Bright Ideas' mission is to prepare students for high achievement in college and successful competition in the 21st century global society. Bright Ideas School's high performance design has a proven track record of superior preparation for college, with students succeeding in college at 14-17 years old. To counteract America's anti-think culture, we have carved out a solution oriented community where high social value is placed on creative and productive thinking. On the cutting edge of education, our work is rooted in research findings about optimal brain development, which shows us that intellectual capacity may not be limited, and can be vastly affected by environment. We believe that all children can achieve at much higher levels.

Because technology is bringing people from around the world elbow to elbow, graduates need both a global background and 21st century workplace competencies. Eight years ago, Bright Ideas designed a framework for curriculum using world history as the focus around which other subjects are integrated to deliver an in depth global perspective, SCANS workplace competencies, and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Our curriculum framework, Connections Between Cultures®, provides meaningful project learning that is activity and idea based, and demands higher level thinking, hard work, and high quality products from all children. By integrating the humanities with the problem solving skills that students need for their technological future, Connections Between Cultures® teaches students what they need to know for the 21st century: how to understand and work with a multitude of cultures, how to creatively solve problems and produce knowledge, and how to work hard and achieve.

To become internationally competitive in math and science, our students use curriculum consistent with national and international standards. Our math series follows the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and implements the recommendations of the Second International Mathematics Study. For elementary science we use Science and Technology for Children, developed by the National Science Resource Center, which is operated by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Science. For secondary science we use curriculum developed in response to initiatives of the National Science Foundation, 1990 Framework, and the state of California's Scope, Sequence, and Coordination to improve the effectiveness of school science.

Our Code of Accountability, which is our discipline code, delineates the ethical behavior required by our school's empowered workplace, as well as the realms of responsibility for each party, with rewards and consequences to ensure accountability.

Bright Ideas provides the kinds of highly educated leaders that the global community of the future demands.

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