ConnectEd, an EdTech leader working to develop transformative learning technologies to help children from all walks of life succeed in the workforce of tomorrow, has partnered with ASU Preparatory Academy, a tuition-free college preparatory school in the US serving students in grades K-12.
This partnership will allow ConnectEd to scale up personalized learning in India by adapting ASU Prep’s tools and techniques to the Indian curriculum and the needs of Indian students. For ASU Prep, this is an opportunity to impact a larger, more diverse audience with their innovative approach to self-paced learning that levels the playing field for students from all backgrounds.
ConnectEd realizes that today’s students are competing in a global marketplace, and wants to take advantage of ASU Prep’s experience and expertise to improve learning outcomes in India. With a personalized and project-based approach, ConnectEd and ASU Prep will empower learners from diverse backgrounds and communities with the support they need to understand and apply concepts, think critically, and excel in standardized exams.
This partnership is a crucial part of ConnectEd’s mission to enhance learning outcomes with a combination of online classroom learning in small batches and personalized education through tailored courses that incorporate immersive content and offer students the freedom to learn topics of their interest at their own pace.
Headquartered in Bangalore, ConnectEd has been providing online coaching since 2020. The platform has developed a framework that pairs online classrooms focused on engagement and interactive learning with frequent testing, counsellor inputs, and guided asynchronous learning in collaboration with parents. The startup aims to give students an affordable option to improve learning outcomes. It currently supports CBSE English medium students from 7th to 10th. It claims that more than 30 of its students scored 95% or above in their 10th board examinations last year. Notably, all of them scored more than 95 in Maths. The company is also associated with Bloom India, which annually offers subsidized free learning to 100+ students.
ASU Preparatory Academy is chartered by Arizona State University to help students prepare for college by developing critical thinking and learning skills with courses that integrate online, offline, classroom, and personalized learning. It currently serves 37K students in 20 countries. Its partners include Khan Academy, schools in the US, and others. In 2018, ASU Prep announced its merger with Phoenix Collegiate Academy, beginning operations as the ASU Prep South Phoenix Primary/Intermediate and High School campuses.
