A conversation about access, accommodation, and what comes next
Bridge Point Scholars · Castries, Saint Lucia
"Used carefully, technology can support learning.
Adding more tools is not the same as helping more students."
Bridge Point Scholars is a Caribbean-wide educational resource hub. We are not a replacement for classroom or specialist instruction.
You are the experts in this room. We are here to walk through what we have, share ideas we are considering, and listen to what you would prioritize.
Aligned to the curricula students are actually taught — OECS primary and CXC CSEC live today; CAPE syllabus library coming this term.
Online across the Caribbean and in-person in Saint Lucia. Free tier with two subjects per student; paid tiers unlock the full library.
Real CSEC questions with mark schemes, Paper 02 stimuli, and structured-response practice. Primary practice mapped to OECS strands and CPEA prep.
PhET simulations, GeoGebra, Desmos, virtual manipulatives, drawing tools, Reading Corner and Writing Corner.
A subject-aware chat that guides students through problems when a human tutor is not available. Cites the study guide passage or past question it used so the student can verify.
Vetted tutors, online across the Caribbean and in-person in Saint Lucia. Families book Bridge Point's service; we assign the tutor.
Accessibility and SpEd-supportive features that are live on the platform today.
Candidates we are considering, grouped by student need. Nothing is promised.
What you would prioritize, what is missing, and where we should be cautious.
Grouped by what the student needs, not by the technology used
A student who cannot decode the symbols can still hear the math.
Equations written in standard math notation are read aloud in plain English.
A fraction is read “a over b.”
An exponent is read “x squared.”
Practice automatically tunes easier or harder based on a student's recent performance.
Built from each student's diagnostic results, focused on their specific weak topics. Paid tier.
Reading and Writing Corners with different supports for Grade 2-3, Grade 4-6, and CSEC.
87 curated science and math interactive simulations.
GeoGebra, Desmos graphing calculator, and tldraw whiteboard.
Unifix cubes, ten frames (1-20 and 1-100), 20- and 100-bead rekenreks, two-color counters, number lines, 120 number board, and dice. Primary-focused.
Curated, scaffolded literacy practice with grade-appropriate prompts.
Designed never to give the final answer first. Asks guiding questions, then adapts to each student using their tutor's observation notes and recent diagnostic results.
Parents control who can access which child's account, with Netflix-style profile selection.
Flagged conversations surface to parents. Weekly digests in plain language.
Many parents of special-needs students prefer reviewed materials over generative AI. We make that path obvious.
Candidates we are considering. Nothing on this list is promised.
We will scope what comes next based on what you tell us matters most. Not the other way around.
Extended-time / untimed mode for practice and mock exams. Font-size and line-spacing controls. High-contrast theme. Site-wide respect for the device's reduced-motion preference.
Free Azure service. One drop-in integration covers six features at once.
Word-by-word read-aloud with highlighting
Syllable splitting
Picture dictionary
Line focus
Font & spacing controls
Translation into 80+ languages including Haitian Creole & French
The single highest-leverage addition we could make. Used by classrooms globally. Well-tested with screen readers. Free at the point of use.
Hides nav, gamification badges, and leaderboards while inside a question.
Pomodoro-style with structured break prompts that lead to a calm video or breathing animation, not free-roam.
Students return to the exact question or scaffold they left.
Long study guides shown as sub-tasks with explicit progress, like "3 of 7 steps."
No sound effects, no celebratory animations, muted accent colors.
Knowing the shape of an activity before starting matters.
Strips idioms, sarcasm, and encouragement that could read as ironic.
Generalize what we have for languages today to all written-response questions. Word prediction for academic vocabulary.
High-contrast theme already shipped. Next: audit with NVDA on diagnostics and the AI tutor, and add audio descriptions where the source video has them.
Audit all 554 videos. Generate transcripts via Whisper for the gaps. Visual alerts paired with every audio cue.
Touch-counting overlays for primary. Fraction and number-line scaffolds in answer entry, not just as reference tools.
Hide scores and percentages. AI tutor tone preset: warm, neutral, or direct. The student picks.
But we would much rather hear what you would pick.
Single highest-leverage addition. Free.
Immediate impact for hearing-impaired students.
Teacher or parent flag. Not a full IEP system.
Helps ADHD and autism populations both.
Robot-voice TTS is a deal-breaker for many SpEd educators. Already on our roadmap.
The real reason we asked for this meeting
"I've talked enough. We are here to listen to you."
Of the features we just walked through, which would you be cautious about, and why?
Are there learner profiles where you would actively prefer we did NOT recommend our platform?
If you could fix one accessibility gap across Caribbean education technology in the next year, which one would you pick?
Where do special needs students in Saint Lucia lose access to learning first: materials, assessment format, classroom support, or something at home?
What does the Ministry consider responsible AI use with minors who have disabilities?
What do parents of special-needs students most often misunderstand about their child's options?
Who do these parents already trust: a specific church, a clinic, certain teachers, a WhatsApp group? And how do they typically hear about new resources?
We will scope what comes next based on what you have told us. Not the other way around.
Capturing what was said and the priorities we heard from this room.
Before we make decisions here, who do you think we should be hearing from?
For your time, your expertise, and your honesty.
Bridge Point Scholars Limited · Castries, Saint Lucia
chani@bridgepointscholars.com · bridgepointscholars.com