From the whole class
A Christmas gift for the teacher, from the whole class
- 1Your photo
- 2Your photos
- 3Your free preview
The class photo, or a portrait of the teacher, built from hundreds of pictures from this school year. Every child is in it and can be found up close. One shared gift instead of thirty mugs.
- Free preview, no account
- File from €9.95 · prints from €39
- Every print checked by a person
- 4
Frame your photo
Drag to move it; scroll or use the slider to zoom.Drag to move it; pinch or use the slider to zoom. What is inside the frame becomes your mosaic.
Your photos are used only to make your mosaic. Uploads that never become an order are deleted regularly.
Add the photos that become its tiles
On iPhone: in the photo picker tap Select, then slide your finger across the grid to pick many photos at once.
Tip: in the photo picker, tap and hold one photo, then tap the others.
Placing your photos…
- Reading your photo
- Matching your photos to every tile
- Building your zoomable preview
Usually 20–60 seconds. At busy moments up to 3 minutes — keep this tab open, or leave your email and we'll send the link.
How will you give it?
Your choice opens the matching tab when the preview is ready. Nothing is charged.
Choose a different photo
Keep the photos you added as tiles?
Why one class gift works better than thirty small ones
In December teachers receive volume: mugs, candles, chocolate, hand cream, three gift cards for the same coffee shop. Each one is kind, and most are used up or put away by February. What teachers tend to keep is the thing that names the class, the particular group of children they spent the year with. A photo mosaic does that literally. From the classroom door it is the class photo. Up close it is the autumn trip, the winter concert, the science project, the classroom wall and thirty faces.
It also suits the way class gifts get organised in December, when every parent is busy. One parent starts the project and posts one link in the class chat. Every family adds photos from their own phone. Nobody needs an account or an app, and nobody has to collect files by email.
How to organise it from the class chat
- Start with a collection link. Collect gives you one share link (and a QR code for the class newsletter). Parents add photos from their phones, and you approve them before anything is used. Ask for photos from this school year: trips, sports day, projects, the class pet, drawings photographed flat on a table.
- Pick the main image. The official class photo works best because it is already a group portrait. A photo of the teacher also works, but only one they would be happy to see on a wall.
- How many photos: no hard minimum — the preview asks for 30, 100+ gives the richest result, up to 300. A class of 25 families sending four or five photos each gets you there.
- Get a yes, then order once. Render the free preview, post the preview link in the chat, and order when the class reps agree. For a print, order by 5 December; prints take usually 5–12 working days, depending on product and country.
- Photo permissions: only the photos you upload are used, only to build your mosaic, and processing is GDPR-compliant. If your school is strict about photos of children, build the tiles from drawings, projects and classroom photos without faces. It still reads as that year.
What it costs per family
- Digital file (print-ready at the size you choose, from €9.95): emailed within minutes and printable at any local copy shop the same day. This is the option if the print deadline has passed before the last day of term.
- Prints, made by a professional photo lab: fine-art paper 40 × 30 cm €39 · 60 × 45 cm €59 · 80 × 60 cm €95; canvas from €79; aluminium dibond from €109; gallery frame from €315. Delivered in usually 5–12 working days, depending on product and country.
- Split across the class: a 60 × 45 cm fine-art paper print (€59) shared by 25 families is about €2.40 each. Families who want their own copy can buy the digital file.
- Signing it: the simplest way is to print the digital file locally with a white border, sized for a frame you already have, and let the children sign the border or the mat. Or have every child sign a card that goes with the print.
Other times of year it fits
The same gift works at the end of the school year, when a teacher leaves mid-year, or for a coach's last season. For a long-serving teacher's farewell, see retirement gift mosaics. For a staff-room piece built around the school crest, the team and logo mosaic page shows how logos render. More December ideas are on Christmas photo gifts and in sentimental Christmas gifts.
Don't have their photos? Give a gift card.
Emailed instantly, valid 3 years, from €19.95 — they build their own mosaic from the photos only they have.
Five finishes. Every print includes the digital file.
You choose the finish after you have seen your preview. Prices are for the smallest portrait or landscape size; square prints start at 40 × 40 cm.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Christmas gift for a teacher from the whole class?
One shared gift usually beats thirty small ones. A photo mosaic builds the class photo (or a portrait of the teacher) from the year's pictures, and every family can contribute photos through one link. The digital file starts at €9.95, prints at €39, and the preview is free.
How do all the parents add their photos?
One person creates a collection and shares the link or QR code in the class chat. Every parent uploads from their own phone without an account or app, and the organiser approves the photos, picks the main image and renders the preview.
When do we need to order for Christmas?
Order a print by 5 December; prints are delivered in usually 5–12 working days, depending on product and country. The digital file arrives by email within minutes of payment, so it still works after the print deadline: print it at a local copy shop before the last day of term.
What about school photo permissions and GDPR?
Only the photos you upload are used, and only to build your mosaic; processing is GDPR-compliant. If your school's policy prevents sharing photos of children, build the tiles from drawings, projects, trips and classroom photos without faces.
Can the class sign it?
Yes. Print the digital file locally with a white border at the size of a frame you already have and let the class sign the border or the mat, or have every child sign a card that goes with a lab print.
What is a photo mosaic?
A photo mosaic is an image made up of many smaller photos (tiles). When you step back, the tiles form a larger picture. Each tile is one of your own photos, making it deeply personal.
Will my individual photos still be visible?
Yes. We place every tile at full strength with true colour-matching, so your photos stay sharp and recognisable up close — a real photo mosaic, with no tinted overlay laid on top. Zoom right into the free preview and see the individual photos before you buy.
Can I order a canvas, framed or acrylic print?
Yes. Fine-art paper from €39, canvas from €79, aluminium Dibond from €109, acrylic glass from €199 and gallery frames from €315, in sizes from 30 × 40 up to 120 × 90 cm. Prints are made by a professional photo lab and shipped to 30+ countries, and every print includes the digital file.
How many photos do I need?
You can create a mosaic from as little as one photo, and the more you add, the more detailed it gets: 30 photos for a free preview, 100+ for the best detail, up to 300.
What file do I get?
A print-ready JPG at the print size you choose — for example 4,724 × 3,543 pixels for 40 × 30 cm or 7,087 × 7,087 pixels for 60 × 60 cm. Standard is €9.95; High-res (€29.95) and Ultra (€49.95) render the same mosaic about 1.5× and 2× larger. The download link is emailed as soon as the file is rendered.
How much does a photo mosaic cost?
The preview is free. Digital files cost €9.95, €29.95 or €49.95 depending on resolution. Prints start at €39 for a 40 × 30 cm fine-art paper print and €79 for canvas, and every print includes the digital file.
Can I print it myself?
Yes. The file is print-ready at the size you chose, so any local print shop or online photo lab can print it at that size or smaller.
Is the preview free?
Yes. Building and previewing your mosaic is free, with no account and no email needed, and you can zoom into every tile. You only pay if you download the file or order a print.
Is getmoza safe? Who runs it and how does payment work?
getmoza is run by Artiq ehf., a company registered in Iceland (company ID Kt. 680823-0220, Efstaland 5, 270 Mosfellsbær; see our legal notice). Card payments are processed by Straumur, an Icelandic payment provider, and you can also pay with PayPal. getmoza does not store your card details. Your rights as an EU consumer, including when the right of withdrawal applies to personalised prints and digital files, are set out on our withdrawal page. We are a small, young shop, so our Trustpilot page is new and has only a few reviews so far. Questions before you order: getmoza@getmoza.com.