Case Studies
Schools and mentoring organizations nationwide have used Ascend to improve student academic and behavioral performance.
Case Study: Sports Biz Camps
Sports Biz Camps, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is driven by the mission to increase social mobility for high school students through education while expanding diversity within the sports industry. The Camps accomplish this goal in part, by "providing students...
Challenges promote physical, mental, and emotional health during COVID- 19 school closures
Amidst the school closures around the country during the COVID- 19 pandemic, many families were at a loss for how to keep their teens focused on positive activities throughout an entire day, let alone weeks at a time. In response, Ascend used a key feature of its...
Ascend Student Success: Maria
Maria was an average student who wanted to improve her GPA but was struggling with motivation and focusing on her homework. When her teacher started using Ascend to set academic goals, it provided Maria with the opportunity to assess her areas of growth and decide to...
Ascend Student Success: Nelson Lopez
Nelson Lopez is a Computer Science major currently in his junior year at UNC-Chapel Hill. He used Ascend during his time at Olympic High School in Charlotte, NC to help him focus on his academic performance. While using Ascend, Nelson used goal setting to improve his...
Case Study: 12% Increase in GPA for Charlotte High School Students
Charlotte-based high school teacher and AVID Consultant Stacey Bush was looking for a way to reward student accomplishment and increase parent engagement. “It’s difficult for a teacher to continually reward great behavior because of cost and time. I was looking for a...
Case Study: Charlotte-area students increase GPA through goal setting software
One Charlotte, NC arts and technology high school has helped prepare its students for their futures through the use of Ascend, a gamified goal-setting software platform. Ascend includes comprehensive personality mapping and career matching, behavioral motivational...
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