Meet and exceed High School & Beyond Plan requirements
Washington + YouScience®
Empowering Washington student success in high school and beyond
Strengthen Washington schools with YouScience® Brightpath, the only aptitude-based guidance platform on the market designed to help all students find personalized pathways for success based on their unique aptitudes.
A brighter future for Washington students starts with Brightpath
Brightpath empowers students to discover their aptitudes and interests, connect to best-fit postsecondary educational and career pathways, certify their skills through industry-recognized certifications, and get real-world training through work-based learning opportunities.
With Brightpath, Washington students get access to tools that answer these fundamental questions: Who am I? What can I become? How do I get there?
Who am I?
Identify aptitudes, interests, and careers
Empower Washington students with a data-driven aptitude and interest assessment—and the only aptitude-based guidance platform on the market—enabled by artificial intelligence, powered by Brightpath.
What can I become?
Find and explore best-fit careers for each student
Connect students with more than 600 in-demand careers personalized to their aptitudes and interests. Remove exposure gaps by empowering students with knowledge of in-demand jobs and growing career fields.
How do I get there?
Work towards education and career goals
Enable Washington students to take actionable steps towards their goals with access to education and career planning tools, 4-year course planners, easy-to-use resume builder, and more—all based on their unique aptitudes.
Why Aptitude & Career Discovery?
Brightpath meets High School & Beyond Plan requirements by giving educators and students tools for success, including through best-fit careers based on aptitude and interest assessments, postsecondary pathway identification, 4-year course planning, resume builder and work-based activity logs, and financial preparation for college.
- Aptitude & Career Discovery
- Pathway identification
- 4-year course planning
- Resume builder and activity log
- Financial prep for college
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Best-fit careers determined by student aptitudesEmpower students with the knowledge of their own individual aptitudes and interests to identify best-fit education goals and career fields. |
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Personalized postsecondary pathwaysHelp students identify postsecondary pathways and set personalized educational goals. |
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Data-driven 4-year course planningInformed 4-year course planning that aligns with student goals, graduation requirements, and graduation pathways. |
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Resume building and work-based learning activity logGive students tools to create their first resume—and ways to populate it with meaningful, industry-recognized certifications—connect students with internship opportunities, and easily track work-based learning in activity logs. |
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Prepare students for college financiallyEnsure students receive information on state and federal financial aid programs that help pay for the cost of college. |
- Aptitude & Career Discovery
- Pathway identification
- 4-year course planning
- Resume builder and activity log
- Financial prep for college
Best-fit careers determined by student aptitudes
Empower students with the knowledge of their own individual aptitudes and interests to identify best-fit education goals and career fields.
Personalized postsecondary pathways
Help students identify postsecondary pathways and set personalized educational goals.
Data-driven 4-year course planning
Informed 4-year course planning that aligns with student goals, graduation requirements, and graduation pathways.
Resume building and work-based learning activity log
Give students tools to create their first resume—and ways to populate it with meaningful, industry-recognized certifications—connect students with internship opportunities, and easily track work-based learning in activity logs.
Prepare students for college financially
Ensure students receive information on state and federal financial aid programs that help pay for the cost of college.
Give educators the tools they need
Brightpath helps educators and administrators focus on the joy of making a difference in the lives of students.
With Brightpath, educators have tools to easily organize and manage student planning and progress, seamlessly integrate records through Student Information Systems (SIS), create in-depth reporting, and manage work-based learning activities. With Brightpath, educators and administrators can have more meaningful interactions with and impact on student success.
Management tools
Seamless integration, and personalized student pathways
Keep students on track to graduate, and meet their HSBP plans, with tools to manage student progress, align best-fit courses and pathways, and utilize college and career planning tools.
In-depth reporting
Easy-to-create reports at the student, school, or district level
Create custom reports for a single student, a class, a school, or an entire district. Get customized data views with easy-to-use filters, and quickly share the data in popularly used formats.
Work-based learning
Make work-based learning work for educators
Easily manage student activity logs, work-based learning opportunities and progress, employer notifications, and advisory boards. Connect students with employers interested in talent with their aptitudes and experiences.
Washington students’ exposure gaps exposed
The 2023 Washington Student Ability Report shows that Washington’s students have what it takes for them to succeed in the critical jobs required for many of the core economic drivers fueling Washington’s economy, but they lack knowledge of—and therefore interest in—those opportunities.
Award-winning and educator tested and approved
“The need for YouScience’s solution is critical. It helps students explore their strengths and interests, so they can make informed decisions about courses and career paths. YouScience provides the tools and guidance needed to identify the right path, creating enthusiasm for future opportunities while supporting educators and district leaders in achieving student success. We are delighted to collaborate with YouScience to create a holistic approach that equips our students for their future.”
“YouScience is a dynamic tool that empowers students to see what impact their choices and achievements can have on future career opportunities. By uncovering their traits, using aptitude and interest, a more comprehensive exploration is possible and opens doors to options they may not have considered. Connecting their achievement of skill standards, using industry-recognized certifications, to what employers value, makes them more engaged and invested in what they’re learning in the classroom.”
“YouScience is instrumental in meeting Washington state’s graduation requirements. It empowers students to explore their aptitudes, interests, and career paths, while also supporting educators and district leaders in achieving student success. We are excited to collaborate with YouScience to equip our students for the future.”
YouScience is your dedicated, US-based, education partner
With employees from across the United States, our team of deeply knowledgeable education experts will partner with Washington to meet and exceed HSBP requirements. We provide top-level support with online resources and an experienced US-based team. Working together, Washington and YouScience will set educators, administrators, and students up for a bright, successful future.
Where the YouScience team is located
Dedicated partner
YouScience has been a dedicated and strategic partner with a deep understanding of Washington’s needs for more than 10 years.
Unlimited access
Educators have unlimited access to easy-to-use online resources, as well as a dedicated team that will guide them as much as they need.
Knowledgeable support team
YouScience offers one of the best and most responsive support teams in EdTech. When you reach out to connect with us, you’re connected with a real, US-based support team. We proudly average a customer satisfaction rating (CSAT) of 93 out of 100.
US-based company
Our team is deeply knowledgeable in the US education space and its accompanying legal, regulatory, and practical complexities; many are former educators, counselors, and administrators. We’re deeply passionate about our mission to empower educators and students.
Ready to take the next step?
Schedule a demo today and we’ll show you how you can unlock student success.
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