Overview

Engagement overview

Sandbox & Co.'s Family Education Network operated 4 web properties: FamilyEducation, TeacherVision, Infoplease, and Fact Monster. Legacy content management systems and flat file systems limited scalability, complicated navigation, and extended content publishing turnaround times to at least 1 week. Sandbox & Co. sought to modernize these platforms, improve user experiences, and simplify content management.

TO THE NEW worked with Sandbox & Co. to redesign the frontend experiences and migrate all 4 properties to Drupal 8, establishing a structured, scalable, and responsive foundation for content management and ongoing platform enhancements.

Our client

Consumer Internet
USA

Founded in 2015, Sandbox & Co. is a UK-based company offering digital learning solutions for kids, parents, and teachers. Its portfolio includes the Family Education Network, comprising FamilyEducation, TeacherVision, Infoplease, and Fact Monster, serving the US audience.

Case Study | Client Section

Business objective

The engagement focused on resolving scalability and content management limitations across Sandbox & Co.'s four web properties.

01

Resolve responsiveness and scalability issues caused by legacy CMS and flat file systems

02

Enable faster content publishing, addressing the one-week turnaround for updates

03

Deliver more intuitive and engaging experiences across all four properties

04

Reduce clicks required to access information through better platform structure

Business solution

The redesign and replatforming effort focused on improving frontend experience, migrating to a scalable CMS, and supporting ongoing platform enhancements.

  • Designed responsive web and mobile frontends to improve usability across all 4 properties

  • Migrated all 4 platforms to Drupal 8 while preserving existing data and metadata

  • Structured FamilyEducation categories to simplify content filtering and navigation

  • Configured an admin console on FamilyEducation to simplify information access

  • Preserved TeacherVision bookmarks during migration to maintain existing user access

  • Enabled flexible TeacherVision subscription plans covering 1-month, 6-month, and 2-year durations

  • Established an admin portal to support management of more than 15,000 TeacherVision subscribers

  • Implemented a Drupal 8 web content management system for Infoplease within 3 months

  • Migrated approximately 60,000 unique Fact Monster pages from a static website to Drupal 8

  • Continued to support development, maintenance, and platform enhancements across all 4 properties

Business impact

The modernization improved navigation, content management, and platform scalability across the Family Education Network.

50% fewer clicks required to access information on FamilyEducation

15,000+ TeacherVision subscribers supported through a simplified administration portal

60,000 unique Fact Monster pages migrated from a static website to Drupal 8

One-click content creation and publishing simplified content management and publishing workflows

Improved SEO through structured content supported increased traffic