Education

THE BRITE BLOG

We share the voices, opinions and stories of many Ventura County youth and young adults here. Not all posts reflect the opinion of BRITE or our sponsors. Managed by Ashley Heatherly.

Empowering Teens, One Upload at a Time: Lessons From My Internship

A college student discusses her experience interning with BRITE and the things that she learned while working on projects that she is passionate about.

Gracie

Feb 24 min read

A young person wearing ripped jeans and red Converse sneakers is standing on grey stone steps and picking up a very full backpack. We can see an iPad, notebook, and other school supplies coming out of the backpack.

An Educated School Girl

A high school student discusses her experience growing up dealing with the expectations that are placed upon her.

Lucy

May 1, 20242 min read

First Generation

A college student discusses her experience being a first-generation college student and the struggles and successes that she's experienced.

Anonymous

Oct 24, 20233 min read

TRANScend Youth Feature: Ask a Trans Kid

A post from TRANScend Youth's "Ask A Trans Kid" series featuring questions to trans youth about the trans experience. This post is about they/them pronouns.

Anonymous

Oct 12, 20234 min read

A young man is behind bars in a jail or prison cell. He looks young, and has his hand up against his mouth as if he's deep in thought.

The School-To-Prison Pipeline

A high school student discusses the history of the school to prison pipeline, the public education system, and why it so greatly affects low income students of color.

Jazmin Lopez

Nov 10, 20223 min read