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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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Summer - The San Francisco Library
Summer - The San Francisco Library
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Learning Naturally
Learning Naturally
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Welcoming our New Head of School
Welcoming our New Head of School
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Gender Expression & Expansiveness
Gender Expression & Expansiveness
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Immersive Multi Day Event
Immersive Multi Day Event
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Earth Day Clean-Up
Earth Day Clean-Up
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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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Planning for Next Year
Planning for Next Year
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Mixed-age Classes
Mixed-age Classes
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Reimagining Education to Honor Children and Childhood
Reimagining Education to Honor Children and Childhood
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Spring Gathering & Updates from Leadership
Spring Gathering & Updates from Leadership
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How do we measure success?
How do we measure success?
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Spring Celebrations
Spring Celebrations
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Brightworks School Receives Historic $10 Million Gift
Brightworks School Receives Historic $10 Million Gift
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Break and Build Recap
Break and Build Recap
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✨ The crew is back! ✨

This week our incredible Collaborators have returned to campus — reconnecting, recharging, and getting ready for a new school year full of curiosity, creativity, and community.

As part of our kickoff, we had the opportun
Summer may still be in full swing, but here at Brightworks, we’re already dreaming, building, and getting ready to welcome our community back to campus!

From refreshing our spaces to planning provocations and projects that spark curiosity, our
While we are out on summer break our buildings are still a hive of activities! @tinkeringschool is already in full session and they will keep it going with their summer classes through August 8th!

While these teasers cover the Big Builds they are pl
Let's celebrate our 8th grade graduates this year! 

While all of our learners got a heartfelt recognition for all their accomplishments and contributions at our last day of school, we do want to especially celebrate our 8th grade graduates! 

Some o
We kicked off Pride Month by inviting Drag Queen, storyteller and author Lil Miss Hot Mess, @lilmisshotmess to read from her own work! And our kids loved it! 

Take a peak at these cute snippets and see what this playful and imaginary approach can do
We love to see our middle schoolers providing support to our elementary students in a joint effort to share about their current project work! And we are very excited to see these kind of cross age interactions being so beneficial to all participants!
What is happening around Gever's desk? 

Take a look at these snippets and imagine the rich culture of learning we work to cultivate on a daily basis! 

At the heart of our teaching philosophy is the belief that developing students' agency is vital t
Math in Middle School
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Math in Middle School

We are often asked what math looks like at Brightworks. Take a peek into what the students have been up to here in their update:

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