Ken Alston, right, in Three Mo’ Tenors. Ken Alston began working in the BFS Afterschool program in September, 2016. The story of his joining the community begins a few years earlier. “I’ve been trying [to work at BFS] for years. My aunt has been trying for years,” Ken Alston Jr. […]
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES YOU WILL EXPERIENCE at WINTERFEST 2017 Bring the whole family to Brooklyn Friends’ annual holiday market, kids celebration, and book fair. Saturday, December 2, 2017 11am-4pm 375 Pearl Street, Brooklyn Now in our 37th year, open to the community MAKE, PLAY OR FLY […]
RSVP NOW The BFS Office of Equity and Inclusion invites all parents and students in grades 8-12 to a film screening and discussion of I’m Not Racist …Am I ? on Tues. Nov. 14, 6pm at the Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street. This documentary film, which was the topic of the BFS faculty/staff professional development […]
Reserve Tickets La Cage aux Folles, the award-winning Broadway musical and film, is the BFS student musical this fall and will be presented in the BFS Meetinghouse, 375 Pearl Street. There will be three performances: Thursday at 5pm and Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are free but need to be reserved beforehand. The popular […]
The BFS Lower School and Middle School Library’s first special guest of the school year is Hena Khan, author of Amina’s Voice. Ms. Khan will be meeting with fourth, fifth and sixth grade students on Monday, Nov. 6 to talk about her background and writing process. Amina’s Voice is one of the books on BFS’s Mock […]
We did it! One by one, we gathered 1,000 students, teachers and staff on the steps of Brooklyn’s Borough Hall on Nov. 1 to take a historic photo to commemorate our school’s 150th year. What a magnificent moment! From the senior class standing on the top of the stairs down to the kindergartners sitting […]
October 26, 2017 Message from Noel Quinones, Associate Director of Service Learning Dear BFS, I would like to first thank you all for your amazing work with our Bake Sale and Donation efforts. We raised a collective $1,142 through both the Middle School and Upper School Bake Sales. As well, the dedication of families, students, […]
Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is. – Irish proverb. Chef Manager Tom Buckley remembers exactly the day he started running the school’s cafeterias. He has worked at the school for 15 years and his infectious enthusiasm for his job is a fresh as ever. “I started the Monday before […]
On Saturday, October 21, the BFS community settled into a shady spot in Prospect Park and enjoyed a day of fun, games, and fellowship to celebrate our sesquicentennial. It was a beautiful fall day in the other Brooklyn institution famously celebrating its 150th anniversary. Families enjoyed picnic lunches and played in field games organized by […]
Register Now The Office of Equity & Inclusion of Brooklyn Friends School is excited to announce its fifth annual Young Womyn of Strength Conference on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street. This is a community event, and young womyn leaders or future leaders in […]
Many children during this time of year become sick and, as a parent, it can be difficult to navigate if they should stay home or go to school. It is encouraged that children try to “tough it out” during the school day, but there are times when staying home or making an appointment with their […]
BFS lifer Amanda Becker ’18 is a bright light at BFS and at many points beyond our community. She has been profiled on the Friends Council of Education’s website (see Amanda Becker: Giving Back to Quaker Education) for her hard work as an FCE intern this past summer, she is a regular […]
