Extended School Year
ESY at Westbridge is about more than preventing regression and battling academic learning loss. Students need to maintain critical behavioral, social, and mental health gains as well.
Check Mate
This spring, Westbridge Academy hosted an un-timed, single-elimination chess tournament for students of all skill levels.
Teaching Respect, Kindness, Resilience and More
At Westbridge Academy's recent Anti-Bullying Assembly, Omegaman and Friends' helped promote positive choices by combining unique feats of strength with a powerful message that inspired our students to make the right choices when it came to bullying, peer pressure, drugs, alcohol, and personal achievement.
The Clinical Program: Westbridge Academy’s Foundation
Westbridge Academy's clinical team is at the center of all of our work. Comprising licensed school social workers, a school psychologist, and the school nurse, the team provides ongoing support services and care to students and their families.
Related Services Change Lives
For Cheryl Jones, Speech Language specialist at Westbridge Academy, the best news she can get is that a student no longer needs her help. That news came this spring for her student, Keyon.
Role Model: Brian Coya
Brian Coya is a School Social Worker who joined the staff at Westbridge Academy in 2019. A bilingual professional, Brian likes having the opportunity to make a positive impact on the students.
From the Executive Director: Mental Health Matters
Mental health issues have taken a seat in the front row of every classroom. Following pandemic-related interruptions, students are experiencing higher rates of depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, and grief.
The Queen’s Gambit Comes to Westbridge
Inspired by the popular Netflix series, The Queen’s Gambit, I started playing chess with one of my students, “Joe.”
Celebrating Students
As part of our Social and Emotional Learning program, students learn how to identify positive character traits in each other, and accept positive feedback from staff and peers.
In the Moment
At Westbridge Academy, all the supports are in place to make every moment – even conflict – a moment of teaching and realization. Jose and Marco's situation is an example of how that works in practice every day at Westbrideg Academy.