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Building our own planetarium during Space Arc? You bet! That is just what we expect our students to pull off! Take a peak at this middle school exploration project and consider all the skills and learning gained in the process; from math & cons
A big & heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our spring social & potluck last week! We love to get together to celebrate the strength & power of our creative community! In addition to indulging in some really delicious dishe
We are humbled & grateful, immensely proud and beyond excited about this substantial donation and bold act of philanthropy! To learn more visit our website (link in bio) or follow the QR code! #sfbrightworks #bwxnews #bwxdonation
Space Arc Exploration took our high schoolers to the Exploratorium! Still in the phase where they explore the arc topic from multiple angles they aimed to broaden their perspectives and expose themselves to new knowledge! This in turn will help the
We had the best of times at our very own Brightworks Break & Build where we invited current and prospective families to come together to reimagine old & broken, well loved toys! What we witnessed was nothing short of magic! Younger & ol
An 8/9 year old operating a chop saw! That is something we are both proud of and passionate about! With the proper training and oversight, these kids got to make plexiglass precision cuts on the compound miter-saw! ...and we are being serious; ou
A moment in a day @ Brightworks! ...when you have build your own chairs at the beginning of the school year and you realize they may need some repairs and extra TLC....a helping hand may be just what you need.... Enjoy! #sfbrightworks #everythingi
We have just concluded a rich celebration of Black History/ Black Futures Month! Our students have been learning about, reflecting on and celebrating Black culture & history as an integrated and ongoing, driving force in American culture & hi
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Yellow Band: by Air, Week 2

Here are a handful of pictures, emphasizing our effort to weave math provocations into arc-based work.This week, we learned some fun facts about our local airport: SFO. We started by making a list of places we'd like to fly to, with a twist. Each Yellow Bander needed to include 1 destination in California, 3 in the US outside of CA, and 2 destinations outside the US.We kept working on our space improvement projects, planter boxes and benches, in maxed band groups.We practiced playing some of the word games that will be choices during morning workshop times.We went to the library and checked out ALL OF THE BOOKS.We discovered these cool videos all about SFO, and learned that 60 planes/hour can land at our local airport. Then, we thought about how we could figure out how many planes could land there in one day, and used base ten blocks to model.We practiced some continuous like drawing, pretending our pens were stuck to the page as we drew items from around our bandspace. It was challenging because it's so different from how we normally draw or write!We took breaks, sometimes in very aesthetically pleasing ways.Have a great weekend, and see y'all on Monday!

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