The Future is Ready

How We Help

Welcome to a new era in education, where the future isn’t just a distant dream, but a tangible reality we are preparing students for today. At Battelle for Kids®, we believe in a world where every student is ready for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

That’s why we are leading a movement that empowers educators so that every student has hope, resilience, and the knowledge and skills to be future-ready.

Our vision is simple: every student future-ready.

What's New?

AASA + Battelle for Kids

AASA’s acquisition of Battelle for Kids’ strategic assets and staff ensures long-term sustainability and growth while maintaining the impact of the leading Portrait of a Graduate and Portrait to Practice® design process.

The Well-Being Lab

Learn more about the Well-Being Lab by Battelle for Kids, an innovation hub dedicated to developing resources, workshops, and practices to support the comprehensive well-being of students and staff.

Students as Meaning Makers

Struggling with student engagement and motivation in your schools? Our new white paper, Students as Meaning Makers: Why Academic Solutions Aren’t Enough, provides a bold vision for addressing these systemic challenges.

Future-Ready Essentials

Battelle for Kids offers a customizable menu of supporting services that underpin and enhance each objective of your learning organization’s Future-Ready Journey.

Portrait of a Graduate

From Portrait to Practice to Impact

For more than a decade, Battelle for Kids, along with our EdLeader21® Network, has been at the forefront of developing Portraits of a Graduate—shared community visions that expand the view of student success in enrollment, enlistment, entrepreneurship, and employment.

Today, Battelle for Kids brings the Portrait to life through our Portrait to Practice® work, which purposefully integrates essential academic content with durable skills for future success. Moving forward, our Portrait to Impact™ framework will use both data and storytelling to showcase evidence of student growth, assess their knowledge and skills, and demonstrate real-world application.

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Success Stories

We’re passionate about collaborating with educators and communities and sharing their success stories on the journey to ensure that every student is ready for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. Read stories about how Battelle for Kids has supported learning organizations from across the country in our Navigator Blog.

Circleville City Schools

Showcasing Portrait competencies and evidence of student learning

Louisa County Public Schools

Igniting innovation and fueling the 5 C's movement

Worthington Schools

Portrait of a Learner: A PreK-12 Progression

EdLeader21® Network

Accelerating Future-Ready Learning

EdLeader21 is proud to be the nation’s only professional learning network dedicated to Portrait of a Graduate and deeper learning. It is a vibrant community for educators exploring the idea of creating a shared community vision, preparing for launch, or striving to maintain progress.

This is more than just a network to join. It’s a movement towards reimagining the future of education, ensuring students not only succeed academically but thrive with the durable skills necessary to be future-ready.

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EdLeader21® Annual Event

Oct. 15-17, 2025 | Glendale

The EdLeader21 Annual Event is an engaging and inspiring experience exclusively for network member districts to accelerate future-ready, deeper learning for every student.

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Get Started

The Future is Ready. We start where you choose to begin.

Every learning organization is at a different stage in its journey. We meet you where you are to support and empower you along the way. Connect with our team to set up a conversation and learn more about how we can help.

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