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At sofatutor, we believe that our company’s success is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. Today we want to shine a spotlight on our sustainability initiatives and share a special event that’s close to our hearts: sofatutor’s very first remote sustainability day.

In the heart of Berlin, amidst the warm August sun, sofatutor’s summer event week was abuzz with energy and enthusiasm. Among the many activities and gatherings that took place, one event stood out for its unique and refreshing approach to fostering learning and connection: our first sofatutor unconference. In this post, you’ll get to know this unconventional event, which combined both sofatutor’s core value of learning while also reinforcing the motto of our summer event week: deepening team connections.

Following the tradition of all coming together once a year (read more about our very first summer event week here), we spent three work days in Berlin, working, learning and celebrating as an international remote first team.
In this post we share our team’s impressions of sofatutor’s summer event.
What were our team member’s personal highlights, and what was it like to meet everybody offscreen? Also you’ll get to watch the official event video :)

As part of our benefits program our employees can choose between different mobility offerings that support mobility on both short distances and longer trips throughout Germany.
In this post you’ll get to read about sofatutor’s Swapfiets membership, the BVG and Deutschlandticket, how team members use them and how to combine them with other benefits.

May was the month of health at sofatutor. While we already introduced you to our fitness benefits, in this blog post, we’ll also dive into the mental health benefits that our e-learning company offers and give insights into our health-themed project month. We understand that learning is not solely about acquiring new skills but also about nurturing the well-being of our team members. By embracing a remote-first philosophy and assembling a diverse team of experts from around the globe, we are thriving for a work environment that focuses on individual needs and improves our wellbeing.

Today you will get to know Kemal, his personal and professional development at sofatutor, and his very own contribution to improving educational opportunities internationally. Kemal’s passion for alternative education and his willingness to learn opened doors to new opportunities. Through dedication, continuous learning, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the world, Kemal has made his steps from working student in IT infrastructure to fullstack development in one of our agile cross functional teams.

Aiming to break down traditional gender roles and promote diversity and equality, we pursue different initiatives internally and externally as a team. This year one of them was our first participation in the Girls’ and Boys’ Day 2023, which aims to counteract prejudices of young students towards “typical” women’s and men’s professions.

Since we spend several hours a day sitting in front of our monitors or attending meetings, exercise can be a good compensation. Sports can also improve your mood and your ability to concentrate. To facilitate team members a healthy distraction from their daily work routine, sofatutor offers a variety of fitness benefits, you’ll get to know in this post.

What vision guides us at sofatutor? How is the company strategy adapted and integrated in the teams?

In this post, you will learn about the process which the People & Culture team goes through to work on a vision that guides our team and supports Sofatutor on its further journey. You will get to know about our vision workshop in Berlin this week and learn how a common vision can emerge from different perspectives.

2019 was not only the year of the first climate strike in Berlin. It was also the year when we at sofatutor first participated, coming prepared with posters demanding to “Take action now!”. Three years later, the climate crisis needs action and attention all the more urgently. We at sofatutor are taking small steps to become more and more climate friendly: Apart from ecological cleaning and hygiene products in the office and sustainable companies like “Future Bens” and “Big Little Things” providing employee benefits, we have been offsetting our corporate carbon emissions since 2020. To demonstrate that we stand with Fridays for Future and their cause we joined the big annual Climate Strike on September 23rd once again.

After two years of dry spells, our teams were all the more excited about this year’s Berlin Company Run. While some of us conquered the classical 5.5-kilometer track through Berlin Mitte, international team members joined for a jog at the same time at their location.
All supported by roadside cheerleaders and of course mental support from the rest of the team ;). We believe in: ‘Schweiß schweißt zusammen!’ (sweat welds together)

We remain saddened and shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine for over two months now. We hope for an easing of the situation and an end to the suffering that this war brings. Our thoughts in these difficult times are with the people of Ukraine.

2021 hat uns ein Projekt besonders beschäftigt: die Internationalisierung.
Wir möchten E-Learning über die Grenzen des DACH-Marktes hinaus mitgestalten. Schüler*innen und Lehrer*innen sollen unsere digitalen Lerninhalte weltweit nutzen können.

Wie viele Schritte sind es vom Bett bis zum Kühlschrank? Wie viele Kilometer muss man laufen, um auf 10.000 Schritte zu kommen? Und haben es Menschen leichter, die viele kleine Schritte machen, als jene, die wenige große machen? Bei der neuen Challenge von sofatutor wurden diese weltbewegenden Fragen geklärt.

12 Wochen, 36 Teilnehmer/-innen, 1.200 Aktivitäten, 700 Kommentare und 1.400 Kudos – das ist der sofatutor Summer Streak in Zahlen. Doch was genau bedeutet das und was haben wir gemacht?

2019 wurden weltweit insgesamt 37 Milliarden Tonnen Kohlenstoffdioxid emittiert. So viel wie nie zuvor. Es ist ein trauriger Rekord, der das Ziel, die globale Erderwärmung auf 1,5 Grad zu begrenzen, noch schwerer macht. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, kommt sofatutor seiner Verantwortung als zukunftsorientiertes Unternehmen nach und macht sich stark für die Klimagerechtigkeit.

sofatutor ist eine sportliche Firma, die sich viel und gerne bewegt. Das beweisen die sofatutor/-innen nicht zuletzt beim alljährlichen Firmenlauf, Fußballturnier oder den Teamevents. Beim Health Day hatte das Team jetzt die Möglichkeit, verschiedene Gesundheits-Checks zu buchen und sich noch mehr Tipps zum Wohlbefinden zu holen.

In Berlin gibt es viele Wohnungslose. Gerade beim Schutz gegen die Winterkälte brauchen sie Hilfe. Unser Office-Management organisierte daher eine Spendenaktion für die Berliner Stadtmission.

Das Thema Nachhaltigkeit beschäftigt mich schon sehr lange. Am Freitag, den 20. September, ging ich erstmals mit meinen sofatutor-Kolleg/-innen auf die Straße, um beim großen Klimastreik zu demonstrieren.

Die Workshop Days im Juli dieses Jahres waren ein voller Erfolg. Das gesamte Team konnte viele neue und spannende Eindrücke sammeln. Als Dankeschön dafür ging es für unsere Workshop-Geber/-innen zum Science-Slam ins Berliner Naturkundemuseum.

Wir bei sofatutor haben viel Spaß am Lernen und am Kennenlernen. Deswegen öffnen wir regelmäßig unser Büro für spannende Networking-Events.

sofatutor unterstützt viele Lehrer/-innen dabei, ihren Unterricht digital zu gestalten. Dafür reisen unsere Mitarbeiter/-innen mit Workshops durch Deutschland. Diesmal besuchten zwei sofatutorinnen die DFB-Zentrale in Frankfurt am Main.

Die Bundesliga-Saison ist vorbei, die Meisterschale vergeben und die Frauen-WM in vollem Gange. Doch das Highlight des sofatutor-Fußballteams war ganz klar die Teilnahme am Unternehmenscup 2019.

Das sofatutor-Laufteam besteht nicht aus Schönwetterläufer/-innen. Das bewies es beim diesjährigen Firmenlauf. Obwohl das Maiwetter zurzeit eher Aprilklischees erfüllt, versammelten sich zwölf Läufer/-innen motiviert und gut gelaunt am Brandenburger Tor, um laufstark sofatutor zu vertreten.

Einmal im Jahr trifft sich die Online-Marketing-Welt in Hamburg beim OMR-Festival. Alles, was Rang und Namen hat, ist dort anzutreffen. Da durfte das sofatutor-Marketing-Team nicht fehlen.