Your first class

What is a class?

A class is the central building block of EMStudio. Lessons, students, grades, attendance, and standards all connect to a class. When you select a class anywhere in the app, everything filters to show only what belongs to it.

My Classes page showing class cards with color-coded headers, student/lesson counts

Create a new class

Click + New Class from the My Classes page.
Enter a class name.
Add a description.
Pick a class color.
Click Create.

Click into your new class to open the class page — your hub for that class's lessons, students, and grades. For a deeper look at class management, see Create a class →

Add a description

The description field is flexible — use it however you like. It shows up on your class card for quick reference.

Most teachers include the subject, grade level, or section number here.

Set a class color

Your class color carries through your entire EMStudio experience:

Timetable — schedule slots use the class color
Planner — calendar entries are color-coded
Lessons, students & grades — all tagged with the class color

Choose distinct colors for each class so you can tell them apart at a glance, no matter where you are in the app. You can always change your class color and details later.

Timetable showing multiple classes with distinct colors on the weekly grid

What's next?

With your class created, you'll want to set up your timetable to define when you teach it, and add your students to build your roster.