Read these personal stories about ordinary students with extraordinary accomplishments. We get to meet learners who are pursuing personal ambitions, with the encouragement and support available in a personalized, competency-based education. We hear from early college high school students who are the first in their families to graduate from high school. Every student has a story to tell.
Student Success Stories
Students Deserve to Follow Their Passions – in This North Dakota District, They Can
Follow eighth grader Harry Joseph with us to see what sparks his passion for school at the Personalized Learning Academy in the New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District.
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What Personalized Learning Can Do – According to a Tenth Grader
Learn how a personalized learning environment at Jaguar Academy allowed Silver Anderson to collaborate with her band teacher to compose music as part of her education.
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Student Engagement Through Personalized Learning
Watch Abby Bowser, a high school student at Strom Thurmond High School in Johnston, South Carolina, explain how she benefits from her district’s commitment to personalized, competency-based learning – and its power to cultivate student agency.
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One Student’s Perspective on What She Wants for Her Future – and What That Means for Her Education Today
Jordyn Peake, a learner at Batesburg-Leesville High school in South Carolina, shares how personalized learning has helped her redirect her future and her education’s role in it.
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How One Student’s Learning Experiences Unlocked a Lifetime of Creativity
Carlos Velazquez Vega discovered a passion for filmmaking in the classroom – and went on to help solve very real problems in his learning community using his skills.
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