Two years ago, immediately following the 2020 Dance Concert, the world shut down. Our students and colleagues kept joyfully, thoughtfully, and powerfully dancing over Zoom and in small groups in our dance studios. Then, on March 9, 2022, dance returned to the Meeting House stage with Dance Concert 2022! The Brooklyn Friends Community is so […]
Come Back Together at BFS! Saturday, June 4, 2022, 5:30pm: 375 Pearl Street – The Rooftop After a two year hiatus for our in person alumni reunion, we are thrilled to invite you back to Brooklyn Friends! Please join us on the rooftop of 375 Pearl Street where we will join together in community to […]
This summer, we have a plan to replace the floor in the Upper Gym so that we can have a physical space that matches how proud we are of our student athletes. We have a goal of raising $100,000 by June 1st and two members of our community have already pledged $10,000 each in support […]
Brooklyn Friends School is thrilled to announce that our Head of School, Crissy Cáceres, has been named to the Board of Trustees for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), a meaningful honor in her 25-year professional journey. NAIS states, “Election to the NAIS Board of Trustees carries with it a responsibility of stewardship. By […]
Click Here for Important Event Details for Guests Friday, May 6, 2022 – 7pm LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park* The time has come for us to get back together! We joyfully invite you to Spring Gala 2022: Friends Together Again. This is our time to finally unite as a community and to celebrate […]
Click Here for Important Event Details for Guests Ticket sales for Friends Together Again are now closed. Limited tickets may still be available. Please contact us at gala@brooklynfriends.org. If you would like to support the Sara Soll Student Engagement Fund, please visit brooklynfriends.org/student-engagement-fund. All proceeds from the Friends Together Again Gala will be allocated to […]
“Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Dear Brooklyn Friends Community, It is extraordinary to know that every member of our school community engaged with our collective commitment to celebrating Black Brilliance. […]
On Wednesday, February 23, the Third Grade took over the Pearl Street Lobby to perform at a virtual Lower School assembly. In dance, Third Grade students learned about Alvin Ailey and were taught choreography from the first section of his most famous dance piece “Revelations.” This piece touches on the experience and resilience of African […]
Join us at one of our upcoming Connect & Talks on Understanding Gender hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging. Meeting Details Meeting Link for All Sessions Meeting ID: 405 870 8412 Passcode: u9NnK1 Our understanding of gender has shifted and expanded in the last 10 years and it can be hard to […]
“You are the light of the world,” said the sign standing proudly on a table as people entered Brooklyn Friends School’s Pearl Street building. While there were no classes for Brooklyn Friends students on Tuesday, February 22, the classrooms and hallways were far from empty, as those spaces were alive with an exciting All-Colleague Professional […]
Enjoy the first issue of The Panther Post! This Brooklyn Friends Middle School student newspaper is created as part of an activity period. Students begin working on each issue by pitching and assigning each other ideas for columns, stories, features, etc. The layout, typography, and design is all decided by students with the production support […]
There has been no more team-oriented player at BFS over the past four years than senior Alex Basner—and that is not a knock on any of his fellow student-athletes. It is, however, a testament to the player and teammate that Alex has been, which is why celebrating his individual milestone was so enjoyable for […]
