, and lead in authentic, high-pressure situations — the ultimate SEL lab.
Skills development
What begins as play becomes practice for life — preparing students to tackle challenges anywhere.
Skills development
What begins as play becomes practice for life — preparing students to tackle challenges anywhere.