Bright Lights: About Us

The Student

Summer Learning Adventures for Elementary and Middle School Students

Bright Lights focuses on students' talents and strengths with specialized classes. Students can pursue fields of interest unavailable in school. There is a tradition of kinship among students as they share common interests. This is not a gifted program, but one that challenges students to broaden their horizons. Good behavior is expected from the students. The program offers "one stop shopping" to accommodate families with students of different ages and interests.

Partial financial need-based student scholarships are available. A simple application form is required with the registration form. Both forms can be found on this website and in the printed class brochure. Approximately 20% of the students receive a need-based scholarship.

Bright Lights has no residency requirements and the classroom represents the diversity of the community. Students and teachers from wide geographic and ethnic backgrounds make Bright Lights a diverse and vibrant experience.

17 percent of the students are from outside Lincoln. 5 percent are international students, primarily from Japan.
84 percent are from public schools.
15 percent are from American private schools.
1 percent is home-schooled.

Bright Lights students have many cultural backgrounds. The 2007 student enrollment had the following diversity:

83.9 percent Caucasian
7.9 percent Asian Pacific Islander
4.4 percent Black/African American
0.9 percent Native American
0.3 percent Middle Eastern
0.2 percent biracial


		BRIGHT LIGHTS - Summer Learning Adventures 5561 South 48th Street, Suite 220 \| Lincoln, NE 68516 (402) 420-1115 \| (402) 420-5954 fax \| info@brightlights.org