Fitness Friday is an innovative new program designed to engage students in building strength, both inside and out. Offered to middle and high school students as part of the physical education curriculum, the program allows teens to plan personal fitness goals, and use the school’s new fitness room to achieve them.
This fall, School Principal, Dr. Anthony Hadzimichalis brought the entire staff together - classroom teachers, clinical staff, aides, specialists and administrators – to review the new competencies, and ensure that measurable social and emotional learning objectives are front and center in the curriculum.
Last June, five students at Westbridge Academy stepped up to accept a diploma and stepped out into the world. Each one of these young people left Westbridge with plans for the future, and the connections needed to make them happen.
Learning to code - During Westbridge Academy’s club periods, students use an online “code playground” that brings a new twist to traditional group-learning methods.
Westbridge Academy was featured as part of an article in the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities' People and Families magazine. The cover story, Preparing Students with Disabilities for Civic Engagement, described Westbridge Academy's focus on character education and self-advocacy.
Jovan with Tamara Villagran When 18-year-old Jovan Rodriguez graduates from Westbridge Academy this June, he will take pride and personal growth with him. [...]
Workshop Announcement: Supporting and Working with Caregivers of Challenging Students, featuring Dr. Buzz Mingin. March 11, 2016; Westbridge Academy, Bloomfield, NJ.
Back by popular demand! Please join us for Pastabilities, Family Dinner Night, Thursday February 4, 2016.
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, [...]
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.