Testimonials
"You are surrounded by so many people that take notice of you and believe in you that you start to internalize this. You realize that you can be successful"- ANGELA SALDIVAR, TA – Woodside Priory, Alumni – Sacred Heart Bridge
“Look at me. I am an example of what PB did. PB helped me to see more opportunities out there. We met once a month after the summer with kids from ALL the Peninsula Bridge programs. Peninsula Bridge is great…I owe a lot to the Bridge Program.”- ANGELITA HERNANDEZ, Bridge student alumni
"Peninsula Bridge is definitely important. It brings people together. It gets them thinking of goals in the future instead of thinking of just the present. It helps you in school and it gives you something to work for." - JANETTE MALDONADO, went on to Woodside Priory School, then to Stanford and is currently applying for Medical School.
"At Peninsula Bridge there is more personalized attention. They are honored for their work, honored for their improvement. Feedback is constructive and positive. I was able to meet with ALL of them to discuss their work and I was straight with them. Many times, I talked to the students about budgeting their time and prioritizing. When they get to Peninsula Bridge, they take it seriously."- JEFF FRIEDMAN, Bridge teacher since 1995
"Like anything, you get out of it, what you put in to it. Many students say that this is the “hardest class” that they have ever taken!” They have to do their homework. I can see them building their confidence. The best part is when students look for me after class after everyone has left to ask me questions."- Paul Trudelle, Bridge teacher since 2000
"Peninsula Bridge is a chance for kids to feel important. It is all about the hope. In E. Palo Alto, you do not always experience/see hope. People who don’t look like you are saying 'we believe in you'. It is just as important that kids learn how to socialize and get along with others."- TERRELL VIRGIL, Sacred Heart Peninsula Bridge alumni, went on to become the first African-American graduate from Woodside Priory School in 1998.
"Bridge will make you be the someone that you want to be. Makes you proud."- WHITNEY OLSON, Woodside Priory Bridge alumni.