Friday, April 12, 2019 – Potluck Shabbat Dinner Mark your calendars for our second annual community potluck Shabbat dinner! Community members of all ages and all backgrounds are invited to join in this cultural celebration. Dinner begins at 6pm in the Pearl Street cafeteria, with schmoozing and general merriment to follow. RSVP and sign up […]
International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Show Artists’ Reception on Thursday, April 4, 4:30-6:00p.m. Exhibit Continues through May 3, 2019 The IB Visual Arts Class of 2019 conclude their Arts Studies with a special exhibition for our community. The personal portfolios of 21 seniors, in a wide range of media, can be viewed on the […]
Purchase Gala Tickets and Bid Online Now Travel Back to the 80s on Friday, April 5th from 7pm to 11pm at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge! Benefiting our financial aid program, the 2019 Gala will be a totally rad party featuring: 80s arcade games and photo booth Dancing to the hits of the 80s Cocktails and […]
Participatory Budgeting — “The Gateway to Democracy” If you are 11-years-old or older, you can vote next week (March 30-April 7) on how your City Council District will spend $1 million in your neighborhood. Participatory Budgeting (PB) is an opportunity for community members to make decisions on ways to improve their neighborhoods. People vote on […]
Lower School students Tate and Bella have a very special message for you about the awesome impact a gift to the Brooklyn Friends Fund has on our community. Make a gift to the Brooklyn Friends Fund
The first day of summer is February 8, 2019 at Brooklyn Friends School. That’s the day when registration begins for Brooklyn Friends School’s award-winning Summer Camp and Summer Arts begins. The programs enroll boys and girls from preschool 4s through 7th grade (fall 2019) and offer a world of opportunity for children to discover and nurture talents, […]
Registration is now under way for the BFS Spring Camps, which take place Monday through Friday, March 18 through March 22, when BFS is closed for Spring Break. PRESCHOOL SPRING CAMP for 3s & 4s Our 3’s and 4’s will have a wonderful time with familiar Spring Camp teachers. The camp day will be organized similar […]
A Conversation with UPROSE Brooklyn on Puerto Rico and Climate Justice The Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement along with the BFS Puerto Rico Solidarity Immersion student-participants are hosting a conversation with UPROSE Brooklyn and their Executive Director, Elizabeth Yeampierre on Puerto Rico, Climate Justice, and ways to take action to support the island. […]
Brooklyn Friends’ largest student production of the year takes place, Fri. March 8 at 4pm and 7pm and Sat. March 9 at 4pm and 7pm in the Pearl Street Meetinghouse. Tickets are free but need to be reserved in advance (first-come basis) TICKET RESERVATIONS HERE. Shining a Light on Students’ Critical Thinking, Artistic Intelligence, and […]
REGISTER NOW We are thrilled to announce an exciting and new community-based event that will broaden the college horizon for our 7th to 11th-grade students and parents. While college counseling does not officially commence until December of 11th grade, it’s not too soon to start building your college knowledge. And, who better to learn from […]
Parents and students are invited to the PAT Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Embracing Diversity event: Standing Up for What is Right. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – Brooklyn Friends Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street 5:30pm light dinner (pizza, falafel); 6-8:00 pm training We seem to live in a world where there is a lot of […]
Imagine you’re a teenager in 2019 in Washington, D.C., the seat of the nation’s power, standing right outside the White House. How do you feel? “We’re living in a historical moment,” says sophomore Nash W, a BFS delegate to the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference. This edition of THE LIFE, reported by sophomore Saad B., […]
