Social Learning through Video Gaming
At Westbridge Academy, educators leverage students’ love for popular games to help teach patience, empathy, humility, and respect.
Workshop – Featuring Baruti “Principal” Kafele
Thank you to our speaker Baruti Kefele and all our attendees at our recent Closing the Attitude Gap workshop. Principal Kafele challenged attendees to look at the underachievement of at-risk students differently and provided strategies for closing the “attitude gap.”
Read Across America 2019 at Westbridge Academy
Students at Westbridge Academy celebrated National Read Scross America Day by joining members of our local community to celebrate by reading together!
Direct Instruction Turns Non-Readers Around
Spearheaded by Tania Miller, Westbridge Academy’s Reading Specialist, the school has launched a new reading initiative, and the opportunity to receive one-on-one reading intervention to help increase their reading skills.
Helping Children Manage the Stress of Life
In order to help children cope effectively with stress, it is important to understand how a child is emotionally and mentally processing life. One useful framework that psychologists often use is Cognitive-Behavioral Theory (CBT), which looks at humans’ essential functions within three basic domains: thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Workshop: Executive Function Skills In Action – December 7, 2018
Free Workshop: Executive Function Skills In Action - December 7, 2018 - Dr. Buzz Mingin at Westbridge Academy, Bloomfield NJ. 3 FREE CEUs for Educators. Register Now!
“My Journey” Project
The journey to graduation day begins early, and for students at Westbridge Academy, it includes a “thesis” unlike any other. As freshmen, high school students embark on “My Journey,” a writing project that spans across four years inspired by the New Jersey Department of Education’s Dare to Dream Conference.
Lesson Planning for Students Who Can’t Be in School for the Lesson
From time to time, students at Westbridge Academy may miss school for an extended period of time. We know that learning cannot take time off, so we are ready with comprehensive lesson plans to support students during absences.
Art Smart
Judges have selected four students from Westbridge Academy as winners in the 2018 ASAH Art Contest. Students produced winning artwork to celebrate this year’s theme of special education week, "Working Together to Build a Special Future for All."
Meet Victor Ruiz: Technology Coordinator
Victor Ruiz is the Education Technology Coordinator at Westbridge Academy. He manages and facilitates technology in the building, including each child’s and staff’s computer, online learning programs, and works to help teachers use educational technology in new ways.