Brightworks Blog

Brightworks is a flurry of activity and we are thrilled to share peeks into the lives of the students, our school and the community.

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Memory Arc is underway and our younger middle schoolers went exploring! More precisely they went to #FortPoint to see Black Gold: Stories Untold, a #For_Site Foundation Exhibition. Our students explored the powerful works of contemporary artists te
In Community Arc we build our own chairs! We often start the year with this provocation, as it provides a fun opportunity to shape our own learning environment while introducing shop work and practices! Our students build confidence in their creative
We start every day in community with a morning circle! While our youngest students are granted a slightly different format, all our students from 3rd grade up contribute to setting their intentions for the day! First they invite everyone in with an
We are so lucky to call the Presidio of San Francisco home! So when we went exploring during Community Arc, that meant taking in everything our park has to offer! We explored nature preserves and play equipment, military & pet cemeteries as well
A big Thank You! to everyone who came out to see us @ the Bay Area Private & Parochial High School Fair this weekend! We had a blast! For more info and to sign up for open houses this fall please visit our website (link in bio) or sign up via Ra
Students who feels safe, seen & valued learn better and use their creativity in the process! That's why we spend the first few weeks every school year on a mini Community Arc! Building friendships, establishing bands & rules of interaction,
School is back, our students are already deep into our introductory Community Arc, the vibe is exciting and we are literally buzzing! And as a community we found time to come together and celebrate our newly appointed head of school! Waffles & co