Brownsville Ascend Lower School

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Welcome to

Brownsville Ascend

Lower School

The mission of every Ascend school is to equip our students with the knowledge, confidence, and character to succeed in college and beyond.

By offering a rich liberal arts education in a supportive environment, we animate children’s natural sense of curiosity and prepare students to think on their own, thrive on their own, and engage the world as informed, responsible citizens.

Important Updates

Phase 3: Preference Survey for Remote vs. In-person learning

Click here to complete the survey

The purpose of this survey is for us to collect your current preferences for remote or in-person learning for your child in Phase 3, which begins on November 30, 2020 and continues until January 22, 2021. As a reminder, you will be able to change your stated preferences before the start of Phase 4, and before each subsequent phase.

In Phase 3, 100% in-person learning may become available for a portion of students. Students who are prioritized for 100% in-person learning will attend classes in person every day, in a safe, physically-distant manner. Students may be prioritized for in-person learning based on grade level, or based on their unique circumstances and challenges, or their special needs that cannot be met through remote learning.

You may select 100% remote learning at any point and your request will be honored. However, you may only select 100% in-person learning at the beginning of the Phase. In other words, if you start 100% remote, you will have to wait until the next Phase to request in-person learning. We will try to accommodate the in-person preferences of our families. However, space limitations due to physical distancing mandates limit our ability to do so.

We will communicate the decision about remote and in-person learning for Phase 3 by November 6, 2020.

Please complete this survey by November 3, 2020.

Return to School Family Guide

This new document is to support families with our return to the new school year and our 100% remote start. The family guide can be found HEREin English.