Meet Kai Frazier, An Educator Who Sold Her Assets To Bet On Kai XR, A Metaverse Learning Experience For Students

Kai Frazier took a bold leap by creating a metaverse learning platform, empowering elementary and middle schoolers as a way to invest in the future of learning.
Kai XR
Frazier founded Kai XR, described as a learning tool “bridging the gap between technology and access for all students,” according to its website.
She became convinced that the solution lies in technology, particularly Extended Reality (XR). Frazier visited Stanford, located just 30 minutes from Oakland, CA, where she gained insights from its Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), which, according to its website, examines the psychological and behavioral effects of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).
“That’s where all of the XR technology and the research is happening,” Frazier told AFROTECH™ at ED Farm’s Future of Learning Summit 2025.

Frazier has a passion for history that has translated into a background in education spanning over two decades. She began her career as a teacher assistant, later becoming an educator at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School and then at Manassas Park City Schools.
“When I started having my own classroom, I taught English language arts, I taught U.S. history, I taught world history,” Frazier said at the summit, which was held in Birmingham, AL, from June 4 to June 5.
She also took on responsibilities at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution for nearly seven years, as well as at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Frazier eventually made a sharp pivot in her career when she moved to Oakland. This shift stemmed from an observation she made in the classroom, which revealed several obstacles she felt compelled to address. She felt that for students to understand their history, they needed to see it firsthand.
“My students do not have a lot of technology. We did not have buses for the field trips, so we just didn’t get to go any place. And it was hard to teach history like that,” Frazier said at the summit. “I want to have virtual field trips. I worked at museums. They were like, ‘Well, they can just come here.’ They didn’t understand the challenges of getting kids there…I was teaching 30 minutes from the museums in D.C., and the museums are all free. All of the federal museums they’re all free. We couldn’t afford the buses.”
She added, “So once I saw that museums weren’t really there yet and the schools weren’t able to be there, I said, ‘Well, maybe I can really do this for the kids.’ So I sold my house, my car, and everything I owned, and I moved across the country from D.C. to Oakland. That’s where I was received by a beautiful community that said, ‘You’re here for the kids. How can we help you?’ In every corner, Oakland helped me.”
As for building Kai XR, Frazier sought support from the Kapor Center at a time when she didn’t even know how to code but was eager to learn as much as possible about becoming a tech founder. By 2018, she launched Kai XR. The platform includes virtual field trips, collaborative 3D maker spaces, and interactive assessments, according to a description on LinkedIn.
“Kai XR prepares students for the fastest growing field in the world, which is STEM,” Frazier told AFROTECH™.
Partnering With Ed Farm
Montgomery Public Schools has partnered with Kai XR, in collaboration with Ed Farm, to prepare K-12 and adult learners for advancements in technology. In Spring 2024, the initiative launched a seven-week pilot program with 15 Ed Farm educators, engaging 547 students through Kai XR’s Metaverse Makerspace.
“The makerspace was a huge help with reinforcement of the standard. Students were able to showcase what they understood from the lesson and had fun creating the scene. Many were excited to share with other classmates,” Ashley Dixon, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Brewbaker Middle, said in a statement shared with AFROTECH™.
Students also participated in virtual field trips, interactive quizzes, reading prompts, and hands-on 3D design challenges. Outcomes from the pilot included a 90% increase in student engagement and self-directed learning, a 92.5% increase in student excitement, and 87.5% of teachers recognized a spike in student interest in subject material.
“Students were excited about the virtual tour of the University of Alabama. It gave them the opportunity to explore the campus and get a feel for the environment before actually visiting in person. This experience sparked curiosity and made the idea of college more real and accessible to them,” sixth-grade Goodwyn Middle teacher Sonya Thomas told AFROTECH™ in a statement.

Furthermore, Kai XR also launched the Introduction to Innovation Mixed Reality Masterminds program in partnership with Ed Farm and Alabama Power. Students can ideate sustainable solutions to resolve the coal ash crisis and see them brought to life through the metaverse.

At the summit, Frazier noted of the program, which launched in Spring 2025, “They learn how to critical think and problem solve. They learn how to apply what they’re learning in class to the everyday the real world and they also learn to use their STEM skills in a really cross-curricular way.”
Beyond these efforts, various schools are now entering their fourth year of utilizing the technology and resources made available by Kai XR.
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