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Westbridge Academy Winter Holiday Fun!

Holidays are typically a festive time, with breaks from the routine, meals with loved ones, maybe even some gifts. But for many of our students, [...]

Lots to be thankful for!

On November 25, 2015, staff and students joined together to break bread and celebrate the Westbridge Academy annual Holiday Feast. It is an event that everyone looks forward to with great anticipation.

Staff Profile: Maryanne Mansingh

Westbridge Academy Staff Profile: Maryanne Mansingh is the Career and Transition Planner at Westbridge Academy. She sees students in middle and high school once a week when she goes into their classrooms to talk about job readiness and character education.

WBA Tribute to Mr. Yogi Berra

While the world knew Yogi Berra as a baseball great and an accidental philosopher, the staff and leadership at Westbridge Academy recall him as a man of deep compassion, conviction, and generosity. Mr. Berra was an early supporter of Westbridge Academy and cared deeply about our students.

2015-2016 Speaker Series: Howard F. Knoff, Ph.D.

Over the years, there have been a string of “new and improved” approaches for our challenging students: school-wide bullying programs, trauma sensitive schools, zero tolerance, restorative justice, and mindfulness. What all of these efforts share is an emphasis on self-management. This presentation will describe the science and practice that helps students learn and demonstrate social, emotional, and behavioral self-management.

Classroom Management for Students with Behavioral and Emotional Acting Out

Classroom management protocol that is developed by Dr. Buzz Mingin will be demonstrated and taught for teacher and related staff utilization. The protocol can address students from self-contained to less restricted environments, and for school environments that utilize token economy and those without.