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Going Back

Last year, five of the students who left Westbridge Academy did not wear a gown or toss a hat in the air. In fact, they did not even earn a diploma. Rather, they were placed back into classrooms at their sending public school.

The Reflection Room: 1:1 Social and Emotional Learning

Sometimes, when a student is upset, they just need a safe place to stop, take a break, and reflect. The Reflection Room at Westbridge Academy was established this fall to offer an additional therapeutic layer of intervention for students. It offers a calm, supportive therapeutic environment away from the social and instructional pressures of the classroom where students can go to cool off, manage frustrations and take a break.

Executive Function Skills in the Classroom

For many students at Westbridge Academy, executive function skills are the “missing link” to achievement. That is why Westbridge staff began a year of growth and development, creating and implementing Authentic Problem Based Learning Units into their daily classroom work with their students.

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.

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.

Students Getting Stronger with Fitness Friday

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.

Showing Up: Attendance Matters at Westbridge Academy

Students simply cannot learn if they are not in school. That is why leaders at Westbridge Academy take attendance seriously. Westbridge Academy takes this challenge on by understanding and addressing the root causes.

Westbridge Academy Featured in NJCDD Article on Civic Engagement for Students

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.