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We continue to proudly support our founder @gevertulley and his international outreach! This time we welcomed representatives from The PBL Institute of Japan, who spent a day with us to learn more about Brightworks and our unique pedagogical approach
A big & heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out for our community potluck & get-together last week! We celebrated our wonderful community by sharing some yummy & home made foods, dancing our hearts out, playing together & admir
We hope you all had a wonderfully spooky Halloween! Our students did their very best to get us in the right mood before the evening! We all take great pride in this most BWX-ian of traditions where we make sure the spookiness is just right, everyon
Give it up for our middle school students who did a bake-off for math! We loved to witness their pure delight, focused attention, trouble shooting & team work while simultaneously practicing fractions, measuring and everyday math skills! Take
Our upper elementary school students are studying California Immigration History during the Exploration phase of our current Memory Arc! And they are doing it in typical BWX fashion! After learning about California's immigration history they spent a
'Sit with it!' - A weekly excursion into The Presidio by our high school students who venture out to observe, sharpen their senses, find inspiration and write about it! Take a peek and imagine how this beautiful tradition serves as a bridge to develo
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Tuition Assistance at Brightworks

Each year, our admissions office works to support current families, welcome prospective applicants and prepare for the following year. One important step in ensuring Brightworks maintains a socioeconomically diverse community is to provide Tuition Assistance to families with demonstrated need.

If you are a current or prospective Brightworks family, and you’ll be applying for Tuition Assistance for the 2026/27 school year, now is the time to apply.

Applications are due:

  • Continuing Families: January 5

  • New Families: January 15

Brightworks uses Clarity, a 3rd-party platform, to equitably evaluate tuition assistance applications based on demonstrated need. It is designed to be user-friendly, making the application process smoother and faster for families.

2025 Financial Aid Family Info Night Webinar

All parents are invited to attend the Clarity family information session to learn more about how to fill out the the Clarity application for Financial Aid. Registration link is here: December 9, 8:30 pm Eastern Time

You will find that Clarity offers a streamlined and user-friendly Tuition Assistance application process that can take as few as twenty minutes to complete. It is mobile-friendly, so you can complete your application on your phone or tablet! Furthermore, your 1040 and W2 documents from 2023 will be automatically transferred from the IRS when you complete the verification step, so you will no longer need to upload those documents manually. We welcome you to reach out to us with any questions or concerns.

Submitting your application

To ensure a smooth process and catch any issues early, please submit your application as soon as possible.
We are asking that your application is submitted on or before January 5, 2025.

Our goal is to distribute our tuition assistance budget equitably based on family need. Equity and community are integral to our core values and socioeconomic diversity is important to meeting that goal. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

  1. Set aside approximately 30-60 minutes.

  2. Visit: https://auth.clarityapp.com/en/signup/

  3. Resources for additional guidance:

NOTES ON APPLYING

  • You will need to provide:

    • Access to your 2024 taxes via the IRS

    • Estimates of your household income for 2025 (wages, interest/returns, etc), estimates of your monthly household expenses (food, housing, bills, etc), any other financial documents that might be relevant to your family’s situation. 

    • In January, you’ll submit your 2025 W2’s

    • In April, you’ll submit 2025 taxes.

  • When estimating in the section, “what your family can afford,” keep in mind that Brightworks Tuition Assistance is exclusively based on demonstrated need and Brightworks is limited in its ability to grant aid.  

  • Feel free to reach out to our tuition assistance comittee for assistance, tuition@sfbrightworks.org.

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