Introspection Academy

Now forming · Founding-district wishlist

One counselor. 420 students. Three minutes each.

That's the national median — not enough time to know who a student actually is, or where they belong. We want early districts to shape what comes next.

Reserve your founding-district spot

Fall 2026 cohort — remaining requests join Winter 2027
A student plays through a science-fiction narrative scene with dialogue choices.

Competency profile

Adaptive ExecutionProficient
Analytical ReasoningDeveloping
Emotional IntelligenceProficient

The gap nobody talks about

Students aren't unmotivated.
They're unexplored.

420:1

Average student-to-counselor ratio in US public schools

Source · ASCA, 2025

3min

Career guidance per student, per year

National median

40%

of CTE students chose their pathway because "it seemed fine"

Source · Advance CTE, 2025

Counselors care. The problem is time no one has. Students default into the wrong programs, and districts carry accountability for outcomes that were never chosen.

Self-assessment · 2 minutes

How ready is your district for 8th-grade pathway decisions?

A 10-question diagnostic anchored to the ASCA National Model, Advance CTE, and Perkins V. Score your program across five dimensions — get the full breakdown emailed instantly.

10 questions ~2 minutes Result + breakdown by email

The idea

Play twenty minutes. Know what comes next.

Students make choices inside a science-fiction story — how they lead, solve problems, respond under pressure. Not a questionnaire. A psychometric engine maps every choice to five career-readiness competencies.

  • A competency profile for every student across five validated dimensions.
  • CTE pathway recommendations mapped to your district's course catalog.
  • Perkins V–aligned documentation for your compliance reporting.
  • A conversation starter, not a verdict — the talk is already halfway done.
A counselor-facing progress report showing competency scores.
Built for people

You already know these students.
Now you'll know where they fit.

School Counselor

You're carrying too many students to give any one of them the time they deserve.

Introspection Academy doesn't replace you — it gives you a starting point before a student walks in. You already know what they're strong at and which pathways fit. Twenty minutes, fully loaded.

CTE Director

You need pathway enrollment to reflect real student fit, not random selection.

Introspection Academy maps to your district's CTE programs and produces Perkins V–aligned documentation. Students play it during advisory — you get the data, they get a path that fits.

Why join early

Founding districts shape what gets built.

First in line

First access to the game and reporting dashboard before public launch.

Direct input

Shape how results map to your CTE pathways — directly with our assessment team.

Your name on the research

Co-author the validation findings.

Methodology built with Dr. Olena Savchenko, PhD psychometrician · 15+ years in behavioral assessment · FERPA & COPPA compliant

Twenty minutes. The right direction.

Add your district — we'll reach out as founding-cohort spots open.

Reserve your founding-district spot

Fall 2026 cohort — remaining requests join Winter 2027