You want to write a novel? Ok! You want to start a small business to raise money for the animal shelter? Let’s do it! You want to build a sail car and go on a journey down an abandoned railway? Let’s figure it out together! Brightworks is the school that says YES.
What if education could communicate to each child: I see you, you are important, your ideas matter, let’s find something do to with them. That’s why we’re here: to co-create a different kind of education together that starts with our fundamental belief that kids are capable.
At Brightworks, we know that kids come to us already bubbling with interests and curiosities, questions and ideas. Our role as a community is to create a safe container that lets us see each child for what they bring, and supports them in exploring their curiosities to the nth degree.
" Brightworks has given my daughter, who just joined as a middle schooler, a sense of what it’s like to be in a place that is truly kind. She comes home with happy highlights every day, and misses school on the weekends . "
-Lael, new parent
Why wait until you’re an adult to make meaningful contributions to the world? Brightworks reimagines K-12 education as a time to build your capacity to impact your community…by making an actual impact right now.
At Brightworks, students work on independent and group projects that they find personally meaningful. Collaborators support student explorations with our project-based framework called the arc.
Brightworks was recently featured in this documentary about the future of work. It was filmed in our previous space. Though our space has changed, our ethic remains. You can read more about how we are contributing to the conversation about shifting the educational paradigm on our press page.
