Untapped Learning

Research consistently shows that many students lose some academic momentum over the summer months. While maintaining academic skills is important, we believe summer success is about much more than avoiding the "summer slide."

Summer provides something students rarely have during the school year: space. Space to develop routines, build self-awareness, strengthen executive functioning skills, pursue meaningful goals, and practice greater independence.

At Untapped, we see some of the biggest growth happen when students have the freedom to challenge themselves in new ways while still receiving the right amount of structure and support.

We asked several Untapped mentors what summer success looks like from their perspective. While each answer was different, they all pointed to the same idea: success isn't about being busy every minute of the day—it's about building the habits, confidence, and skills that carry into the next school year and beyond.

☀️ Looking for support this summer? Visit untappedlearning.com or send us a DM to learn more about our summer coaching programs.

One of the ways we continue to improve our coaching is through monthly team trainings focused on the art and science of executive function coaching.

In a recent training, our team explored a principle that shapes everything we do: relationships first.

Students are far more likely to embrace planning systems, organization tools, and accountability structures when they feel understood, respected, and supported by the person introducing them.

That's why our coaches focus on building trust before jumping into solutions. The relationship isn't separate from the work; it creates the foundation that makes the work possible.

Swipe through for a few key ideas from this training.

If you'd like to learn more about how relationship-based coaching helps students build executive functioning skills, send us a DM. We'd be happy to continue the conversation.

When students get the right support, parents feel the difference too.

These reviews highlight what executive function coaching can change beyond grades.

Less pressure on parents. More ownership from students. Stronger confidence over time.

We recently asked families to evaluate their experience with Untapped Learning using Net Promoter Score (NPS), a widely used measure of customer loyalty and trust.

For context:
• 30–40 is considered strong in education and tutoring
• 50+ is considered excellent
• 80 is exceptionally rare across industries

This semester, our NPS reached 80.

More important than the number itself is what it represents:
• trust built through relationships
• consistent communication with families
• accountability systems that support follow-through
• personalized executive function coaching
• students feeling more capable and confident over time

In executive function coaching, outcomes are not just academic. They show up in reduced family stress, stronger routines, improved confidence, and students developing greater independence.

Grateful to our coaching team for the intentional work behind these results, and to the families who continue trusting us to support their students.

Our unique approach to sleep at Untapped Learning goes far beyond “just get more rest.”

These strategies can benefit anyone, but for neurodiverse students, especially those with ADHD, healthy sleep habits are often crucial for enhancing focused attention, emotional regulation, stress tolerance, task initiation, memory, and consistency.

A lot of students who struggle during the day are also struggling at night. Their brains may have a harder time slowing down, transitioning away from stimulation, maintaining routines, or recognizing when they actually need rest. That can create a cycle where poor sleep makes executive function harder, and executive function challenges make healthy sleep habits harder to maintain.

That’s why psychologist Nick Thompson recently led a training with our executive function coaches focused on 7 evidence-informed factors that contribute to more restful and restorative sleep.

The conversation focused on practical strategies like:

• maintaining consistent sleep and wake times

• getting sunlight shortly after waking up

• movement and exercise

• reducing screens and phone use before bed

• creating a realistic wind-down routine

• improving the sleep environment

These habits may seem small, but they can have a major impact on how students function academically, emotionally, and socially throughout the day.

At Untapped Learning, executive function coaching is about more than planners and homework support. We look at the underlying systems that affect how students show up every day, including sleep, movement, stress, routines, and recovery.

Huge thank you to Nick Thompson for sharing this training with our coaching team.

Your child doesn’t need another lecture about “applying themselves.”

They need support in building the skills that school quietly assumes everyone already has.

Planning ahead. Managing overwhelm. Following through when things get stressful. Staying organized even when life gets busy.

That’s executive function and our team’s newly published research found that these skills can improve significantly when students receive consistent coaching built around movement, connection, and personalized support.

In our 2026 study of 312 students:
• Students improved across every EF skill area measured
• College students showed especially strong growth in planning, organization, and task completion
• No age group showed declines across semesters
• Movement and relationship-based coaching helped students stay engaged and connected to the process

This is why Untapped doesn’t separate learning from relationships or movement. We build all three together because students learn best when they feel supported, engaged, and understood.

Executive function is not fixed. These skills can be taught, practiced, and strengthened over time.