BFS Middle and Upper School students and faculty will participate (on a voluntary basis) in the nationwide March 14, 2018 National School Walkout to protest gun violence. This will be a 17-minute walkout starting at 10am, each minute representing the 17 students and teachers killed in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. See detailed information for parents […]
SEE A SLIDE SHOW FROM FRIDAY NIGHT’S PERFORMANCE: The annual BFS Dance Concert on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, was greeted with joy, love, and rave reviews. An annual school tradition going back 39 years, the Dance Concert has the largest number of performers of any student production at the school. […]
Parenting Past Pink and Blue: Beyond Gender Norms and Stereotypes Congratulations to the PAT Diversity Committee on a timely, informative, and thought-provoking Embracing Diversity Event! This year, the PAT Diversity Committee focused its annual event on gender and parenting, with a panel discussion entitled, ‘Parenting Past Pink and Blue: Beyond Gender Norms and Stereotypes’. […]
by the BFS Third Grade Teachers Exploration and Imagination in Math We are winding down our significant math unit on larger addition and subtraction. In this unit we introduced addition and subtraction stacking, choosing efficient strategies based on the numbers, and word problems. We capitalize on 3rd graders love of play, exploration and imagination to […]
The BFS annual Dance Concert takes place Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, at 4pm and 7pm on both days. Be sure to reserve your tickets now, as the shows have sold out in the past. A highlight of the school year and a performing arts tradition that confidently goes back more than 30 […]
Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that the BFS Service Learning Community Partners Database has been updated for 2018. GO HERE to see our extensive and verified list of BFS Community Partners and learn how you, your students, or your family can become involved and make a real difference in the community. From the […]
The formal BFS changemaker curriculum started almost 10 years ago in the second grade classrooms of Denise Parks and Margaret Trissel. Over the years it has grown to embrace the entire BFS community, from the preschool — where children learn about the changemakers of the civil rights movement — through our Upper School, where students […]
REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS HERE Please note: many of the workshops are fully subscribed. After many months of planning, the main event for the PAT Black History Month Celebration takes place today! Workshops begin at 3:30pm; the community dinner follows at 6:00pm; and the official program takes place at 7:00pm. The lobby dance party is from 8:00 […]
Brooklyn Friends School is excited to partner with the nationally-recognized organization Girls Who Code to host two-week summer programs called Girls Who Code Campus. In Summer 2018, the Upper School at 116 Lawrence Street in MetroTech be hosting: Introduction to Computer Science from June 18 – June 29 iPhone App Development from June 18 – June […]
King’s College London’s Pre-University Summer School in the USA gives rising sophomores, juniors and seniors a unique taste of the British college experience. It is a commuter programme located in the New York metro area and will run from 18 – 22 June 2018. Students are introduced to the British way of teaching and learning, with […]
A Sesquicentennial Celebration at the Brooklyn Historical Society There is something very special about an educational institution that exhibits staying power for 150 years. On Monday evening, Jan. 29, 2018, that was very evident when Brooklyn Friends School held its third major Sesquicentennial event of the school year at the Brooklyn Historical Society, located […]
Reserve Tickets Now! Middle School thespians will present the classic fantasy story, C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on Feb. 9 and 10 in the 375 Pearl Street meetinghouse. There will be four performances, Feb. 9 at 4pm and 7:30pm and Sat. Feb. 10 at 3:30pm and 7pm. Tickets are free […]
