Built together at home
Parents, grandparents and other relatives can join the tree from their own phone or computer and add what they remember. The project becomes a family conversation.
For teachers and schools
Family tree projects your students will remember
With Kindred, students build their family tree at home together with parents and grandparents: names, photos, stories and the places the family comes from. Free, private by invitation, in six languages.
Free for families · No ads · iPhone, iPad, Android and any web browser
Why Kindred works for a class project
A family tree project is a reason for students to sit down with the people who raised them and ask about their story. Kindred makes that conversation easy to capture and fun to share.
Where the family comes from
The Origins map pins every birthplace and draws how the family moved from one generation to the next. A natural start for lessons on geography, history and migration.
Photos and stories
Each person has a page for a photo, birthplace, occupation and their story, so students can record what they learn when they interview a relative.
Six languages, right to left too
English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic, with full right-to-left support. Everyone picks their own language: ideal for multilingual classrooms and heritage language programs.
Print it or hand it in
Export the whole tree as an image or a PDF to print, present in class or hand in with the assignment.
Free, with no ads
Kindred is free for families. No ads, and no selling of anyone’s data.
Safe for children, private by design
Students add real family members, so privacy matters. Here is exactly how Kindred protects them.
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Every family tree is private
A tree is visible only to the people invited to it. Trees can’t be found by searching, and there are no public profiles.
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No ads, no tracking
Kindred shows no ads, never sells information, and uses no third-party analytics or tracking.
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Parents approve children under 13
A child under 13 can have their own account only after a parent approves it. Kindred emails the parent, who approves from their own Kindred account. Until then, no account is created.
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Or simply use a parent’s account
A family can build the tree together on a parent’s account. The student appears in the tree without an account of their own.
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Teachers don’t see students’ trees
Kindred has no class or teacher accounts, and schools get no access to family trees. Families decide what to share, usually the exported image or PDF.
Read the Children section of our Privacy Policy and our child safety standards.
Teacher's guide: a family tree project in six steps
A simple plan you can run over one to three weeks. Students do most of the work at home with their families; class time is for launching the project and sharing the results.
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Introduce the project and send a note home
Talk with the class about what a family tree is and why every family’s story matters. Then send parents a short note so they know what to expect. You can copy the one below.
Note to parents, ready to copy Dear parents,
Over the coming weeks, our class is doing a family tree project. Students will build their family tree with you at home, talk with a relative about their life, and bring the result to class as a printed tree or a PDF.
You can use any method you like. One free option is Kindred (www.kindredplace.app), a private family tree app for the web, iPhone, iPad and Android. Trees there are visible only to people you invite, and there are no ads. Children under 13 need a parent’s approval for their own account, or you can build the tree together on your account. I won’t have access to your tree, only to what your child hands in.
Every family is different, and students are welcome to include the people who matter to them. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch.
Thank you,
[Teacher’s name]
In the Help Center: Privacy and safety
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Families create a free account
A parent signs up at www.kindredplace.app/app or in the iPhone, iPad or Android app.
- Students 13 and over can have their own account too.
- Students under 13 can sign up with a parent’s approval (Kindred emails the parent), or simply build the tree with a parent on the parent’s account.
In the Help Center: Get started with KindredKids and parents
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Start the tree with the student
Create a family tree, then add the student, their parents and grandparents. Keen students can go on to great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Relatives can be invited to fill in their own branch.
In the Help Center: Start or join a family treeAdd relatives to your treeInvite your family
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Interview a relative
Students ask a parent or grandparent about their life: where they were born, where they grew up, what work they did, a favorite memory. They add the answers as a story, birthplace and photo on that person’s page.
In the Help Center: Edit a person's details
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Explore the Origins map together
Open the map to see every birthplace and the lines showing how the family moved. Questions to ask: How many countries? Who traveled farthest? Why did they move?
In the Help Center: See where your family comes from
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Export, hand in and present
Share the tree as an image or PDF from the app, or download or print it on the web. Students hand it in or present it to the class. The poster shows names, photos and years only, with no contact details or full dates.
In the Help Center: Share or print your family tree
Adapting it for different ages
Younger students (about 6 to 9)
Keep it to three generations: the student, parents and grandparents. Focus on photos, names and one favorite story. A parent does the typing; the student picks the photos and tells the story in class.
Older students (about 10 to 14)
Go further back and add research: birthplaces on the Origins map, migration routes and the reasons behind them, and a timeline (on paper or in class) that sets family dates against events in history.
Every family is different
Your students live in adoptive, foster, blended, single-parent and extended families, and some may know little about part of their family’s history. Make it clear that students can include the people who matter to them, and that every family shape is welcome.
In Kindred, a student can build the tree around the people who raise them. If the project is difficult for a student, offer an alternative, such as the family tree of a famous person from history or a book, or the history of their town.
Questions from teachers
Is Kindred free?
Yes. Kindred is free for families, with no ads.
Do students need their own account?
No. A family can build the tree on a parent’s account. Students 13 and over can also have their own account.
What about students under 13?
They can have their own account only with a parent’s approval: Kindred emails the parent, who approves from their own Kindred account. Or the family uses the parent’s account. See Kids and parents.
Can I see my students’ family trees?
No. Kindred has no teacher or class accounts, and a family tree is visible only to the people the family invites. Students hand in the image or PDF they export, so each family decides what the school sees.
Which languages does Kindred support?
English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic, with Hebrew and Arabic right to left. Each person chooses their own language, so a student and a grandparent can use the same tree in different languages.
Does it work on school computers and Chromebooks?
Yes. Kindred runs in any modern web browser at www.kindredplace.app/app, including on Chromebooks, Windows and Mac. There are also apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Can we print the tree?
Yes. On the web you can download the tree as an image or print it (or save it as a PDF); in the apps you share it as an image or PDF. See Share or print your family tree.
Questions from your school?
Write to us at info@kindredplace.app. We’re happy to help you plan your project.