{"id":3880,"date":"2019-05-22T06:31:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brighterchoice.org\/?page_id=3880"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:28:22","slug":"boys-school-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brighterchoice.org\/?page_id=3880","title":{"rendered":"School Culture (Boys)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Enroll for the upcoming school year<\/h3>\n

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\n \n Apply Now<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1643734404273{padding-top: 52px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Brighter Choice for Boys, we pride ourselves on creating a safe, structured and academically rigorous learning community.\u00a0 Our scholars\u2019 education will be the key to their success in life; therefore we make no apology for holding our teachers, families and scholars accountable for meeting the demands of our program.\u00a0 Elements of our school culture are described below:<\/p>\n

SCHOLAR values:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0We call them our \u201cSCHOLAR\u201d values, and they are: Self-Confidence, Citizenship, Hard Work, Opportunity, Leadership, Achievement and Respect. Our SCHOLAR values are posted in every classroom and are taught, rehearsed and reinforced in the same way we would approach teaching an academic skill, strategy or concept.\u00a0 If our scholars consistently demonstrate our scholar values, they will experience success in our program and be prepared for the demands of middle school, high school, college and life.<\/p>\n

Teach the Behaviors for Success:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0At Brighter Choice, we spend a significant amount of time teaching scholars the behaviors we expect in our program.\u00a0 Disrespectful or disruptive behavior is never tolerated.\u00a0 For the first 3 weeks of school, we teach, rehearse and reinforce the routines and procedures our scholars are expected to follow at Brighter Choice.\u00a0 We are very demanding of our scholars, yet we know that we must teach them the behaviors we want to see.<\/p>\n

College Focus:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The message at Brighter Choice is that ALL scholars are preparing themselves for the demands of college. The goal is for our scholars to view college as the natural course of their educational journey.\u00a0 All of our classrooms are named after colleges and universities.\u00a0 In addition, our scholars take field trips to college campuses, hear speakers talk about college, conduct projects about colleges and, most critically, engage in and master the habits necessary for success in college. From the first day of school, our scholars know they are expected to graduate from college.<\/p>\n

Small School = Personal Experience:<\/em><\/strong>The Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys provides its scholars and families a personal experience.\u00a0 With a population of about 275 scholars, we are able to establish meaningful and lasting relationships with our scholars and their families. As a small school, we expect all administrators and teachers to know the names of all scholars.\u00a0 This keeps us accountable for ALL of our scholars.<\/p>\n

Frequent Assessment of Scholar Progress:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0At Brighter Choice, teachers are constantly assessing scholars\u2019 progress.\u00a0 We understand that our scholars will be afforded opportunities based on their performance on assessments; therefore, we have made formal and standardized assessments part of our academic culture.\u00a0 Our responsibility is to prepare our scholars to achieve results that will provide them a real opportunity to enter in and graduate from college.<\/p>\n

Focus on Attendance:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0At Brighter Choice, we place great emphasis on attendance.\u00a0 Increased time on task contributes to positive scholar performance. We set absolute goals for attendance each year and make it a priority to contact families whenever a scholar is absent from school.\u00a0 As a school, we have a responsibility to educate our scholars.\u00a0 We cannot accomplish our mission if scholars are missing crucial learning time.<\/p>\n

Uniforms:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0All Brighter Choice scholars wear our signature blue and grey uniforms.\u00a0 Our scholars are unified in their quest for educational success.\u00a0 We do not let clothing and material belongings interfere with learning.<\/p>\n

Celebrate Achievement:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Brighter Choice promotes a rigorous learning environment that acknowledges and celebrates scholars and teachers for their accomplishments.\u00a0 We use our scholar assemblies, honor roll display and scholar celebrations to promote a culture of academic achievement.\u00a0 At our school, we aim to keep our scholars motivated by their effort and accomplishments.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n

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