Technology meets neighborhood study in the first grade when students learn programming skills for a “Bee-Bot” robot. In this edition of THE LIFE, a twice-a-month video presentation of life at BFS, sophomore Nina interviews lower school students and math specialist Jonathan Edmonds about a STEAM project in first grade. Learn how students use math and […]
DOWNLOAD THE 2019-20 BFS STUDENT ART CALENDAR HERE. An illuminated tree, its red leaves lit by the sun. A complex collage, with images of eyes and fire. A face, peeking through massive, brightly-colored flowers. These are just some of the images of children’s art gracing the pages of the Brooklyn Friends School 2019-20 calendar. Accompanying each […]
The commemoration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday at BFS is always a special time. Traditionally for the past eight years (or several more!), Preschool children hold a march and have a “sit in” in the lobby to honor Dr. King and listen to parts of his “I Have A Dream” speech. They […]
A Profile in Philanthropy and Volunteerism: Barbara Senecal Davis Anyone who knows Barbara Senecal Davis is accustomed to seeing her at almost every event at Brooklyn Friends School. As a longtime parent and volunteer, Barbara and her family have been at the School for eight years. While she currently serves as a Lower School VP […]
Get to Know Teacher Laura Leopardo – from Her Youth on the South Side of Chicago to 20 Years in the BFS First Grade . . . with Stops at the Post Office Along the Way by Laura Leopardo, as told to Anita Bushell I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood […]
Thank You, Volunteers, BFS Colleagues, and Students for the JOY You Brought to BFS through WinterFest! It was billed as a “flurry” of winter fun, and the flurries soon turned into a majestic mountain-full of student-centered activities at the 39th annual WinterFest on Saturday, December 14th. We proudly salute the HUNDREDS of volunteers who […]
An Interview with Thomas Chamberlain ’15, Michelle Li ’15, and Terry Kung, Director of College Counseling It’s not every year that three Brooklyn Friends School alumni graduate from Stanford University but that is exactly happened on June 16, 2019. Thomas Chamberlain, Daisy Feddoes and Michelle Li – all BFS class of 2015 – collected their […]
Even before I attended a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training with Al Gore this summer, I was a proud environmental proselytizer. I closed the doors of megastores spewing their air conditioning onto the streets. I threatened to report cars idling more than three minutes to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. I […]
THANK YOU, Brooklyn Friends School community! One week ago on BFS Giving Day as our community sang together in the Meeting House, ate a fall feast in the Cafeteria, put our heads and hearts together at the Community Issues Conference, and cheered on our Panthers at the Barclays Center, we raised over $200,000 for the […]
Join us Friday, Dec.13, and Saturday, Dec. 14 for the annual Brooklyn Friends Book Fair, with book sales and curation by BFS family owned Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab. Come browse the best books of the year for readers of every age, super cute holiday gifts, and teacher wish lists – all while supporting the school’s […]
This or that: ice cream or cake? If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why? On Wednesday, October 30th, the Middle School kicked off the Mix It Up Lunch series, answering important questions, like those above, and breaking down social barriers in the process. Mix It Up […]
