At Bridge International Academies, we’re committed to hands-on learning for every child and technology to standardize success. Below are some examples of the manipulatives and applications we’ve developed to help us do both.
Tools
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Across All Classes
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Tablets
Tablets don’t just display scripted lessons, they also record attendance and assessment scores and track lesson pacing and pupil comprehension in real time thanks to our proprietary software.
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Smartphones
Our smarphone application allows Academy Managers to seamlessly sync their academy’s tablets, pupil admissions, tuition payments, instructional monitoring, and more with Bridge headquarters.
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Storybooks
Storybooks are locally developed using characters and situations with which pupils can relate. We have a range of storybooks for every Bridge International Academies class from Nursery to Upper Primary.
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Homework books
Homework books provide pupils with a review of their day’s lessons, a place to do their homework, and a way to show their parents what they’ve learned and how much they’ve progressed.
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Signals
Acronyms, signals, and other nonverbal communications for classroom routines enforce positive behavioral management. We also use a variety of instructional songs.
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Early Child Development
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Slates
We provide all ECD pupils with slates. These miniature chalkboards allow pupils to practice writing without the need for paper, which can be cost-prohibitive to parents.
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Colored counters
Colored counters, which are essentially bottle caps and their plastic rings, are used to teach color recognition, fine motor skills, counting, and other basic mathematical concepts.
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Ten frames
Repurposed egg cartons serve as ten frames, grounding pupils in early counting skills in base 10 and explaining concepts like counting, addition, subtraction, and even fractions in a natural setting.
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Class workbooks
Class workbooks are custom-made to match what the teacher is writing on the board so that ECD pupils can color, trace, and complete patterns while they gain fine motor skills.
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Educational toys
Additional educational toys, such as building blocks, lacing cards, puzzles, and paper dolls, are routinely used to help pupils develop fine motor skills and reinforce class content.
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Primary Education
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Reader sets
Two complimenting books offer fiction and nonfiction stories. Together, they teach pupils phonics in addition to reading comprehension, interpretation, analysis, and problem solving, too.
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Geoboards
Geoboards allow pupils to perform complex algorithms, such as multiplication, division, fractions, plane geometry, and even basic algebra, simply by shifting a rubber band on a 10×10 grid.
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National Exam Prep
These classes help pupils understand the language, problem types, and test taking strategies needed to pass important national exams, such at the KCPE in Kenya.
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Science kits
Science kits, containing compasses, weather instruments, magnifying glasses, soil samples, plastic containers for experiments, and more, give pupils another opportunity to learn by doing.
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Maps
Maps and satellite imagery allow pupils to see firsthand how the world is laid out. They start by studying the world as a whole, but eventually learn to map their own communities and academies, too.
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