While The Bridge offers highly experiential learning opportunities, it also provides robust study abroad experiences through for-credit college courses, resume-building certifications, college counseling and the possibility of completing a high school diploma. Here are more details on our academic offer:
Veritas University
(Member of the LCI Education Network)
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Veritas University is The Bridge's official university partner. Veritas is fully accredited and partnered up with numerous universities across the globe, receives close to a thousand study abroad students every year, offers 70+ classes per term, amazing field trips and a cutting-edge Competencies-Based Learning Model.
This partnership allows Bridge students:
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9 Dimensions of Healthy Living Class
Danny at TEDx
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Some of the best universities in the world, including Yale and Harvard, teach very popular courses on the science of wellbeing to help their young adults improve and develop healthily. The Bridge has one too; it’s called “9 Dimensions of Healthy Living”. This 4-credit course is included in the tuition, is taught at Veritas University by our program director Dr. Danny Recio, Ph.D., and provides the science of healthy young adult development as our students practice and master healthy living in The Bridge program. |
United Nations University for Peace
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The Bridge partners up with University for Peace to certify Aventura projects. Every quarter, students receive workshops at University for Peace campus and are guided to base their community immersion projects on Sustainable Development Goals. After each project completed, students receive a “United Nations Change-Maker” certification that looks great on their resume. |
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Portland State University Independent Study
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The Bridge’s membership with the Gap Year Association allows our students to use their experience in the program as the basis for independent study with Portland State. They can choose from several subject areas to focus and work at their own pace to earn up to 12 credits. Some of these subject areas are:
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College Counseling |
High School Diploma |
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The Bridge provides college counseling for students interested in applying or reapplying to college. Our Certified College Counselor is an expert in guiding Bridge students to use their experience with us to boost their application.
To learn more about why taking a gap year improves a college application and examples of colleges our students are accepted to, read: College Acceptances |
Young adults who need a few credits in order to complete their high school diploma can attend New Summit Academy to receive a high quality, Multiple Intelligences-infused, Project Based Learning - driven education. All completed credits are accredited by Cognia in the USA.
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