Galu

The person building Galu

Nguyễn Hoài Nam

Founder & Developer

I build Galu so that small and medium English centres can run smoothly, teachers have more time for their students, parents can follow their child’s learning with confidence, and students enjoy learning every day.

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Portrait of Nguyễn Hoài Nam, Founder & Developer of Galu, wearing glasses and smiling
  • 9+ monthssince the first commit
  • 3,500+commits
  • 3 appsteacher · student · parent

Figures as of November 2026.

About

I am Nguyễn Hoài Nam, the person who builds and develops the Galu system. I have more than 9 years of experience in software development, including more than 5 years on education projects.

Galu began with a very concrete wish: to help small and medium centres operate efficiently, so that teachers save time assigning and grading homework, parents can follow their child’s progress, and students stay excited every time they open a lesson.

Who Galu is for

  • Small and medium centres

    Manage classes, teachers and students neatly, with less paperwork and more focus on teaching quality.

  • Teachers

    Save time assigning and grading homework, and follow the whole class on one screen.

  • Parents

    Follow your child’s learning progress right in the app, clearly and in time.

  • Students

    Gamified exercises with rewards and a mascot companion, so that learning becomes a joy.

The brand story

Galu, the rooster mascot holding a pencil and a notebook

Galu is the little rooster of the sunrise. Every morning, as the sun peeks over the horizon, Galu crows to wake the children — not to drag them reluctantly to class, but to step into a world of English full of games and laughter. The name Galu rings like a rooster’s crow (galo/gallo), and in Hindi it also means “alphabet” — exactly our mission: to turn every letter and every new word into a fun adventure each day.

Why a rooster? In Vietnamese culture the rooster carries the “five virtues”: Văn (learning — the comb is like a mandarin’s hat), Võ, Dũng (courage), Nhân (sharing), Tín (crowing on time — discipline). Two of them, Văn and Tín, are the spirit of an education brand: a love of learning and steady habits every day.

  • Văn
  • Võ
  • Dũng
  • Nhân
  • Tín

Development journey

From the first commit on 14 Jan 2026 to the production release on 13 Oct 2026, and the weeks after.

  1. Project kick-off

    The first commit of Galu: the interface designed in Figma became the foundation of the three apps.

  2. Maturing the three apps

    Through the first sprints of the year, Teacher Web, Student Web and Parent Web grew and matured, each serving exactly one group of users.

  3. Running the centre

    Tuition and finance, rooms and schedules were added so a centre can manage everything in one place.

  4. Exercises and grading

    Grading, feedback to students and an AI-assisted workflow for creating exercises, so teachers have a rich library.

  5. Gamifying learning

    Learning streaks, reward milestones, Writing questions and lively sound help students come back every day.

  6. Vocabulary, flashcards and a media library

    Vocabulary study with flashcards, images and audio moved to dedicated storage, and an introduction video for the system.

  7. First production release

    Galu opened officially at teacher.galu.vn, student.galu.vn and parent.galu.vn. It was also the first day teachers tried the real system.

  8. Right after opening day

    The Demo Center to try Galu, British and American pronunciation on flashcards, and a pilot of picture-labelling exercises.

  9. Improving every week

    Topics studied part by part, refreshed exercise illustrations and a new update every few days. The journey continues.

Contact

Are you a centre owner, teacher, parent or partner interested in Galu? Write to me.

namnh@galu.vn

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