0
Skip to Content
Brightworks •
About Us
Our School
Our Story
BWX Video
Our Staff
In the Press
Our Location
Our Board
Our Nonprofit
Employment
Contact
How We Learn
How We Learn
How We Learn
The Arc
Early Elementary
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Aftercare
Join Us
Get Started
Admissions Process
Tuition & Aid
Self-Guided Open House
Our Community
Updates
Calendar
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Before & Aftercare
Parent Involvement
Head of School Welcome
Support Us
Donate
Annual Fund
Human Library
Brightworks •
About Us
Our School
Our Story
BWX Video
Our Staff
In the Press
Our Location
Our Board
Our Nonprofit
Employment
Contact
How We Learn
How We Learn
How We Learn
The Arc
Early Elementary
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Aftercare
Join Us
Get Started
Admissions Process
Tuition & Aid
Self-Guided Open House
Our Community
Updates
Calendar
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Before & Aftercare
Parent Involvement
Head of School Welcome
Support Us
Donate
Annual Fund
Human Library
Folder: About Us
Back
Our School
Our Story
BWX Video
Our Staff
In the Press
Our Location
Our Board
Our Nonprofit
Employment
Contact
Folder: How We Learn
Back
How We Learn
How We Learn
The Arc
Early Elementary
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Aftercare
Folder: Join Us
Back
Get Started
Admissions Process
Tuition & Aid
Self-Guided Open House
Folder: Our Community
Back
Updates
Calendar
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Before & Aftercare
Parent Involvement
Head of School Welcome
Folder: Support Us
Back
Donate
Annual Fund
Human Library

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.

Featured
Beyond Grades: How Brightworks Prepares Students for Life
Beyond Grades: How Brightworks Prepares Students for Life
Read More →
Choosing a Right-fit School for Your Family
Choosing a Right-fit School for Your Family
Read More →
Explore our neighborhood
Explore our neighborhood
Read More →
The Art and Architecture of Brightworks Project-Based Learning
The Art and Architecture of Brightworks Project-Based Learning
Read More →
Unhurried Afternoons - After Care at Brightworks
Unhurried Afternoons - After Care at Brightworks
Read More →
Creative Studios: tools for expression
Creative Studios: tools for expression
Read More →
Why Community Matters
Why Community Matters
Read More →
Finding the Right School for Your Family
Finding the Right School for Your Family
Read More →
Carving Club Starts! Monday afternoons
Carving Club Starts! Monday afternoons
Read More →
Embracing Nature: Have you seen our Playground?
Embracing Nature: Have you seen our Playground?
Read More →
Summer - The San Francisco Library
Summer - The San Francisco Library
Read More →
Learning Naturally
Learning Naturally
Read More →
Welcoming our New Head of School
Welcoming our New Head of School
Read More →
Gender Expression & Expansiveness
Gender Expression & Expansiveness
Read More →
Immersive Multi Day Event
Immersive Multi Day Event
Read More →

Follow along on social media too!

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
Math in Middle School
brightworks, admissions, Learning sfbrightworks 12/1/23 brightworks, admissions, Learning sfbrightworks 12/1/23

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:

Read More
Newer Posts
Older Posts

About Us

Our School
Our Staff
Our Blog
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Tinkering School
Contact
Staff Log In

Admissions

Apply Now
Admissions Process
Upcoming Events

Our Program

How We Learn
The Arc
Project-Based Curriculum

Get In Touch: 682 Schofield Road, San Francisco CA 94129 // (415) 701-8700 // Office Hours: 8am-6pm // School Hours: 9:00am-3:30pm (MTThF); 2:30 (W)

Brightworks is an innovative K-12 project-based school and a project of the Institute for Applied Tinkering, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Brightworks holds diversity of opinion, lifestyle, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and race to be the cornerstone of our school community. Brightworks does not discriminate in its services, programs, or admissions on any of those above criteria.

(c) 2025