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Excitement and Welcome to our new Leaders

Excitement and Welcome to our new Leaders

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Our teachers are the best

Our teachers are the best

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Brightworks Bike and Roll to School Week: Spring 2024

Brightworks Bike and Roll to School Week: Spring 2024

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What comes from the ground? Windrush farm visit

What comes from the ground? Windrush farm visit

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Outdoor Ed

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Underground Science

Underground Science

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Earth Play. Making Dorodangos!

Earth Play. Making Dorodangos!

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May: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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BIPoC Family Dinner

BIPoC Family Dinner

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Mechanical Marvels: a middle school studio

Mechanical Marvels: a middle school studio

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The High School is headed for New Orleans!

The High School is headed for New Orleans!

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7th Annual Brightworks Maker Marketplace

7th Annual Brightworks Maker Marketplace

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Constructing Knowledge Together

Constructing Knowledge Together

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Puppet Masters - a middle school studio

Puppet Masters - a middle school studio

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Club Mud - a middle school studio

Club Mud - a middle school studio

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Graduation day @ BWX!

We were so happy to celebrate all of our students' accomplishments this year! Each band received a dedicated and personal reflection of their contributions and accomplishments, while we simultaneously showered our 8th grade, 1

Obsidian in NOLA, Part II:
Determined to experience the history & spirit of New Orleans first hand, our HS students & collaborators did their best to take it all in!
Visits to The New Orleans Jazz Museum @ the Mint, & The Whitney Plantat

Obsidian Band in NOLA, Part I:
Our HS students & collaborators took their learning to the skies and went to New Orleans for an experiential approach!
And if anyone ever doubted their resilience, this trip proved us wrong at every turn!
Travelin

We have been celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AANHPI, in May, by focusing on Hawaiian food, culture & dance! These images show our Community Friday celebration a couple of weeks back, supported by

BWX's Maker Market Place, part fundraiser, part community builder and a whole lot of showcasing the spirit of our school!
We are in awe of all the creativity, entrepreneurship & engagement showcased by our students! Its a highlight we look forwa

Club Mechanical Fabrication in action! During Underground Arc Exploration Studios these kids got to do a deep dive into elements our shop can produce! Now we are looking forward to seeing such ideas emerge in individual passion projects as we move in

History studies, BWX style; An Escape Room on ancient Mayan culture!

These middle school students did it all, researched their topic on history & ancient Mayan culture, build their life-size escape room and created all the intriguing puzzles th

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Exploring Neighborhoods and Enjoying Some Food

brightworksMelissa NoceroMarch 4, 2018arc:Cities, cioppino, grade, mental mapping, neighborhoods, Question Formulation Technique, San Francisco, slope, sourdough