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We celebrated Earth Day with a good clean up around our school! Our Student Government organized it all and sent groups of students out to collect garbage around our buildings and into The Presidio! And along the way these kids knew how to celebrate
We have just entered the Expression phase of Space Arc in which our students start work on their personal & small group projects! An important part of this process includes our upper elementary, middle and high school students declaring their p
Meet our new Brightworks Gargoyle! Based in an idea that originated back when we did Monster Arc, our elementary students have spent their time in creative woodworking bringing this play structure, guardian agains evil, protector of our buildings to
We love our founder @gevertulley and we fully support his mission of spreading his innovative ideas in education! We do aim to make an impact and we are fully aware that we benefit tremendously from his international reach and the sharing of ideas an
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
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fermentation

Today was all about fermenting and salinity. The Coyotes worked with cabbage in salt, the Phantoms and Rubber Band followed up on their sauerkraut from Friday, and the Sand Leopards are experimenting with pickling in different levels of salinity.DSCN0141DSCN0144DSCN0140IMG_2283IMG_1812IMG_2286DSCN0146This afternoon, fermentation expert and food-world celebrity Sandor Katz visited the school to talk to the kids about the use of salt in preserving food. We were lucky to catch him on his way back to New York from a fermentation festival in Petaluma.IMG_2007IMG_1820IMG_2021IMG_2012Noah and his mom brought apples and honey in to share for Rosh Hashanah so we could all start out the new year on a sweet note.IMG_2035IMG_2034At circle, the Rubber Band explained the process of osmosis with a short dramatic act:Sauerkraut!IMG_2028

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