Bright Futures Academy Charter School (BFA) is a public school located in Northern Palm Beach County, serving students in grades K-8. Founded in 2001, BFA has grown from 48 students to approximately 650 students who are served on three different campuses located in North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (See the individual campus pages for maps and contact information.)
The staff, students, and parents of Bright Futures Academy, will be partners in the community and will share the International Curriculum philosophy; that the nature and future of education should be a focus on international studies.
The heart and soul of this approach is that our students will study the people of the world. The first step in that exploration is for students to learn a language other than his or her home language. Thus, exploration of cultures throughout the world will begin through the mastering of foreign languages.
We believe that the attempt to define the ideal of internationalism is attainable. We will pursue that goal through a challenging program that will evolve from the level of competence in conversation. We believe that the nature and future of education should be a focus on international studies.
Our students will progress though our program and gain an appreciation and respect for other cultures by learning systems of politics, economics, another language, customs, and socialization. The underlying purpose is for the student to gain a new perspective while achieving high standards of academics in the subject areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and languages. This new perspective is the ability to relate the experiences of the classroom to the realities of the global community.
An emphasis is placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship, resulting in our students becoming critical and compassionate thinkers and informed participants in local and world affairs.
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