Early career
Early career
11 years in South African classrooms
Ansu began her career teaching in South African high schools before moving into higher education.
About Out of the Blocks
Movement has always been part of the lesson.
Out of the Blocks grew from Ansu Human's career in education and a simple belief: movement should be practical, positive and easier for adults to bring into children's everyday learning.
Why we started
Start with movement.
“Out of the Blocks is a childhood dream that began with a love for movement. As a teacher, I discovered the profound connection between movement and learning.”
The aim was to create something educators could actually use: practical programmes that give adults clear guidance while helping children develop a positive relationship with movement.
The name reflects that philosophy too. For Ansu, Out of the Blocks means to simply start. The shape comes once you've left the starter blocks.
Meet Ansu Human
Chief Executive Officer
A career shaped by education and movement.
Ansu Human co-founded Out of the Blocks in 2021. In 2025, she became the sole shareholder and director of Out of the Blocks. As Chief Executive Officer, she leads the educational vision, programme development and overall direction of the business.
She is an educator, lecturer and facilitator with qualifications in Physical Education, Human Movement Studies and Second Language Acquisition.
2002–2020
2002–2020
Teacher education
She lectured undergraduate teacher-education students in Physical Education and Afrikaans Second Language and facilitated professional teacher-development courses across South Africa.
2021
2021
Out of the Blocks is founded
Out of the Blocks was founded with a focus on movement education and practical activities educators could use with confidence.
Today
Today
From programme to practice
Out of the Blocks continues to develop movement programmes for educators, schools, parents and homeschool families.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
Physical Education
Bachelor of Arts Honours
Human Movement Studies
Master of Arts
Second Language Acquisition
Meet Jaen-Pierre Dowling
Chief Marketing Officer
Building the brand behind the programme.
Jaen-Pierre brings a background in brand strategy, digital marketing, ecommerce and product development to Out of the Blocks. As Chief Marketing Officer, he leads the brand, digital experience, marketing and commercial growth of the business.
His career has included work across education, technology and premium consumer brands, with a focus on turning complex products into clear, compelling experiences that people can understand, trust and engage with.
01
Brand & positioning
Building a clear, recognisable brand that communicates the value of Out of the Blocks with confidence.
02
Digital experience
Shaping the website, ecommerce journey and digital touchpoints that connect people with the programmes.
03
Growth & commercial strategy
Helping Out of the Blocks reach more schools, educators and families through sustainable growth.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce
Industrial & Organisational Psychology
Postgraduate Diploma
Marketing
Master of Arts
Creative Brand Leadership
From programme to practice
Built in education, used in education.
Out of the Blocks has grown through practical work with teachers, schools and education partners rather than existing only as a set of ideas on paper.
South Africa
Curro Schools
Out of the Blocks has worked with Curro since 2023 to train Foundation Phase educators using the Play and Learn materials.
Nairobi
Riara Schools
Play and Learn materials have also been used in training primary-school educators within the Riara Schools group in Nairobi.
Research
Learning through movement
OOTB is involved in a four-year collaborative research project exploring movement education in relation to mathematical and language development among Grade R to 3 learners.
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