The Power Skills
Power skills are essential for success in the 21st century. They’re not only timeless, but serve as the foundation for all other skills, whether in school, work, or everyday life
Mental models
Growth Mindset
Leadership
Creativity
Critical thinking
Collaboration
Self awareness
Communication
Resilience
Productivity
Focusing on Power Skills with your students can make a remarkable difference in every aspect of your classroom
Behavior
Behavior problems decrease by 10-15% in schools with strong Power Skills & SEL programs
Exam results
Test scores increase by 11 percentile points in schools with strong Power Skills & SEL programs
Expectations
73% of parents say Power Skills are underemphasized in their assessment of the current curriculum
and beyond...
Power Skills prepare kids for a future where 66% of jobs will be Power Skill intensive by 2030
Our methodology
Children do not learn power skills from textbooks; rather, they develop these crucial abilities through practical experience
Complex challenges
Our program simulates the complex environments and novel situations our students experience in their real lives. Each challenge provides a platform to experiment, test assumptions, and adapt strategies
Teamwork
Students embrace their diverse abilities, utilizing individual strengths to solve problems. They learn to communicate, collaborate, and how to lead by alternating between teaching and learning roles
Live coaching
Facilitators use structured yet open-ended questioning to guide students in their learning journey. This approach helps students plan, execute, and evaluate their strategies and thought process
AI Powered
Our AI analyzes student data to better understand their learning progress. It shares motivating highlights with students and parents to inspire them, and helps us develop the efficacy of our program
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The pioneering research and publications behind our methodology
Designing games for high learning efficacy
How learning objectives, game mechanics, observed behaviors, and data analytics are closely aligned for high learning efficacy.
Michael Beall
NXTLVL Head of Game Design
Dr. Jennifer Groff
Groff NXTLVL Innovative Education & Game-Based Assessment Expert
Learning games advance thinking skills and collaboration
Learning games enable students to develop situated understandings, learn through failure, and become expert collaborative problem solvers.
Pr. Kurt D. Squire
NXLTLVL Game-based learning expert
Game-based learning, guided by facilitators, increases efficacy
Game-based learning, guided by facilitators, increases efficacy
Pr. Kurt D. Squire
NXLTLVL Game-based learning expert
Multiplayer games improve scientific thinking & argumentation
Multiplayer games in which students collaborate to solve problems engage them in complex forms of scientific thinking and argumentation.
Pr. Kurt D. Squire
NXLTLVL Game-based learning expert
Learning games are effective vehicles for SEL
Learning games in which players practice studying emotions can improve parts of the brain associated with empathy.
PublicationSDT leads to self-regulated learning and better academic performance.
Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness are conducive to engagement and optimal learning in educational contexts.
The impact of our methodology
”NXTLVL’s extraordinary mentors guide a student-driven, gamified experience through inquisitive questions. Students not only found their voice, but developed the courage to share creative solutions to overcome challenges.”
Kris
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
“The interactive nature of the gaming experiences has allowed our students to apply and reinforce their collaborative abilities, fostering an environment where teamwork is not just a concept but a lived experience.”
Ruth
TEACHER LEAD
“Watching as kids go from hesitant and unsure about their ideas to confidently sharing a hypothesis or suggesting ways to test someone else's hypothesis is so inspiring!”
Lucy
TEACHER
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