Give to the BFS Tuition Assistance Emergency Relief Fund April 14, 2020 Dear BFS Community, As a Quaker school, we are always called to consider the ways in which our actions can have a positive social impact on the human experience. I have learned that in times of difficulty throughout our school’s history, we have consistently come together to assist each other. Our value of stewardship […]
March 12, 2020 Dear Families, I begin this letter with a sincere note of gratitude for each of you. I know that the unexpected closure of school earlier this week caused varied challenges for our community. I also want to acknowledge that aligning care for your children, determining what to do each day, and balancing […]
The 2021-2022 Health and Safety page can be found here. *These messages and materials represent our communications and resources from Spring 2020. An updated COVID-19 resources page is forthcoming.* Virtual BFS is now open! Brooklyn Friends School buildings are temporarily closed. This page serves as a home base for school communications. The school will only […]
“What happens when we view the limitations that face people living with disabilities as social and political issues of access, not simply individual medical diagnoses?” This is the question Dance Teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein posed to her students last fall, when she announced the 2020 Dance Concert –– Exploring the Intersections of Dance and Disability. The […]
When Youth Advocacy Turns into Action Informed advocacy for reform in prisons and the criminal justice system is a long term interest among many in the Middle and Upper School, and one of the topics they delve into as part of the school’s Service Learning and Civic Engagement curriculum. “Solitary is Torture” was the call of the […]
The spring season for BFS Athletics officially begins this week, and we welcome every student in grades 7-12 who wishes to participate in the following spring sports (Prior experience is not required): • Middle School (7-8) Baseball • Middle School (7-8) Softball • Middle School (7-8) Outdoor Track • Upper School (9-12) Varsity Baseball • Upper School […]
REGISTER FOR TOUR BFS families and colleagues are invited to a special event on Saturday morning, March 7, in which Black history, women’s history, and the changing fortunes of Downtown Brooklyn intersect and are brought into focus. The day will begin with a gentrification tour of downtown Brooklyn starting at 10am; there is no charge […]
From Head of School Crissy Cáceres: With profound appreciation for each of you and high hopes for our future, I am delighted to announce that Jason Novak will be our Head of the Lower School effective July 1, 2020. Jason will succeed Jackie Condie, who completes her 31st year at BFS in June with an […]
*This event has now passed.* Join us as Brooklyn Friends School Celebrates 100 years of the Harlem Renaissance! The 2020 Black History Month Celebration will recognize the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance. With the traditional event featuring an afternoon and evening of engaging workshops and programming happening on Friday, February 21st, the Celebration will […]
*This event has now passed* Calling all members of the Brooklyn Friends School community: the school’s celebration of Black History Month, this year commemorating the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, is this Friday, February 21st, and all are warmly welcome. Presented by Brooklyn Friends and Families, this culminating event of a month of Black History […]
Go Here for Conference Scheduler Note: the Conference Scheduler is active only at the times listed below for sign-up beginning and ending dates: SPRING 2020 SIGN-UP DATES Preschool and Lower School Sign-Ups Begin: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Sign-Ups End: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Middle School and Upper School […]
Next week, February 3rd through 7th, marks the national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Brooklyn Friends School social justice advocates are taking the lead in bringing this effort to our community. In preparation for the Week, students in the Middle and Upper Schools learned about Black Lives Matter at School, its […]
