What People Say

What Educators Say About Pseads

“Pseads knows how to get even the most jaded students and educators on board and restore a love of learning and passion. This is evident in increased retention rates and levels of engagement their work engenders and the high-quality work students generate. They are educational leaders, and I look forward to seeing them scale up their elegant, deeply effective approach to education."

– University Professor

Quote about the universal theme in PEAsD programs, emphasizing looking at life and feeling its smallest components, presented as innovative, joyful, and encouraging. Text includes a stylistic background with soft colors and the quote attributed to an 8th grade English teacher.
Quote about the universal theme in PEAsD programs, emphasizing looking at life and feeling its smallest components, presented as innovative, joyful, and encouraging. Text includes a stylistic background with soft colors and the quote attributed to an 8th grade English teacher.
A small green plant growing out of the sand with a calm body of water and a sunset in the background. Overlaid text reads, "I value Hope on the Rize more than any other program in our school district because of the way that it empowers students and has them embrace that the way that they see the world is unique and valuable and needs to be heard."
A small green plant growing out of the sand with a calm body of water and a sunset in the background. Overlaid text reads, "I value Hope on the Rize more than any other program in our school district because of the way that it empowers students and has them embrace that the way that they see the world is unique and valuable and needs to be heard."

“Students who never wanted to write anything, no matter what the form – fiction, nonfiction – they were so free in poetry.  It was like they were doing a wild dance in their soul.”

– 6th Grade Teacher

A quote about Pseads programs and student voices with a background of rocks and trees under a blue sky.
A quote about Pseads programs and student voices with a background of rocks and trees under a blue sky.
A quote about the Hope on the Rize program enhancing student confidence, attributed to a 7th/8th grade English teacher, over a background of a field of yellow flowers with a distant horizon and a cloudy sky.
A quote about the Hope on the Rize program enhancing student confidence, attributed to a 7th/8th grade English teacher, over a background of a field of yellow flowers with a distant horizon and a cloudy sky.

“My students have had a big boost in confidence this year with Pseads Poetry.  They are more willing to share their work because the Pseads educators create a safe space for all work to be celebrated.  My gifted student, who loves math but struggles to produce much writing, was encouraged to weave math into his work and came up with a lengthy poem to share.  Another student who loves science put his knowledge into his poetry to great effect.  And a student who struggles to complete any writing at all, came up with some lovely poems, and was extremely proud of his work.  I know all the students and parents treasure what students create in this experience."

– 2/3 Grade Teacher

A scenic background with pastel-colored mountains and sky, overlaid with a quote from a 3rd grade teacher praising students' love for poetry and science programs.
A scenic background with pastel-colored mountains and sky, overlaid with a quote from a 3rd grade teacher praising students' love for poetry and science programs.
Inspirational quote about writing and education on a background of a sunrise over a snowy landscape with silhouettes of grass in the foreground, signed by a 4th Grade Teacher.
Inspirational quote about writing and education on a background of a sunrise over a snowy landscape with silhouettes of grass in the foreground, signed by a 4th Grade Teacher.

What Students Say About Pseads

“In the Pseads poetry program, I learned to search deep inside myself and found a spirit of creativity, a new beginning.”

Student

A quote on a starry night sky background reads: "Hope on the Rize has brought me such joy because it has helped me open my eyes to see things not as they are, but what they could be. Say a flower, I don’t see it as a flower - I see it as a meadow, a star in the galaxy." - H.J., Student.
A quote on a starry night sky background reads: "Hope on the Rize has brought me such joy because it has helped me open my eyes to see things not as they are, but what they could be. Say a flower, I don’t see it as a flower - I see it as a meadow, a star in the galaxy." - H.J., Student.
A quote about enjoying writing poetry attributed to an E.A. student, displayed on a light blue, swirled background.
A quote about enjoying writing poetry attributed to an E.A. student, displayed on a light blue, swirled background.
A sunrise with a field of sunflowers in the foreground and a sky with scattered clouds. Overlaid on the image is a poem about petals and wind.
A sunrise with a field of sunflowers in the foreground and a sky with scattered clouds. Overlaid on the image is a poem about petals and wind.
A person with outstretched arms standing on a hilltop or mountain, overlooking clouds and a sunset or sunrise sky with a quote about poetry and self-expression overlaid.
A person with outstretched arms standing on a hilltop or mountain, overlooking clouds and a sunset or sunrise sky with a quote about poetry and self-expression overlaid.