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Red Bridge
Red Bridge, nominated by Transcend, is an elementary/middle school in San Francisco, California, that describes itself as an independent (private) school serving learners from a primarily urban area.
Location San Francisco, California
Governance Independent (Private) School
Grades Elementary, Middle
Students 71
Locale Urban
Head of School Orly Friedman
Demographics
Percentage of students*
15%
English Learners
20%
Free/Reduced Lunch
25%
Students with Disabilities
African American or Black 10%
American Indian/Alaska Native —
Asian 18%
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2%
Hispanic or Latino 15%
White 40%
2+ Races —
Why Red Bridge was nominated
Red Bridge's mission is to develop a sense of agency in every child as the foundation for academic and life success. Their definition of agency is the following: the ability to set meaningful goals and have the will and skill to achieve them. At Red Bridge, the learning environment is intentionally designed to grow a set of habits/transferable skills that equip learners to enact their agency now and in the future. These skills set learners up for lifeline learning and include work habits, character habits, communication and computational habits, and more. Red Bridge has developed an agentic curriculum as well as processes, routines, and structures to support agency development. At Red Bridge, learners set meaningful goals regularly with support, engage in deliberate skill building on habit formation, reflect on their progress with a learning guide, and participate in choice-fulled, student-led learning experiences.
Student experience design
The learning environment at Red Bridge is meant to support students in setting meaningful goals, making a plan to achieve them, accessing resources that will support their progress, having time to work and reflect, and having time for deep collaboration and connection with adults and peers.
Core Practices
| Core Practices | Length of Use |
|---|---|
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Advancement On Mastery |
5+ years
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AI For Teacher Productivity |
1-2 years
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1:1 Mentoring |
5+ years
|
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SEL Curriculum |
5+ years
|
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Student-led Goal Setting |
5+ years
|
All Practices
Student Advisories
AI Literacy
Anti-racist Practices
Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning
Assessments For Deeper Learning
Assessments For Social-emotional Skills
Blended Learning
Co-leadership
Competency/mastery-based Education
Culturally Responsive Practices
Disaggregated Data On Student Participation
Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles
Grading Policies Focus On Mastery
All Courses Designed For Inclusion
Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies
Individual Learner Profiles
Individual Learning Paths
Multi-age Classrooms
Project-based Learning
Peer To Peer Support
Performance Based Assessment
Reallocation Of Resources For Students Most In Need
Restorative Practices
SEL Integration School-wide
Student-led Conferences
Students Access Their Own Data
Self-paced Learning
Students Develop Projects
Tutoring
Universal Design For Learning
key reasons for innovating
Demonstrate what’s possible for other schools
Improve student mental health
Increase student agency
Date Updated: 4/1/2026
*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.