Inspiring K-12 student success through esports

To boost student engagement and educational attainment, GOAL High School partnered with Lenovo to rapidly scale out its esports programs. In just five years, GOAL has increased esports participation by 30x—and students who take part in contests perform an average of 22% better in academic classes.

Customer Problem

To inspire students with challenges in their lives to succeed academically and vocationally, GOAL aimed to rapidly scale out its esports program.

Lenovo Solution

Working with Lenovo, GOAL deployed over 295 Lenovo Legion laptops across its 40 campus sites across the state of Colorado.

Business Impact

GOAL has boosted esports participation by a factor of 30—and students who take part in competitive esports achieve 22% better academic results on average.

“When students take part in esports at GOAL, we see bigger smiles, bigger attitudes, and better achievements—all thanks to our work with Lenovo.”

Jamie Trujillo, Chief Information Officer, GOAL High School

Results

• ·       30x increase in esports participation
• ·       10% of GOAL students take part in esports
• ·       22% boost in academic achievement