A Workshop Sponsored by the Outreach Department Earn free CEUs and register at no charge! DATE: Friday, May 11, 2012 SCHEDULE: 8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Presentation 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch LOCATION: Westbridge Academy Auditorium 60 West Street, Bloomfield, NJ (Parking available on-site) About The workshop/planning …
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Westbridge Academy’s Music program celebrated notable African-Americans during Black History Month. First, students examined the social setting and historical events leading to the Civil Rights Act through song. One of those songs studied was Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come.” The lesson encouraged students to listen and read the song’s lyrics and thereafter follow-up with a class …
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A Workshop Sponsored by the Outreach Department Earn free CEUs and register at no charge! DATE: Friday, December 9, 2011 SCHEDULE: 8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Presentation 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch LOCATION: Westbridge Academy Auditorium 60 West Street, Bloomfield, NJ (Parking available on-site) About …
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On October 7, 2012 our Career and Life Skills classes welcomed a representative from New Jersey Transit to introduce students to the New Jersey Light Rail in a two part series. First, students were shown a video and participated in an open forum discussion on how to safely use the light rail. Then on October 14, 2012 …
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Take a Stand, Lend a Hand – Stop Bullying Back to School Night this year was exceptionally exciting for students, staff and parents at Westbridge Academy! Dr. Viviana Litovsky, Director and Robert Rodenbaugh, Principal declared October 13th as “Anti-Bullying Day”. In an effort to combat bullying, students and staff participated in a series of workshops …
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NEW STUDY JUST PUBLISHED A research report published in the journal Child Development, found that students who participated in programs that taught social, emotional, and behavioral skills, improved in their grades and standardized-test scores by 11 percentile points when compared with nonparticipating students. The report analyzed 213 studies involving over 270,000 students in kindergarten through grade 12. …
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A Workshop Sponsored by the Outreach Department Earn free CEUs and register at no charge! DATE: Friday, April 8, 2011 SCHEDULE: 8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Presentation 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch LOCATION: Westbridge Academy Auditorium 60 West Street, Bloomfield, NJ (Parking available on-site) About This presentation will …
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Project Achieve While staying true to its purpose and mission as it has for the past four decades, Westbridge Academy continues to provide a therapeutic learning environment for students in grades K-12. Only now the dining options have become a little tastier. Instructors from several academic areas, such as Community Based Instruction (CBI), World Cultures, …
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When Westbridge Academy was founded nearly 40 years ago as a pioneering school for students with special needs, we made a commitment to set the highest standards for our own self-improvement as well as that of our students. That’s why we have implemented Project Achieve – a program that helps students develop better self-management skills. …
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Given Westbridge Academy’s expertise in addressing a range of mental disabilities, the school was awarded a prestigious Horizon grant to improve awareness and assessment of depression. The grants give Westbridge the resources to acquire a series of videos, reading materials and testing tools, which are designed to raise awareness about the signs of depression. They …
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