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Well Lit Book Club
Well Lit Book Club
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Recognizing Indigenous Heritage Month
Recognizing Indigenous Heritage Month
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Building Our Future! Brightworks 2024 Annual Fund
Building Our Future! Brightworks 2024 Annual Fund
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Body Arc
Body Arc
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Boxbots at Brightworks - November Event
Boxbots at Brightworks - November Event
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Educating the Next Generation at the Intersection of AI and Technology – Virtual Event
Educating the Next Generation at the Intersection of AI and Technology – Virtual Event
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New Tuition Assistance Tool!
New Tuition Assistance Tool!
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Evening Salon with Gever - October
Evening Salon with Gever - October
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BI&PoC Fall Family Kickback
BI&PoC Fall Family Kickback
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Mexican Heritage Dance Party
Mexican Heritage Dance Party
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Exploring Brightworks, for prospective families
Exploring Brightworks, for prospective families
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Body Arc Begins!
Body Arc Begins!
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Aida Salazar Banned Book Chicana Author Visit’s Brightworks
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Upper School Studios
Upper School Studios
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Salon 01 - Five Dangerous Things Every School Should Measure
Salon 01 - Five Dangerous Things Every School Should Measure
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We are coming up on Gever's third Salon Talk this season! Come join us on Tuesday Nov 19, 7-8:30 pm, to learn more about his team's Boxbots! Developed by students at BWX/Tinkering School, these bots aim to be accessible and affordable while providin
Body Arc Exploration phase! We are very fortunate to always be able to draw on our parent group that immediately steps up and brings their expertise when called for! This group of Middle School students got to witness a dissection of a cow's eye a
A quick reminder that our admissions season is in full swing! We have two open houses coming up this Saturday, Nov 16th, 10-12 & 1-3pm! We have a few open spots available. Please visit our website (link in bio) or follow the QR code for more info
Educating the Next Generation at the Intersection of AI & Technology! Join us for this exciting virtual event with George Hofstetter, founder and CEO of GHTech and a current grad student @ Columbia University, as he explores the intersection of
Community Potluck & BWX 2024 Annual Fund! A big thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our fall community potluck! Having students, staff, families & friends gather around the sharing of some yummy foods, some interesting conversat
On this very specific day we choose to highlight & celebrate community! Take a look at this extraordinary Body Arc exploration project in which our younger students went out into their community, reached out to strangers, photographed & int
Diwali @ BWX! On the day after Halloween we got treated to this beautiful celebration by one of our own families! Learning about and celebrating holidays & traditions that are meaningful to any of our students gives us an opportunity to build
 
Welcomes and Updates
Welcomes and Updates
brightworks, admissions, Activities, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksSeptember 6, 2024Brightworkscommunity
Board Reflections: Looking Back and Thinking Forward
Board Reflections: Looking Back and Thinking Forward
Community, DEI, admissions, brightworks, Activities, exploration, LearningOlivia TeichJuly 24, 2024BrightworksIAT, Board
Congratulations to the Class of '24!
Congratulations to the Class of '24!
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksJune 20, 2024Brightworks
High School New Orleans Trip!
High School New Orleans Trip!
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksJune 18, 2024High School, how we learn
2024 Beach Day
2024 Beach Day
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PSam PhillipsJune 17, 2024Brightworks SchoolOcean Beach, community
Expo Night 2024 - Underground
Expo Night 2024 - Underground
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, LearningMary Catherine MunizJune 17, 2024Brightworks Schoolexpo
Excitement and Welcome to our new Leaders
Excitement and Welcome to our new Leaders
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksJune 10, 2024
Our teachers are the best
Our teachers are the best
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&P, DEIsfbrightworksMay 8, 2024collaborators, co-teachers
Brightworks Bike and Roll to School Week: Spring 2024
Brightworks Bike and Roll to School Week: Spring 2024
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, LearningsfbrightworksApril 30, 2024Brightworks Schoolcheck it out, community
What comes from the ground? Windrush farm visit
What comes from the ground? Windrush farm visit
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, LearningsfbrightworksApril 30, 2024Brightworks Schoolfield trip, underground, fashion arc, co-teachers, check it out
Outdoor Ed
Outdoor Ed
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&P, DEIsfbrightworksApril 29, 2024field trip, Elementary, check it out
Underground Science
Underground Science
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, LearningsfbrightworksApril 29, 2024Brightworks SchoolScience with Ricky
Earth Play. Making Dorodangos!
Earth Play. Making Dorodangos!
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksApril 29, 2024Brightworks Schoolplay, art, early elementary
May: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
P&P, DEI, Community, admissions, Activities, brightworks, LearningsfbrightworksApril 29, 2024Brightworks Schoolaanhpi, check it out
BIPoC Family Dinner
BIPoC Family Dinner
DEI, P&P, Activities, brightworks, CommunitysfbrightworksApril 23, 2024Brightworks School
Mechanical Marvels: a middle school studio
Mechanical Marvels: a middle school studio
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, Early Elementary, exploration, LearningsfbrightworksApril 23, 2024Brightworks Schoolmiddle school
The High School is headed for New Orleans!
The High School is headed for New Orleans!
Activities, admissions, brightworks, DEI, Community, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksApril 19, 2024High School, fundraiser
7th Annual Brightworks Maker Marketplace
7th Annual Brightworks Maker Marketplace
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksApril 16, 2024Brightworks Schoolcommunity offerings, special event
Constructing Knowledge Together
Constructing Knowledge Together
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksApril 5, 2024Brightworks Schoolcommunity, how we learn
Puppet Masters - a middle school studio
Puppet Masters - a middle school studio
Activities, admissions, brightworks, Community, DEI, Early Elementary, exploration, Learning, P&PsfbrightworksApril 5, 2024Brightworks Schoolmiddle, middle school
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