
RISE Next Generation

Every Learner Deserves the Opportunity to Thrive
Millions of Canadians with learning differences are not receiving the individualized support they need to reach their full potential.
As a result, too many learners struggle academically, socially, emotionally, and professionally, not because they lack ability, but because they lack access to the right support.
Together, we can change that.
RISE Next Generation is a bold initiative to transform how personalized learning support is delivered, making it more accessible, effective, affordable, and scalable than ever before.

Why It Matters
1 in 5 Canadians lives with a learning or brain-based difference.
Many face barriers to accessing the individualized support they need to succeed in school, work, and life.
Families face long waitlists.
Schools are stretched beyond capacity.
Many learners never receive the support they need.
Without intervention, the consequences can include academic struggles, anxiety, school disengagement, unemployment, and social isolation.
Behind every statistic is a learner whose confidence, opportunities, and future are shaped by whether they receive the support they need.
The cost of inaction is measured not only in academic outcomes but in lost confidence, unrealized potential, and diminished opportunities.
We believe every learner deserves the opportunity to thrive.

Our Vision
A Future Where Every Learner Can Thrive
Imagine a future where every learner can access personalized support regardless of geography, income, or circumstance.
A future where individualized learning is not the exception, but the norm.
A future where learning differences are no longer barriers to opportunity.
This is the future we are building together.
Introducing RISE Next Generation
RISE Next Generation is a transformational initiative designed to dramatically expand access to high-quality individualized learning support for learners with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, executive functioning challenges, and other learning differences.
By combining decades of educational expertise with purpose-built artificial intelligence, we are creating a new model capable of serving tens of thousands of learners across Canada and ultimately more than 100,000 learners annually, while preserving the human relationships that drive meaningful outcomes.
At the heart of this vision is PEAK.
Meet PEAK
PEAK (Personalized Education Assistance and Knowledge) is the intelligent platform powering RISE Next Generation.
Designed specifically for neurodivergent learners, PEAK integrates assessment, planning, instruction, communication, progress monitoring, and support into one connected ecosystem.
PEAK is more than software – it is an integrated learning ecosystem designed specifically for neurodivergent learners, their families, instructors, educators, and clinicians.
Understand
- Comprehensive learner profiles
- Assessments
- Personalized insight
Personalize
- AI-supported matching
- Individualized learning plans
- Adaptive learning pathways
Connect
- Families
- Educators
- Clinicians
Measure
- Progress tracking
- Outcome measurements
- Continuous improvement
PEAK doesn’t replace teachers, instructors, clinicians, or families. It empowers them.
By reducing administrative burden and improving coordination, PEAK enables people to spend more time doing what matters most: helping learners thrive.
How PEAK Empowers the Whole Learning Community
Students & Families
- Greater access to support
- More personalized learning
- Improved confidence and outcomes
Educators & Instructors
- Smarter tools and insights
- Reduced administrative burden
- More time focused on learners
Schools & Clinicians
- Integrated information
- Improved collaboration
- Better coordinated support

Why Learn. Develop. Succeed?
For more than 50 years, Learn. Develop. Succeed. has helped children, youth, and adults with learning differences build the skills, confidence, and resilience needed to succeed in school, work, and life.
Unlike many educational technology initiatives, RISE Next Generation is being built on decades of real-world experience supporting learners and families.
Every feature within PEAK is informed by thousands of learner journeys, assessments, instructional plans, progress reports, and support conversations.
We are not building technology and looking for a problem to solve.
We are solving a problem we have been working on for more than 50 years.
- 55+ Years – Supporting learners
- 1,250+ Learners – Served annually
- 85+ Staff – Specialized educators and professionals
- Proven Results – Learners advance up to 1.5 grade levels annually

Scaling Impact
Through RISE Next Generation, we are building a pathway to expand proven individualized support from thousands of learners today to more than 100,000 learners annually by 2035.
By combining expert human instruction, small-group learning, and AI-enabled systems, we can dramatically expand access while preserving the individualized relationships and outcomes that define our work.

Join the Movement
Transforming the future of personalized learning for hundreds of thousands of Canadians cannot be accomplished by any one organization alone.
It will require visionary philanthropists, educators, researchers, technology leaders, governments, and community champions working together.
There is a role for you in this movement.
Whether you are interested in partnering, investing, advising, advocating, or helping expand awareness, we invite you to join us.
Together, we can create a future where every learner has access to the support they need to reach their full potential.
Contact UsNext Gen Staff Team & Innovation Committee Members


Chris Dion

Gaurav Vasudev

Eva Wong

Lori Kullahian

Lucas Francis

Caitlin Woodward, JD

Hamlet Abnousi, CPA

Greg Sullivan, PhD

Rachel S. Forbes
With Gratitude
We gratefully acknowledge the visionary supporters who are helping make RISE Next Generation AI possible and enabling us to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of learners.
Francis Family Foundation
Laurel Foundation
Louis Family Foundation
Munford Family Foundation
Greg and Elese Sullivan
Social Venture Partners Vancouver