Press and Recognition
Coverage, rankings and partnerships that shape how schools, families and franchise owners come to know Wize Computing Academy. Journalists can find contact details and downloadable assets in the media kit below.
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A sold out Youth AI and 3D Tech Expo at Trafalgar Park Community Centre, hosted by Wize Oakville and backed by the town's Community Activation Grant, put students aged 8 to 14 to work building games with AI tools.
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Second, third and fourth graders from the Parker after school program head to the FIRST Championship in Houston for the third year running.
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Wize enters Entrepreneur's flagship annual ranking of the top 500 franchise systems, listed in the children's businesses category.
Read the story ›Wize places in the top 25 of Entrepreneur's annual ranking of low cost franchise opportunities.
Read the story ›Wize delivers free LEGO SPIKE workshops for Texas educators, aligned to TEKS, through the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
Read the story ›Mala Parthasarathy and Lee Kachroo opened in Ottawa weeks before the pandemic and built a citywide STEM program by keeping classes affordable and working with principals to reach students who need help.
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Wize appears in 1851's roundup of the STEAM education franchises worth a look, spanning coding, robotics, art and math.
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The co founders join the Franchisor Hot Seat podcast to talk through why they chose franchising, what they got wrong early on, and where the brand is headed.
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Coppell High School seniors spent two weeks interning at Wize, running STEAM activities with younger students and working with industry tools.
Read the story ›A look at how the school embedded model keeps startup costs low while reaching students where they already are.
Read the story ›FranServe recognizes brands that deliver strong support and a clear path to ownership for new franchisees.
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Coaching staff honored for their work preparing student teams for regional and state competition.
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Independent lists and awards from the franchise and education sectors.
2026
Franchise Dictionary Magazine
2024
FranDirect
2026
Entrepreneur Magazine
Media kit
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Vishal Bhasin, Co Founder
Wize Computing Academy, Coppell, Texas
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Wize Computing Academy is a PreK to 12 STEAM education franchise that brings coding, robotics, artificial intelligence, design and entrepreneurship programs directly into schools, preschools and community centers. Founded in Coppell, Texas in 2015, Wize has taught more than 60,000 students through 350 partner locations across the United States, Canada and India. The curriculum follows K to 12 Computer Science Standards and is built around project based learning taught by trained instructors.
We are happy to talk about what is working in school based computer science, what parents are asking for, and what the data from 350 partner locations shows.
