We have a guest writer this week – Oak! Oak is a student at Bridgemont who recently completed his Work Shadow week by playing the role of a Marketing Specialist. He helped with social media planning, a little content writing (including this blog post!) and some graphic design work. His favorite “assignment” of the week […]
Math skills, eXtra dark chocolate, and cognitive abilities
Even though I am the math guide, I have to admit…not a lot of the math skills taught will be used in everyday life. Let’s think about it. Have you ever been at the grocery store and needed to solve a system of equations in order to choose which brand of spaghetti to buy? I […]
Nutrition, body image, and social media
Over the past several weeks, the students delved into nutrition, body image, and the effects social media can have on teen confidence and self worth. By the end of this unit, the students felt very strongly about this topic and created social media messages to share. Below we are highlighting some of those messages that […]
Cultivating kindness
Our very small intimate school community has recently experienced a loss. Our students, in their own ways, found ways to support the collective community. In a world where adolescents are often described as cruel, or mean, our students took it upon themselves to appropriately provide support. While this may seem trivial, and vague (for privacy), even […]