Strategic Goals: 2020-2023

Goal 1 — Prepare Students for the Future

Objectives:

• Increase diversity of the Bridges Academy student body so that students of varied backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and genders may have the advantages of a 2e education
• Expand worldwide awareness of 2e education, including best practices for identifying and developing students’ strengths in ways that help them overcome learning challenges
• Offer additional programming for educators, other professionals, and parents through online courses, local workshops, seminars, and other professional development opportunities

Goal 2 — Optimize Learning Environments at Bridges Academy

Objectives:

• Expand physical facilities at the Bridges Academy campus to enable additional programming and meet the needs of our growing community
• Evaluate the effectiveness of these environmental changes so they can serve as a model for 2e educators worldwide

Goal 3 — Sustain and Propel Financial Growth

Objectives:

• Secure the resources necessary to meet the goals of this strategic plan
• Establish an endowment
• Grow the active alumni community of Bridges Academy
• Identify third parties for whom BEdG’s unique mission resonates and welcome them to participate in our mission and community

Goal 4 — Continue to Lead

Objectives:

• Develop additional innovative approaches to curriculum and publish where possible
• Strengthen BEdG as a hub for exchanging ideas, resources, and support in 2e learning
• Increase awareness of our mission and scholarship