Ahhh Springtime! Beauty is in bloom all around! Could there be a more perfect time for our annual All-School Art Show? During the week of May 20th, everyone is invited to discover artworks by our budding BFS artists from Preschool to 12th grade IB Visual Arts. Hundreds of pieces of art will be blossoming inside […]
by Paul Romano On Friday, May 3, 2019 Brooklyn Friends School hosted the 20th Annual Bridge Film Festival. The three big events of the festival were screenings of this year’s entrees, a pizza party, and an awards ceremony held in the Pearl Street Meeting House. The evening was a cinematic night to remember! The awards […]
Earlier this week Spanish students in the eighth grade took the A train uptown to Washington Heights. In addition to using and experiencing Spanish language in context, this excursion emphasized the importance of enlarging our sense of community. Some students remain anchored in their own neighborhoods, except on vacation, and engaging with our neighbors in […]
What exactly is that black item that sits on a side table? “On [a] practical level we…had to talk about how to use a rotary telephone and why men took their hats off when they came indoors,” said Catherine Clark, director of the Upper School Production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which will be presented […]
Don’t miss the 20th Anniversary Bridge Film Festival event on Friday, May 3 Screenings from 4:00-5:00 pm at Lawrence Street, 1st floor in room 101, 102 and the Black Box. Pizza Party from 5:15-6:00 pm in the Pearl Street Cafeteria. (You must already be pre-registered for the pizza party or working the event) Judges’ Choice […]
At this very special Alumni Day reception at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, alumni from all class years are invited to toast our retiring Head of School, Dr. Larry Weiss, and to reunite with Friends. Larry’s colleague and friend and a beloved former BFS teacher, Don Knies, will speak in his honor. We will also […]
The film tribute below was created in honor of Dr. Larry Weiss, our Head of School who retired in spring 2019 after serving for 9 years. It looks back to when Larry began his career at BFS in 1973 and continues through his homecoming as Head of School in 2010 and retirement in 2019. […]
“It’s the first of its kind and I don’t know of any other schools doing this,” said College Counseling Director Terry Kung. Terry was speaking of the first annual PAT College Fair, which took place on March 9, 2019 at the Upper School. The brainchild of Terry and PAT Co-President Sabrina LeBlanc, the fair brought […]
On Friday, April 5th, 330 members of the BFS community gathered at beautiful 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge and jumped into a time machine to 1985. What a trip it was! Gala: Back to the 80s was a resounding success, raising over $100,000 for our financial aid program, and bringing together parents, faculty, staff, and […]
Nobis Project, in Partnership with Brooklyn Friends School’s Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement, Presents: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING Saturday April 13, 2019 at Brooklyn Friends School 116 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, NY The scope of global poverty is overwhelming. Introducing the topic to students of any age can be daunting. This interactive workshop […]
Brooklyn Friends School hosted a pre-conference workshop at Brooklyn Friends School on March 7 as part of the Private Schools with Public Purpose Conference. BFS Director of Service Learning & Civic Engagement Natania Kremer and Packer Collegiate Institute’s Director of Global Programs and Community Engagement Tené Howard welcomed colleagues from across the country for Brooklyn in Solidarity: Exploring […]
by Noel Quiñones Last June, fifteen students along with three faculty members of the BFS community traveled to Puerto Rico for a Solidarity Immersion Experience organized by the Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement in collaboration with community partners. There we engaged in a week of immersive experiences, meeting with various activists, community organizers, […]
