Beyond the Classroom: A Vision for Christ-Centered Education That Prepares Students for Life July 22, 2025July 22, 2025Jonathan Brush At Unbound, our mission isn’t just about helping students get through school. It’s about equipping them to thrive in life. That means more than mastering content or checking boxes. It…Continue readingBeyond the Classroom: A Vision for Christ-Centered Education That Prepares Students for Life
What School Didn’t Teach You: The Real Problem with “Real Life” Readiness July 11, 2025July 10, 2025Jonathan Brush “I came out of high school knowing how to prove a triangle is a triangle… but I don’t know how to do my taxes.” That quote came up early in…Continue readingWhat School Didn’t Teach You: The Real Problem with “Real Life” Readiness
What to Expect as a First-Year Ascend Student July 9, 2025July 9, 2025Riley Maas “So what exactly is Ascend?” What an excellent question – we’re so glad you asked! Ascend, at its core, trains young adults to thrive by helping them understand and pursue…Continue readingWhat to Expect as a First-Year Ascend Student
Working with the 1% (Part 3): Doing Something Different Is Hard — But That’s Why It Matters July 8, 2025July 7, 2025Jonathan Brush None of the common problems many educators talk about—like widespread AI cheating or student disengagement—match what we see at Ascend. Our students are different. We don’t have the kind of…Continue readingWorking with the 1% (Part 3): Doing Something Different Is Hard — But That’s Why It Matters
Working with the 1% (Part 2): Rescuing Potential and Rebuilding Hope July 7, 2025July 7, 2025Jonathan Brush In my last article, I talked about a university professor who shared a sobering view of what he sees in today’s college students—apathy, detachment, lack of basic responsibility, and an…Continue readingWorking with the 1% (Part 2): Rescuing Potential and Rebuilding Hope
“[Ascend] is a fresh perspective on how to train up young people to be resilient overcomers in the world, as well as a brave outlook on education. It has been one of the most challenging things [our son] has taken on, but he loves it.” April 24, 2024February 18, 2025Jace Bower Ascend helps students work through questions about their purpose by offering highly actionable training on navigating forward through life decisions. …Continue reading“[Ascend] is a fresh perspective on how to train up young people to be resilient overcomers in the world, as well as a brave outlook on education. It has been one of the most challenging things [our son] has taken on, but he loves it.”
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