A Wolfgang Project hackathon. Four teams, one day, four working prototypes for the Dutch education system. Everything open-sourced.
Education is broken not because we lack knowledge about what works, but because we lack the speed to implement it. AI changes that equation. One day, ten people, four prototypes for Dutch education. Everything gets open-sourced within 48 hours.
THE PROBLEM
Dutch reading scores are in freefall. One in five teachers quits within five years. The school selection system at age 12 is biased by socioeconomic background. Schools spend millions on textbooks that go outdated the day they're printed. Everyone knows this. Reports have been written. Committees have met. Nothing moves fast enough.
THE FORMAT
Four teams. Four focus areas. One day. Ship by end of day.
Leesversneller: solving the Dutch reading crisis. Build tools that make kids actually want to read, using AI to create personalized, engaging reading experiences.
Leraar-Behoud: keeping teachers from quitting. Build tools that reduce admin burden and let teachers focus on teaching.
Eerlijke Selectie: fair school selection. The Dutch school advice system at age 12 is biased. Build transparent, fair assessment tools.
Open Leermateriaal: open educational materials. Build open, AI-enhanced learning materials that stay current.
THE THESIS
This is about proving that a small group of focused people with AI tools can build more in one day than committees build in a year. Not because committees are stupid. Because committees are slow. And the kids who need better reading tools, fairer assessments, and teachers who don't burn out don't have time to wait for the next policy cycle.
Wolfgang exists to connect cultural intelligence with real capability. This is what that looks like when the culture in question is education, and the capability is building things that work.
Every prototype built during this hackathon will be published open source within 48 hours. No gatekeeping. No IP hoarding. If something works, anyone should be able to use it. That's the point.