Created by Hans Hageman - founded 3 schools, Yass Prize semifinalist & Robin Hood Heroes award winner
Retain your best teachers by investing in their capacity.
Other AI tells you what you want to hear. Ocean tells you what you need to hear.
A private, FERPA-friendly AI coaching tool that builds sustainable professional capacity - so your educators stay grounded, effective, and in the profession.
Teacher Attrition Is a Leadership Problem
The data is clear: teachers don't leave because of students. They leave because they feel unsupported.
44%
of teachers report feeling burned out "always" or "very often"
$20K+
average cost to recruit and train a single teacher replacement
67%
say they'd stay longer with better professional support
Forge addresses the root cause - not with more PD hours, but with private, on-demand coaching that builds sustainable professional capacity.
Professional Capacity Building, Not Self-Help
Forge uses evidence-based coaching frameworks to help educators develop the internal skills that drive retention and effectiveness.
Cognitive Reframing
Helps educators reframe high-pressure situations - parent meetings, evaluations, workload challenges - using proven coaching techniques.
Growth Mindset Development
Builds the internal capacity to approach challenges as growth opportunities rather than threats - the same mindset we want modeled for students.
Sustainable Practice
Supports educators in building healthy professional rhythms - managing energy, navigating complex stakeholder relationships, and maintaining effectiveness.
Proactive Check-Ins
Automated outreach re-engages educators who stop using the tool - because the ones who go silent are often the ones who need support most.
How It Works
2 minutes a day. No training required. No added burden on your staff.
Educators sign up individually
Each teacher gets their own private coaching space. No shared accounts, no administrator visibility into conversations.
Ocean learns their context
The AI coach builds persistent memory - understanding each educator's unique challenges, strengths, and what strategies have worked for them before.
Capacity builds over time
Unlike one-off PD sessions, Forge provides continuous support that compounds - educators develop stronger professional practices week after week.
Persistent Memory Changes Everything
Generic AI gives generic advice. Ocean remembers what actually works for each educator.
Educator:
"I'm struggling with work-life balance this semester."
AI:
"Work-life balance is important! Here are some tips: set boundaries, prioritize self-care, and try to leave work at a reasonable hour..."
❌ Generic. No context. Starts from zero every time.
OceanEducator:
"I'm struggling with work-life balance this semester."
Ocean:
"Last semester you mentioned that blocking 30 minutes after school for decompression made a real difference - and that the parent conference prep was the trigger that pulled you back into overwork. Is something similar happening now?"
✓ Remembers context. Builds on what works.
Expected Outcomes
Based on established coaching research and capacity-building frameworks
Improved Retention
Educators who feel supported are significantly more likely to stay in the profession, reducing costly turnover cycles.
Stronger Professional Practice
Educators who develop self-regulation and cognitive reframing skills model these capacities for students - improving classroom culture.
Reduced Burnout
Continuous, personalized support helps educators manage stress proactively - before it becomes a crisis or resignation.
Better Student Outcomes
Research consistently shows that teacher wellbeing directly impacts student achievement, engagement, and social-emotional development.
Scalable Support
One coaching tool serves your entire staff - available 24/7, no scheduling conflicts, no per-session costs, no waitlists.
Complete Privacy
Educators speak freely because conversations are private - even from administrators. This trust is what makes the coaching effective.
Built for Institutional Trust
Forge is designed to meet the privacy and compliance expectations of educational institutions.
Designed with student and educator data privacy regulations in mind. Isolated data storage with no cross-user visibility.
Educator information is never shared with advertisers, data brokers, or any third parties.
Coaching conversations are never used to train AI models. Each educator's data remains strictly private.
Educators can request complete deletion of their data at any time. No questions asked.
All data is encrypted using industry-standard security protocols.
Even in district-funded deployments, administrators cannot access individual coaching conversations. This is by design.
Simple, Sustainable Pricing
No per-session fees. Simple per-educator pricing.
Individual Educator
Full access to Ocean coaching, persistent memory, and proactive check-ins. Own it forever.
Get StartedDistrict / School License
Volume pricing for school-wide or district-wide deployment. Includes onboarding support and usage reporting (anonymized).
Contact UsFrequently Asked Questions
I spent years coaching professionals who kept starting over. Not because they lacked discipline, but because no one remembered what actually worked for them.
Every new app, every new system-they all started from zero. Generic advice. No context. No memory of what clicked last time or what always falls apart.
The breakthrough came when I realized: people don't need more tips. They need a coach who knows them deeply enough to ask the right question at the right time.
So I built Forge around memory. Real memory. The kind a great coach has after working with you for months.
It's trained on frameworks I've developed over decades-drawn from my education, years of coaching, and thousands of dollars invested in courses, tools, books, and methodologies around mindset, behavior change, and resilience. But more importantly, it learns what works for you specifically. Every conversation builds on the last.
This isn't another chatbot. It's a coach that helps you become unshakeable.
Hans Hageman
Founder, Forge
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