A “bullpen” is where baseball pitchers practice their pitch before they go out into the real game. The Ascend Now Bullpen is where kids practice entrepreneurship before executing their business.
Students will pitch their business ideas to investors, entrepreneurs and professors from MIT, Yale, and INSEAD.
Through our personalized, synchronous 1:1 online classes, students are taught using their preferential learning styles to meet their unique learning objectives.
Schedules
From Greta Thunberg to Shamma Al Mazrui, youths today are more aware about social issues, and have many ideas for building a better future. Hear what Shriya Phadke has to say about her experience/journey moderating and discussing "What Parents Can Learn From Teenagers".
YOHANA TIJU
Thank you to Ascend Now. I am so grateful to see my son's huge transformations academically.
I feel extremely comfortable and at ease knowing that my child is in good hands. Ascend Now has been extremely trustworthy, flexible, and their teachers care.
ARATI MENON GUPTA
While looking for a little academic support for my 17-year-old, it became clear that what he sought was not just a tutor, but teachers who would empower him with skills that would help navigate the IB.
That’s exactly what we found with the team at Ascend Now.
ASHLEY NICHOLAS
Please thank all my daughter's tutors. She is enormously grateful for all of their help and we have no doubt it will be clearly evident once the results come out.
The truth is, my daughter was struggling, her grades were weak and we knew she needed help.
Entrepreneurship
Nicolas Arcilla
Age 13
STREAMER
With the help of Ascend Now, Nico found a way to make gaming productive. He set up his own streaming channel and created a merchandise store for when he builds a following.
BULLPEN WINNER
Nico won the Ascend Now Winter Bullpen with his idea - RookieMatch. This start-up focused on connecting scouts to high school athletes. He won a cash price of USD 1,500 and has begun working on his MVP.
Entrepreneurship
Beyond Academics
Rayden Ignacio Yap
Age 13
WRITER
Rayden has published numerous articles on Thrive Global - a community platform run by the Huffington Post. He has also edited an article about Ascend Now that got featured in Tech in Asia.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
Rayden founded Filtro in the COVID 19 pandemic. His organization makes hand-painted masks. He generated over 7,000 USD in revenue and donated the proceeds towards purchasing sanitization kits to people who couldn't afford them.
Beyond Academics
Academics
Alexander Den Hartog
Age 17
IB Math AA
Alex arrived at Ascend Now with low results in his maths exams. As an IBDP student, Alex understood mathematical concepts but struggled to apply them. As he began to work on his math literacy, through Ascend Now, his confidence improved significantly. In fact, his grade went from a 2 to a 6 in just a couple of months.
Alex started at a 2/7 and is currently at a 6/7 in the IB AA
Academics
Entrepreneurship
Moone Nang
Age 11
ENTREPRENEUR
"Moone's Cuisine" is Moone Nang's dream business. Her vision is to build a company that can supply high quality, healthy food to all the people in Singapore and then expand to the rest of the world.
BULLPEN WINNER
Moone has won 2,000 SGD by winning two bullpen events. She used this seed capital along with guidance from her educator to launch her business; ‘Moone’s Cuisine’. She has generated over 5,000 SGD in sales and is going strong!
Entrepreneurship
Beyond Academics
Pho Warso
Age 11
SPEAKER AND HOST
Pho Warso, also known as Jeff, is a host and speaker for a child series hosted by the Popular Journal in Burma. His talks and shows have had over 10 million views on Facebook.
CONSULTANT
Jeff has worked with Ascend Now to extensively build his business acumen. He now serves as a Kid Consultant to many of the other students and start-ups that Ascend Now work with. He is currently working on 2 startup ideas of his own.
Beyond Academics