At Brightmont Academy , I’ve worked with brilliant students who were labeled as “difficult”, “lazy” or “unsuitable” when really, they just needed different ways to engage. Here are 4 simple ways to make any classroom more inclusive: Provide flexible seating & movement breaks – Some students focus better standing or fidgeting. Let them. Rather have the body moving and mind focused than the body still and mind all over. Choice in how they show what they know – Not everyone sh

The Best Thing About Credit Recovery at Brightmont Academy Is That It doesn’t Take Months to Finish a Course Credit recovery starts with contacting Brightmont Academy.  Our team will get your consent to contact previous and current schools to determine which classes are needed in our curriculum.  Our Registrar works diligently and quickly to get the process started.  From there, classes are scheduled and students work one-to-one with expert instructors to recover credits. Wi

What to Do If Your Teen Is Falling Behind in School Schoology, Google Classroom, and other learning management systems have made it easier for parents to monitor their children’s grades and specific activities. For many families, such portals show academic growth and success, and become a source of encouragement and celebration. But, for other families, the same tools may lead to contention and stress as missing assignments pile up and grades plummet as a result. The latter s

The School Embraces Neurodiversity When choosing the right school the curriculum offered at the school must support students' needs.  Some parents consider the use of adaptive digital platforms that support the needs of students who struggle with material management.  Parents hope for Instruction from experts trained in adaptive curriculum and subjects so that they are prepared to adjust on the fly.  Parents need to feel confident their child’s unique learning style will be s

We spend so much of our lives believing we have to fix ourselves. That we need to polish away the quirks, smooth over the rough edges, and finally “get it together” before we’re worthy. But here’s the truth I wish more of us heard sooner:  You don’t need to be perfect. You need to be human. And being human means being gloriously, stubbornly, beautifully imperfect. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 “𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡” There was a time when I used to try to live up to what I thought   Ideal   wa