Alloprof’s mission
Alloprof’s mission
Alloprof’s mission

Alloprof’s mission

Alloprof’s mission

Alloprof helps students in Quebec to transform academic challenges into successes, thanks to our free, professional and stimulating services.

At Alloprof, we invest in Quebec’s youth, and our profits are their success stories! Our goal is to provide students, parents, and teachers with professional services, as well as fun digital tools and resources to support them throughout their academic journey, free of charge. Discover Alloprof!

North Star

Giving every student the power to succeed by combining the best of pedagogy and technology.

Values

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Engagement

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Innovation

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Fun

Alloprof Parents’ mission

Alloprof Parents’ mission is to provide parents with free, practical resources to help them support their child (ages 6–17) throughout their academic journey. Parents can find a wide range of education-related articles, blog posts, topics, tools, and videos produced and reviewed by experts.

Similar to an 811 health line service, Alloprof Parents offers parents a direct line of communication with specialists, such as remedial teachers.They’re available Monday to Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., either by phone or instant message on the Alloprof Parents Facebook page.

Alloprof Teachers' mission

Alloprof Teachers offers practical tools designed to make the most of Alloprof resources and help the teaching community better support students and their parents with school-related challenges. 

The service includes a wealth of articles, learning activities, themed content, and printable resources— all developed to give teachers in Quebec a helping hand.

26 years of innovation to overcome challenges

1996

Challenge

Reduce the dropout rate in Quebec – États généraux sur l’éducation 1995-1996

Solution

Founding of Alloprof, a phone helpline

2002

Challenge

Provide self-serve resources for more autonomous students

Solution

Creation of a virtual library

2005

Challenge

Engage students in supervised peer support

Solution

Launch of Alloprof forums

2008

Challenge

Make basic lessons and concepts fun to learn

Solution

Creation of educational video games

2009

Challenge

Use audiovisuals to explain the most requested concepts

Solution

Launch of the Alloprof YouTube channel and its first educational videos

2009

Challenge

Provide students with self-regulation tools

Solution

Development of online self-regulation exercises

2013

Challenge

Help students organize their schoolwork

Solution

Launch of a new customizable digital platform

2014

Challenge

Provide a texting alternative to the Alloprof phone servicee

Solution

Launch of a texting service

2015

Challenge

Help students who need to retake exams

Solution

Addition of exam prep services in July

2016

Challenge

Meet the growing demand for science help

Solution

Launch of a third centre in Saguenay dedicated to science, with the prime minister in attendance

2017

Challenge

Offer assistance that integrates many multimedia technologies

Solution

Launch of Cyberprofs, a virtual tutoring service

2018

Challenge

Address the need for continued support during exam periods

Solution

Launch of Live Reviews, a series of interactive webinars that helps hundreds of students study for exams

2019

Challenge

Provide better support for allophone, Indigenous, and English-speaking parents in Quebec

Solution

Translation of the Alloprof Parents service into English

2020

Challenge

COVID-19: Supporting the continuity of learning and responding to the high demand of students

Solution

Cloud-based web platform, Top Notions, and extension of opening hours

2021

Challenge

Intensifying support for vulnerable and remedial students

Solution

Tutoring by chat, the Help Zone and Crash Lessons

2022

Challenge

To support 100 000 Anglophone students across Québec

Solution

First phase in the adaptation into English

2023

Challenge

Supporting students with greater learning difficulties

Solution

Integration of artificial intelligence on our platform

Awards and distinctions

  • 2024: Jacynthe Côté, president of our board of directors for the past 10 years, is inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and wins the 2024 AFP Québec Award for Outstanding Volunteer in Philanthropy for her work with Alloprof and the CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation.

  • 2023: Sandrine Faust, executive director of Alloprof, is appointed to the Ordre national du Québec for her contribution to building and revitalizing Quebec society. The Ordre is the highest distinction conferred by the Quebec government.

  • 2022 : Sandrine Faust is named an Emeritus Member of the Quebec Order of Excellence in Education in recognition of her significant contribution to the Quebec education system and its development.

  • 2020 : Alloprof wins a Prix Hibou (“educate” category), granted by the Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE) as part of the 11th Semaine pour l’école publique (SPEP).

  • 2017 : The Policy on Educational Success highlights the benefits of Alloprof for parents of students and adults enrolled in general education.

  • 2017 : Alloprof takes home the Grand Prix Boomerang (“website or application – non-profit organization category”) for its Cyberprofs service.

  • 2014 : Alloprof wins the OCTAS award (“culture and society” category) for its web platform.

  • 2011 : Alloprof wins the OCTAS Coup de cœur award (“IT in culture, education, or media sectors with 100 employees or fewer” category) for its web platform.

  • 2009 : Sandrine Faust is named La Presse/Radio-Canada Personality of the Year (“courage, humanism, and personal achievement” category).

  • 2007 : Alloprof wins the Mérite du français award (“website – small- and medium-sized organization” category) granted by the Office québécois de la langue française.

Research projects, studies, and statistics on Alloprof

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Alloprof Launches Guide to Support Students from Vulnerable Backgrounds

March 2025

Conducted in partnership with Université de Montréal, this study provides insights into the challenges faced by students with learning difficulties. The guide offers practical recommendations and strategies to support students and education stakeholders better while maximizing the impact of Alloprof’s tools.

Download the guide

Download highlights
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Équilibre numérique : mettre les avancées technologiques au service de la réussite scolaire tout en assurant une gestion éclairée des écrans

February 2025

Here is the brief tabled by Alloprof for the Select Committee on the Impacts of Screens and Social Media on Young People’s Health and Development, which has been mandated by the National Assembly to study, among other things, young people’s screen use and screen time control measures, in particular at school and on the Web, including access to digital learning tools.

Download the study (in French only)
Alloprof et la continuité d’apprentissage en temps de COVID

Alloprof et la continuité d’apprentissage en temps de COVID

November 2021

The Centre d’études sur l’apprentissage et la performance (CEAP) de l’UQAM conducted a study on Alloprof’s games and digital resources. It sought to determine how they contributed to the continuity of learning at the elementary and high school levels during the COVID-19 crisis, when schools or classrooms were closed.

Read the highlights of the study
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Que peut-on apprendre d’interventions visant à soutenir la pratique des devoirs sur les difficultés en sciences et technologie d’élèves du secondaire?

Fall 2019

Students completing a master’s degree in education at UQAC analyzed the relationship between the help services provided by Alloprof teachers and the difficulties high school students have with science and technology homework. 

Download the study (in French only)
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Projet institutionnel d’aide aux devoirs Alloprof - CSDM

October 2010

Working in collaboration with Alloprof, the CSDM (Montreal school board) set up an exclusive online homework assistance program at several elementary school daycares. The objective was to assess students’ motivation, autonomy, and competence when using new technologies.

Read the article about the study (in French only)

Engagement

As an educational organization that values commitment, fun, and innovation, Alloprof believes it is essential to act as an agent of positive social change by integrating best practices, particularly when it comes to communication.

To learn more about our approach, please consult Alloprof’s Guide to Ethical Communication.