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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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
When our Middle Schoolers go camping they always return with an epic experience! This time they visited Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and The Robert Ferguson Observatory for some night time star gazing, studies of native & indigenous plants, memor
This majestic visitor was spotted right in our parking lot this afternoon— a reminder that at Brightworks, nature isn’t a field trip, it’s our everyday backdrop. Nestled in the heart of the Presidio, Brightworks students explore tr
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Violet Band: SF Gem & Mineral Society

Today we went to the SF Gem and Mineral Society (yes, it's the seed arc at this point, but we were finally able to get into their schedule!). On Tuesdays, they open the clubhouse and work in their shops all day - from cutting stones to shaping and polishing them to making jewelry. It was a really amazing experience - each member of the Violet Band got to interact with one of the club members. And when we left, we got to take our own stone!

After the club, we went to Ocean Beach for a bit.

 

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