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“We envision a world where students are curious, fearless learners who are self aware and strive to be the best version of themselves, whatever that means to them.”

What’s our Ethos?

It’s all about
THE STUDENT.

Education has become predominantly focused on preparing for exams like the IB, A-levels, AP, and various standardized tests. This method can lead to students feeling overwhelmed and disengaged, leaving them questioning:

"WHAT DO I REALLY WANT TO LEARN?"

At Ascend Now, we place the individual passions and interests of our students at the heart of their educational journey. We are committed to personalized, goal-oriented learning that is designed FOR THE STUDENT and BY THE STUDENT.

Many students are eager to excel but often struggle to find a starting point. At Ascend Now, we understand that each student is unique, necessitating a tailored approach to teaching.

Our Guiding Principles

Proud awardees and members of...

Our Strength Is Our People

Our team is carefully chosen because they are absolutely passionate and obsessed about student success.  

Our entire core team is made up of experienced tutors, performance coaches, learning designers and child psychologists. 

Every single member of our executive team has first been an educator and then moved up so they really understand the pain points of students and parents. 

Devi Sahny

CEO & Founder

Forbes 30 Under 30, TedX Speaker, Georgetown Grad, ex-Goldman Sachs.

Pavan Sampath

COO & Partner

MSU President’s Scholar, Ex-Goldman Sachs, GFEL Top 100 visionaries in Education.

Ethan Barnes

Chief of Staff

Double major graduate from Monash University. Primary learning expert.

Kan Nagahata CPA

Chief Financial Officer

University of British Columbia, Ex-EY Consultant. Orchestra Private Equity.

Meet Our Team

32+

Countries our team is located in

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150+

Senior tutors, examiners and coaches

400+

Years of cumulative education experience

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72%

Female presence in the team

About Ascend Now In The Press…

Our Successes

  1. Ascend Now founded in Singapore by Devi Sahny.

  2. Ascend Now has got 10 student admits into Ivy League Universities.

  3. Ascend Now crosses the 300-student mark.

  4. Ascend Now featured in Tech in Asia.

  5. Official provider for the Entrepreneurship Program with UWC.

  6. First ever Bullpen Competition - With over 250 participants and 5000 USD in prizes.

  7. Ascend Now selected as the official training partner for the Accenture Young Leader Summit (YLS) - With over 90 students from 5 schools.

  8. Devi selected as a Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 Awardee.

  9. Devi among the first cohort of the Sequoia Spark Fellowship - Only 15 winners (100,000 in grant money).

  10. Ascend Now crosses 100+ students admitted into Ivy League Universities.

  11. Ascend Now students' businesses generate over 100,000 USD in revenue.

  12. Ascend Now students secure over 1,000,000 USD in scholarships.

  13. Ascend Now release their first product to teach students around the world soft skills called The Edge.

  14. Ascend Now officially works with over 40 different institutions.

Our Students’ Success Is Our Success

Hugo H

Admitted into Boston College

Ran InternED as CEO, published a research paper, and secured a Goldman Sachs internship.

Hugo’s grades improved by 20%, leading to an Early Decision offer from Boston College.

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Kate W

Admitted into Brown University

Kate founded “Teach the Teachers,” partnered with UNESCO, and scored a 31 on the ACT and 1510, 1520 on the SAT.

Published research on water contamination, and gained offers from Tufts, Imperial, and Brown.

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Shiv P

Admitted into Babson College

Grades increased 25% in IBDP English, Econ, and Biology in 4 months.

Built a social-networking app and published 2 articles about his non-profit Project Anya.

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What do parents and students have to say?

“Tangible outcomes”

“Regular communication”

“A Company that cares”

    Hands-on support in creating my non-profit project

    Ascend has tremendously helped me navigate this stressful college process. From providing hands-on support in creating my non-profit project to assisting with publishing my research paper, and, most importantly, crafting my college essays.

    Help with college application process

    Faaiza has helped me tremendously throughout my application process and thanks to her patience and amazing reliability, she helped me achieve my dream, getting accepted into Boston College. This could not have been possible without her.

    Strong, confident children

    Ascend Now is teaching our children to be strong, confident, thoughtful, resilient and, importantly, to embrace challenges. We are incredibly grateful and thankful for their ongoing support and commitment to our children’s success.

    A proud moment

    Thank you Mari and Moh for your encouragement. It is indeed a proud moment and a boost for Atlas. We are happy for him ♥️

    Would definitely recommend to others

    Ascend Now is probably an experience that I would DEFINITELY recommend to others, especially those who want to make a change to our society or for those who want to share their passion to the world. Over the course of my Passion Project there were a lot of challenges, especially when I decided to do the worst thing for an introvert: start a Podcast.

    Highly appreciated support

    Thanks for sharing. I like the story. All the support provided by Ascend teachers are highly appreciated.

    Perfect 45

    Marie got a perfect 45 predicted for her UCAS. We are grateful to Ascend for this!

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Understand your child’s interests, learning preferences and schedule.

We will explain our programs, terms of service, and how we work with our families to monitor and track progress.

Choose the ideal program, confirm pricing and explain the next steps.

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