Pilot Program — 2026–2027

Bring SportsGenius™
to Your School

A semester-length curriculum pilot that converts sports engagement into standards-aligned academic performance—without adding hours to your teachers' plates.

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98%
Genius-level at age 5
2%
Retain it by adulthood
45+
Years of research
190+
Countries of impact
Powered by AI Lessons generated in seconds Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Your sports-interested students are already strategic thinkers. The curriculum doesn't know that.

Standardized education systematically excludes the intelligence frameworks students have developed through sports. The result: students who can calculate shooting percentages in real-time can't pass the unit test on percentages—because no one translated the connection for them.

98%

Children test at genius level at age 5

Land and Jarman's longitudinal research found 98% of kindergarteners demonstrate divergent, genius-level thinking. By high school: 12%. By adulthood: 2%.

Source: Land, G. & Jarman, B. (1993). Breakpoint and Beyond

$622B

The sports economy is a STEM classroom

Sports is a $622 billion industry built on statistics, biomechanics, game theory, and data science—disciplines your sports-interested students already engage with daily.

83%

Sports-engaged students excluded from STEM pathways

Students who self-identify as "sports people" are significantly less likely to be recommended for advanced math or science coursework—despite demonstrating equivalent analytical capacity in athletic contexts.

↑40%

Engagement improves when context matches identity

When curriculum explicitly connects academic concepts to students' existing knowledge domains—sports, in this case—motivation, retention, and performance improve measurably within a single semester.

Three proprietary frameworks. Pre-built curriculum. Standards-aligned from day one.

SportsGenius™ doesn't ask teachers to reinvent lessons. We provide the curriculum architecture. Teachers deliver it with context they already know.

SILF™

Sports Interest Learning Framework

Translates the cognitive structures students use in sports—pattern recognition, statistical reasoning, spatial awareness—into academic skill acquisition across math, science, and language arts.

ACLF™

Athletic Cognitive Learning Framework

Maps the neurological processes of athletic decision-making onto standard academic competencies. Identifies the precise moments where sports knowledge becomes transferable academic capital.

CJRF™

Cognitive Justice Reframing Framework

Addresses assessment bias by providing educators with tools to recognize and document academic intelligence that standardized tests were never designed to measure—but SportsGenius can.

Now live: AI-powered lesson generation built directly into the platform. Teachers select grade level, sport, and topic — SportsGenius™ generates a complete, standards-aligned lesson plan in under 60 seconds. See examples below.

One semester. One to three classrooms. Real outcomes you can present to your board.

Pilot schools receive full curriculum access, implementation support, and outcome data to evaluate fit. You provide the students. We provide everything else.

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Scope: 1 semester, 1–3 classrooms

Works best in PE paired with Math or Science. Can be implemented in a single elective or as a cross-curricular unit. Total teacher prep time under 2 hours for the full semester. We handle the curriculum architecture; your teachers handle delivery.

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What we provide

Full SILF™/ACLF™/CJRF™ lesson library (30+ lessons). Standards-crosswalk documentation for your state. Teacher onboarding guide (30-minute read). Implementation support via email throughout the semester. Pre/post assessment instruments so you have measurable outcome data.

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What you provide

Access to 1–3 classrooms with sports-interested student populations. One PE teacher and one Math or Science teacher willing to coordinate. Basic data collection (attendance, engagement, test scores) for outcome reporting. That's it.

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Outcome reporting

At semester end, we produce a school-specific outcomes report suitable for board presentation: engagement deltas, grade trajectory comparisons, qualitative teacher feedback, and alignment documentation for your district's strategic plan.

See What Your Students Get

Try an interactive sample lesson — no signup required. Pick one, see how it works, then decide if it's right for your school.

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How lessons are generated: Teachers select a grade level, sport, and math topic. The Lesson Engine produces a complete lesson plan — learning objectives, sports context, step-by-step activity, four-level assessment questions, and SILF™ alignment notes — in under 60 seconds. Every lesson is permanently saved and shareable via a direct URL.

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Built on five decades of documented outcomes—not theory.

SportsGenius™ is the personal work of Dr. D.B. Thomas — 45 years in sports education, Harvard-certified, Special Olympics International. This is not a startup curriculum. It is a fully developed academic framework from one of the most credentialed educators in sports-integrated learning.

Dr. D.B. Thomas, Ph.D.

Founder, SportsGenius™
45+
Years in Education
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Ph.D. in Education — Terminal degree in educational theory and curriculum design. Academic rigor applied to every SportsGenius™ framework.
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Harvard Management Certificate — Organizational leadership training at one of the world's preeminent academic institutions.
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Florida Department of Education — Policy and curriculum standards experience at the state level. Frameworks built with compliance in mind.
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Special Olympics International — Leadership role spanning 190+ countries. Deep expertise in adaptive, inclusive, sports-integrated learning at global scale.
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University Professor since 1995 — Three decades of active academic instruction. SportsGenius™ frameworks tested and refined in higher education settings before K–12 deployment.

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Three pathways. One framework. Choose the depth that fits your student.

Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

From supplemental enrichment to a full academic program — SportsGenius™ scales to meet the student where they are. All tiers are built on the same 45-year research foundation.

Tier 1
Base Digital
Self-Governed Path
For families seeking supplemental curriculum or independent homeschooling alongside a traditional school environment.
$199–$299/month
Billed annually: $2,000–$2,500/year
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  • Full SG™ App access
  • Diagnostic testing battery
  • CCSS-aligned SILF™ modules
  • Self-paced curriculum library
  • Professional-grade CCSS alignment documentation
  • Email support
Tier 3
Elite Academy
Professional Pathway
For high-aspiration students aiming for elite university sports management programs and professional careers.
$1,500–$2,500/month
Billed annually: $15,000–$22,000/year
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  • Everything in Microschool
  • 1-on-1 mentorship sessions
  • Cornerstone Council network access
  • Financial literacy coaching
  • Entrepreneurship track
  • "Architects of Change" outcome pathway
Market context: Traditional private schools run $25,000–$60,000/year. SportsGenius™ Tier 2 delivers a structured, faculty-overseen academic program at a fraction of that cost. All tiers are built on the same 45-year research foundation — the depth of engagement is what scales.