About Ottiya
Ottiya is a creative learning studio and education platform for kids
We create meaningful, creative, and fun learning experiences through language, music, storytelling, coding, and play. Our work is grounded in the belief that children learn best when their curiosity leads—when they can imagine themselves in what they’re learning and feel seen, heard, and engaged.
Families around the world use Ottiya through self-paced courses, original songs, live classes, and learning resources designed to grow with children and meet them where they are.
✿ Learn more about our educational philosophy and how children’s voices shape everything we create.
A Note from the Founder
Ottiya began with a simple but important question: How can learning feel meaningful, creative, and fun for children?
My background is in early childhood education, and I was always drawn to moments when learning felt alive—when children were imagining, creating, and connecting ideas to their own lives. Those moments shaped how I think about education and what I wanted to build.
Ottiya first took shape as a magazine—a space where educators, children, and practitioners could share ideas about creativity, community, and learning. That editorial spirit continues to guide our work today.
Over time, Ottiya evolved into a platform offering courses, songs, stories, and live learning experiences. As we explored different formats, one thing became clear: children respond most deeply to content that meets them where they are—music they can sing, stories they can imagine themselves in, and activities that feel relevant to their everyday lives.
At the heart of Ottiya is a belief that learning should start with children—not with rigid checklists or memorization goals, but with curiosity, play, and connection. When children can see themselves in what they’re learning, they grow with confidence.
The name Ottiya comes from otter and “ya”, a Korean word you add when calling a friend. Otters hold hands when they sleep—a small image that represents something important to us: moving forward together, children and adults hand-in-hand.
We think of Ottiya as a garden 🌱
Children’s voices are the seeds.
Our curriculum, courses, songs, and stories are the soil.
Engagement and relationships are the water.
Shared ideas and conversations bring sunlight.
Growth is not measured by volume or speed, but by expression, confidence, and the ripple of learning in classrooms and communities.
This means we move thoughtfully. We refine what no longer serves our mission. We choose depth over noise. And we stay grounded in the belief that creativity is not an extra—it is how children build meaning.
Ottiya is a creative education studio built on listening first, then designing.
We grow learning from the seeds of what children care about.
Rufina Park, Founder and Creative/Editorial Director, Ottiya
