Sand ForestTeaching Intelligence. Learning Impact.

The AI platform built for the CAPS classroom.

Sand Forest plans lessons, generates assessments and drafts marks against the South African CAPS curriculum — so teachers spend less time on admin and more time teaching.

🇿🇦 Built for SA classrooms Aligned to CAPS & the ATPs Teachers stay in control
The platform

One platform. The whole teaching cycle.

From a blank page to a graded class set, Sand Forest supports every stage — each output aligned to the CAPS curriculum, and every decision still yours.

1

Plan

Generate CAPS-aligned lesson plans and activities for any high-school grade, subject and term — drafted in seconds against the Annual Teaching Plan.

Blank page → ready lesson
2

Assess

Create tests, exams and memos with the right cognitive levels and mark allocations — matched to the topics you've actually taught.

Topic → test & memo
3

Mark

Draft marks and feedback against the memo in minutes. You review, adjust and approve — the final call always stays with the teacher.

Class set → drafted marks

Honest about AI: Sand Forest drafts, teachers decide. No hype, no overreach.

What it does

A capable colleague in the staff room.

Sand Forest handles the heavy lifting across planning, assessment and marking — grounded in the curriculum you teach, and always under your control.

Lesson planning

CAPS-aligned lesson plans and activities for any high-school grade, subject and term.

Assessment generation

Tests, exams and memos with the right cognitive levels and mark allocations.

Assisted marking

Draft marks and feedback against your memo — you review, adjust and approve.

Class insight

See where a class is struggling, so the next lesson can respond to it.

Sand Forest
Grade 10 · Physical Sciences

Term 2 — Controlled Test

Draft generated · aligned to the CAPS ATP
Q1. Newton's Second Law
Marked · 8/10
Q2. Momentum & impulse
Marked · 12/15
Review & approve marks
Why Sand Forest

Less admin. More teaching.

We design around the real workflow of South African educators — so the hours saved go straight back into the classroom.

Built for real classrooms

Shaped around CAPS, ATPs, phases and the daily realities teachers actually face — not generic templates dropped in from elsewhere.

Hours back every week

Planning, assessment creation and marking — drafted in seconds instead of evenings, so teachers reclaim their own time.

Teachers stay in control

We draft; you review and approve. Professional judgement stays at the centre of every lesson and every mark.

About us

Rooted in South African education.

A forest is many trees growing together — and growth that compounds. That's how we think about learning, and about the company we're building.

Sand Forest is an education-technology company creating tools that give teachers their time back. We start from the classroom, build with educators, and hold a simple line: AI should support a teacher's judgement, never replace it.

One brand, one platform, built on the curriculum South African teachers actually work to.

Clear, not clever

Lead with the useful thing. Plain language, no jargon.

On the teacher's side

A co-teacher, not a vendor. Built with educators.

Grounded in CAPS

Real phases, subjects and grades. SA context first.

Honest about AI

We draft; teachers decide. No hype, no overreach.

Questions

Good to know.

What is Sand Forest?
Sand Forest is an AI platform for the South African classroom. It helps teachers plan lessons, generate assessments and memos, and draft marks against a memo — all aligned to the CAPS curriculum and the Annual Teaching Plans.
Does it replace the teacher's marking?
No. Sand Forest drafts marks and feedback against your memo to save time, but the teacher always reviews, adjusts and approves. Professional judgement stays at the centre — we draft, you decide.
Is it aligned to CAPS?
Yes. The platform is built around real CAPS phases, subjects, grades and ATPs — not generic templates. CAPS is the curriculum Sand Forest runs on.
Which grades and subjects are supported?
Sand Forest is built for the high-school phases of the CAPS curriculum. Coverage is expanding subject by subject — tell us what you teach when you book a demo and we'll confirm exactly what's ready for your classroom.
Who is it for?
Individual teachers, departments and whole schools. If you're a school leader, a head of department, or a teacher who wants their evenings back, book a demo and we'll show you how it fits your workflow.
What does it cost?
Pricing depends on the size of your school and how you'd like to roll it out. Book a demo and we'll put together a quote that fits.
What happens to our data?
Your lessons, assessments and learner marks belong to you and your school. We use them to run the platform for you — not to sell to anyone else. If you have specific POPIA questions from your school's side, raise them when you book a demo and we'll answer them directly.
Book a demo

Let's help learning grow.

See Sand Forest run against your grade, your subject and your term — and decide for yourself whether it earns a place in your staff room.

  • A 30-minute walkthrough, built around what you teach.
  • A real lesson plan and assessment generated live.
  • Straight answers on rollout, data and pricing.

Prefer email? hello@sandforest.co.za

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