Our Mission

The Bridge School Cooperative Elementary is a multi-age, responsive learning community that nurtures the whole child through authentic, hands-on experiences. We partner with families to help each child learn their strengths, build confidence, and grow at their own pace, with consideration of broader contexts - both ancestral and modern.

Our Values

Experiential Learning

We believe in multi-sensory education delivered through projects, exploration, and hands-on experiences that bring ideas to life.

Multi-Age Environments

We build mentorship, patience, and collaboration by participating in learning across ages with flexible groups based on readiness, not age.

Two young boys sitting on a wooden table in a classroom or library, looking at a colorful book or comic book together.

Connection to Nature

We weave outdoor experiences into learning - fostering deep bonds and stewardship with the natural world, and slowing down to observe nature.

Three children in a forest; one girl with glasses and a blue jacket holding a dirt nest, smiling at the camera, another boy sitting on a large tree stump in a sleeveless shirt, and a third child partially visible sitting on a log.

Co-Creation

We create learning experiences inspired by the ideas and interests of our students, bringing their voices and creativity into everyday learning.

Diversity

We honor the unique needs, strengths, experiences, and histories of each individual, and invite the brave expression of every voice.

Collaboration

We cultivate strong connections among students, families, and teachers, inviting each to contribute in ways that work for them.

A group of children with backpacks on a forest trail, with an adult supervising.

Inclusion

We appreciate the varied identities, needs, neurotypes and learning styles of our students, and work together to offer the support they need to grow.

A girl in a blue dress smiling and dancing in a living room with a boy playing with toys on a couch, a ladder, and a chalkboard in the background.

Compassion

We seek to understand the perspectives of others, listening with empathy, vocalizing appreciation and assuming good intentions.

Contribution

We proactively seek moments and opportunities to engage, collaborate, and contribute within our broader community.

Children and adults at a festive outdoor craft and activity market on a porch, with tables displaying crafts and games, some people line up at a table, and the scene is decorated with colorful lights.

People gathered at a community outdoor event, with children and adults participating in various activities, some behind tables and others engaging in games or activities along the porch with string lights and greenery outside.

Accessibility

We are committed to keeping tuition as low as possible and offering financial aid to allow a broad set of families access to our community.