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WeareshiftinghowSoutheastAsialearnsmathematics.

Away from rote repetition, toward reasoning students can use after the exam is over.

Away from rote repetition.

Toward deep reasoning and intellectual curiosity.

Weareworkingtowardreachingonemillionstudents,withpriorityonthosefurthestfromopportunity,sotheycanusemathematicstodosomethingusefulintheirowncommunities.
Wide-angle hero image of CSI students at a public school workshop.

Trusted by institutions and proven in the field — partners who help our work travel further than any single classroom.

MIT
UNHCR
UII · UEH
HCMUT
Deerfield
Althea
SafeHaven
American Study
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Four platforms. One mission.

CS Inspiration is built so schools, students, regional governments, and Vietnamese researchers can each find a way in. Each program addresses a different layer of the same problem.

Field programActive

Numbers to Networks

Inquiry-based math, delivered in classrooms across Southeast Asia.

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Edtech platform

Maths4Threads

Every 3 correct answers becomes one verified clothing donation.

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Research and AI

VietAlpha

Vietnam's first curriculum-aligned mathematics dataset.

In developmentRead more
Student-managed capital

CSI Impact Fund

We first taught students. Now we invest in them.

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Step inside the four clearings the thread passes through. Each program is a different way of meeting students where they are.

Field program

Numbers to Networks

Numbers to Networks is our field program. It is how we work with students in public schools across Southeast Asia in person. We run visits and longer school partnerships, teaching inquiry-based mathematical reasoning directly to students. We also work with administrators and local Departments of Education to revise the existing math curriculum toward applied thinking instead of rote memorization.

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Numbers to Networks field team teaching applied math in a partner school.
Students collaborating during a Numbers to Networks workshop.
Edtech platform

Maths4Threads

Maths4Threads is built on one idea: math learning should give back to the community while the student is doing it. Every 3 correct answers a student submits converts to one verified clothing donation in Vietnam. The platform is browser-based and free for schools and students. Teachers get per-student analytics. The curriculum for each partner school is written from scratch around that school's structure and priorities.

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Students using the Maths4Threads platform during a classroom session.
Close-up of a verified clothing donation made through Maths4Threads.
Research and AI

VietAlpha

VietAlpha is our research and AI arm. We are building Vietnam's first math dataset aligned to Ministry of Education and Training standards, structured across pretrain, fine-tune, and evaluation splits. The goal is to give Vietnamese researchers and educators a usable foundation for AI tools that reflect how math is taught and examined in Vietnam, instead of working off models trained on foreign curricula.

1stCurriculum-aligned mathematics dataset in Vietnam
1stNational Youth Innovation Award, Edtech category
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$0+Raised in pre-seed funding
Group of teacher and students
Group of teacher and students
Student-managed capital

CSI Impact Fund

The CS Inspiration Impact Fund is where the programs hand off to a longer commitment. We first taught students; now we invest in them. The fund is student-managed and holds ESG-aligned equities. Capital gains go into need-based scholarships and seed funding for student-led projects. Some returns also flow back into CS Inspiration's operating budget, so we are not entirely dependent on outside grants.

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Student-ledPortfolio governance
CSI Impact Fund student team discussing portfolio strategy.
CSI Impact Fund analyst reviewing market data.
Numbers to Networks students presenting their math reasoning.

One team. Four countries.

Our programs are focused in Southeast Asia, with additional logistics from the United States. Every site below is an active or piloting CSI operation.

Primary region

Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City — Headquarters, Thiso Mall Sala
  • Nghe An — Field program site
  • Lam Dong — Field program site
  • An Giang — Field program site
  • Lang Dai / Vung Tau — Field program site
Active

Indonesia

  • Jakarta — 3 active program zones
Pilot

Malaysia

  • Kuala Lumpur — Online pilot (UNHCR partnership)
Logistics base

United States

  • Deerfield, MA — Deerfield Academy, 2nd base

The team behind the work — and the beliefs behind the team.

Appliedmathematicscaptivatesmebecauseabstractconceptsbecometoolsforrecognizingoverlookedproblems.WheneverIlearnsomethingnew,Ifindmyselfasking:howdoesthiselevatethepeopleIserve?
Quang (Harry) TranFounder & LeadDeerfield Academy, United States
Whensomeonefeelsseen,whentheirvoiceactuallyshapestheoutcome,that'swhensomethingshifts.That'swhenaprojectstopsbeingaboutacommunityandstartsbeingwithone.
David NguyenChief Partnerships OfficerCanadian International School, Vietnam
EverystrategyIbuildstartswithasinglequestion:doesthismakepeoplefeellikethey'repartofsomething?Becausewhentheanswerisyes,engagementisearned.
Jennifer NguyenChief Marketing OfficerSouth Saigon International School, Vietnam

A deeper look at how we operate on the ground.

We publish a field report after every trip. Each report covers what was taught, where, with which partners, what worked, and what we still need to fix.

Vietnam · Nghe An

Numbers to Networks at Dai Son Secondary School, March 2026.

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Vietnam · Vung Tau

Maths4Threads cumulative field report from Lang Dai, March 2026.

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Indonesia · Jakarta

Three active program zones running with local schools.

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