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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'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
A big Thank You to everyone who came out for our Bi&PoC Family Kickback & Dinner last night! We work hard to create a community that feels supportive, inclusive & safe for all of our community stakeholders! Meeting around the table for s
A Mathematician Like Me! Peek in on our Middle School math learners and see how they work to develop their Mathematical Identities! Aiming to develop their sense of confidence & understanding of math as an everyday language, these students wo
This is our campus. The @presidiosf is our playground. As you may have heard, spending time in nature has been linked to better mental health and a decreased risk of psychiatric disorders among adults and children. Dr Heather Eliassen, at Harvard,
A big Thank You to our visiting friends and educational scholars from the Future Classroom Lab at University College Copenhagen! We have hosted them in the past and were thrilled to see them again on their second visit to San Francisco and Brightwork
We grew a couple of new community members during Community Arc! Please welcome Cinnamon & Monica! These two most adorable creatures currently reside in our youngest students' band spaces where they are being tended to by loving and considerate
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capoeira, lunch, community

This morning on our second Community Friday the kids had their first all-school capoeira class! We're excited to work with Project Commotion to provide this awesome movement education every week.DSCN9866IMG_2653DSCN9876DSCN9885DSC_0181The rest of the day was spent in exploration of the space and ideas.IMG_2678IMG_2684IMG_2681DSCN0475DSCN0476DSCN0479DSCN0477IMG_2233IMG_2235IMG_2232And making and enjoying community lunch.DSCN9890DSCN9888DSCN9891DSCN9889DSCN9906DSCN9914DSC_0196DSC_0198DSCN9917After lunch, we were visited by expert Keith Wilson, a filmmaker, who showed us his fifteen-minute documentary The Shrimp, the story of a shrimp's life in Savannah, Georgia. He answered questions about the film's production and the secrets of its making.DSCN9920Then it was time for closing circle and the end of the day. No school Monday - see you Tuesday!

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