Bright Open Source Inc. aims to transform students from consumers of digital media to creators by integrating arts, technology, and innovative teaching strategies. Their educational approach emphasizes individualized instruction, hands-on experience with advanced tools, and collaboration on real-life projects, helping students develop both technical and soft skills. The program targets various audiences including community youth, educators, and alternative learners, and offers customizable instructional packages to empower students in their creative and professional journeys.

2. Today’s youth are consuming an incredible amount of digital
media. Bright Open Source (Bright OS) Inc. is passionate
about helping students transition from consumers to
creators. It is imperative that our youth be able to understand
and speak the language of our modern digital age.
Problem
Statement

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The Bright OS Solution
We believe that bright children require bright
solutions to education. Solutions that permit
students the freedom of artistic expression and foster
the passion to engage purposefully with academic
studies to develop marketable skills. We’re pioneering
the way for 21st century education by combining arts,
technology and innovative teaching strategies to create
successful avenues to prominent careers.
‹‹ Technology facilitates artistic expression.
‹‹ Arts and technology develop life skills, promote
collaboration and provide potential avenues for
productive enterprise.
‹‹ Arts bring technology to life.
‹‹ Open pathways to success in school and create
marketable skills.
‹‹ Student interest, passion and strengths guide
individualized instruction improving motivation
and success.

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Tools
Our facilities are complete with the latest
technological equipment to support an active
pace of learning and development. Alongside essential
machinery such as laptops, computers, scanners, etc.,
we also offer students access to advanced tools such
as audio recorders, drawing tablets and a host of tools
that support education in arts, music and technology.
‹‹ Micro-controllers
‹‹ Electronic components
‹‹ Make magazine subscription
‹‹ Individualized in order to provide for specific skills/
products
‹‹ Technology facilitates artistic expression
‹‹ Laptop computers
‹‹ Scanners
‹‹ 3D printers
‹‹ Digital cameras
‹‹ Mac/windows/linux digital media lab
‹‹ Cameras
‹‹ Audio recorders
‹‹ Bamboo drawing tablets
‹‹ Lights, fans, speakers

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Software
From recording music to film production, photo
editing, presentations, website design and app
development, we allow students the advantage of using
the latest software that enables creative technological
projects. Our software is inclusive of Final Cut Pro,
Microsoft Office, Prezi, Scratch, Game Maker and so
much more. Our students have all they need to be fully
creative.
‹‹ Final Cut Pro, Premier, Windows Live Movie Maker,
iMovie
‹‹ Scratch, Pure Data, Processing, Game Maker
‹‹ Blender, SketchUp, AutoCad
‹‹ Microsoft Word, Open Office, Excel
‹‹ Prezi, Power Point, Keynote
‹‹ Audacity, Garage Band, Logic Pro, Pro Tools
‹‹ Photoshop, GIMP
‹‹ Wordpress, Weebly
‹‹ Additional necessary to targeted area

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What does instruction look like?
With Bright Open Source Education students
are encouraged and permitted the freedom to
experiment as they learn. We provide an open platform
and the tools they need to collaborate with their peers
on projects, whilst receiving valuable instruction and
guidance from experts.
In order to create an engaging experience for students,
we combine technology and advance social media
tools. Our students get hands on experience with
state-of-the-art equipment to stay abreast of the
latest advancements and participate in practical
real-life projects that provide measurable results and
documented performance analysis.
It is our intention to motivate students by feeding their
natural interests and curiosities with relatable projects
that match our evolving society’s progression in arts
and technology.
‹‹ Experiential
‹‹ Collaborative
‹‹ Interest driven
‹‹ Technology
integrated
‹‹ Artistically designed
‹‹ Utilization of
advanced media tools
‹‹ Mentor guided
‹‹ Direct instruction by
experts
‹‹ Self evaluation
through
metacognition

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What do student products look like?
Bright OS student projects expose students to many
different disciplines and industries from the public
and private sectors. Student projects include:
Our students gain real-life hands on experience working
with public organizations and private institutions.
They are able to directly utilize their core skills whilst
also developing their soft skills in communication,
organization, time management and other such skills
required for professional collaboration and execution.
‹‹ Community service
‹‹ Public service
‹‹ Entrepreneurship
‹‹ Digital media &
marketing
‹‹ Web solutions
‹‹ Video game designs
‹‹ Professional
photography
‹‹ Music tours
Students with Bright Open Source have conducted
projects in:
‹‹ Business
development
‹‹ Published writing
‹‹ And much more

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Target Audience
‹‹ Community youth
‹‹ Educators
‹‹ Gifted and talented
students
‹‹ Alternative education
programs
‹‹ Online learners
‹‹ Home schoolers
‹‹ Lifelong learners
‹‹ Individuals and
groups
‹‹ School groups

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Bright OS Sample Instructional Packages
‹‹ Individualized classroom and online workshops
‹‹ Professional development workshops in customizable
sessions
‹‹ Consulting hourly, half day and day long
‹‹ Bos bookmark folder; free and open source tools,
resources for educators, inspirational projects,
student guides and instructional packages
‹‹ Educational program: 8 hour introductory followed
by 4 hour weekly sessions
‹‹ Access to exclusive online resources
‹‹ Refresher course as needed in half day, one day and
two day offerings
‹‹ BOS Mentor Sessions in one hour increments
‹‹ Other designed for individual needs and goals

10. Our programs will:
‹‹ Engage students in experiential learning
developing marketable skills
‹‹ Enlighten students to the value of their individual
skills and interests while strengthening the union
of technology and artistic expression
‹‹ Empower students to responsibly drive their own
learning
Let us help you help your students become
knowledgeable consumers and productive
creators of technology arts for a better future.
Students consuming
but not producing?
We can help!

11. Bright Open Source Inc.
216 Puyallup Ave. #S166
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 888.571.0728
hello@brightosinc.com
www.brightosinc.com