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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It's that time of year again; project work declarations! This is when all our students' exciting exploration work comes to fruition in individual and small group projects! Take a peek at a small sample of projects and try to appreciate what this wea
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
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2025 Maker Marketplace coming soon!

Save the date for Brightworks’

10th Annual Maker Marketplace 

Thursday, December 11, 4-6pm

Our usually annual, much-beloved community event, Maker Marketplace, returns to Brightworks on December 11th from 4–6pm!

This festive gathering is part craft fair, part maker experience, part fundraiser, and part community celebration. Come see our community in action! Friends and family are invited to explore the tables and, if inspired, purchase a variety of handmade goods and treats from our excited makers and vendors.

If this will be your first time at Maker Marketplace, you’re in for a treat.

Many Brightworks students participate in this low-pressure opportunity to make and sell their creations. Past offerings have included: jewelry, stickers, knitting, coasters, soap, spice rubs, hot sauce, glitter calm-down jars, poetry collections, tarot card readings, joke telling, hand-dyed socks, recycled-material ornaments, homemade marshmallows, fresh popcorn, LARP items, driftwood planters, and 3D-printed toys.

Kids let their imaginations run wild! By participating in Maker Marketplace, students get a hands-on taste of the entrepreneurial process. They generate ideas, create their goods or services, share them with the community, determine how they’ll take payment, organize supplies, set up their tables, connect with customers—and at the end of the evening, they crunch their numbers and donate 20% of their sales to a student-selected community nonprofit.

Hope to see you there! 682 Schofield Rd, San Francisco, 94129

Check out some of the fun we had at our 2024 Maker Marketplace:

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