RESERVE TICKETS ONLINE “This year’s Middle & Upper School dance concert explores traditions and innovations from dance in the so-called Middle East,” explained Middle & Upper School Dance teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein ’97. That includes a big dose of dabkeh, a celebratory folk dance from the Levantine region. The concert also pays tribute to Beirut-based choreographer Omar […]
This year’s Martin Luther King Day celebration on January 15th held a number of surprises for school community thanks to the efforts of Diversity and Institutional Equity Director Orinthia Swindell and Associate Director Russell Marsh. The school has become accustomed to the annual schoolwide event started by former Diversity Director Dr. Eddie Moore, known as Simple&Powerful, in […]
The annual BFS Dance Concert takes place Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at 4pm and 7pm on both days. Be sure to reserve your tickets now, as the shows have sold out in the past.
Last year the BFS community showed unprecedented generosity, donating $2.6 million to the financial priorities of the school through annual giving, capital giving, gala and restricted giving. Rather than relying on just a few large gifts, more than 1,200 donors touched every aspect of student life at Brooklyn Friends. This year, Brooklyn Friends has […]
Emmy-winning producer Andrew Guidone ’94 entered BFS as a ninth grader. He’s never been a practicing Quaker, but a seemingly prophetic encounter the year before his arrival in 1990 sparked his curiosity. “I had a tutor during my last year of junior high school,” he intimated, “and she revealed to me on her last […]
Rube Goldberg – (adj.) accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply Rarely does someone accomplish something so unique that their name becomes an adjective. The fictional MacGyver might come to mind but that’s a verb. In 1931 the phrase Rube Goldberg officially entered the English lexicon when Merriam-Webster added it to the dictionary. Their definition […]
After months of intensive planning by a dynamic group of volunteers, the 17th annual Black History Month Celebration has arrived. This year’s theme is Brooklyn Activism.Talking about activism and what makes someone an activist helps children think about how changes happen in a community. Through a variety of workshops ranging from Food Justice, Animal Rights, Craft Activism, Homeless […]
The BFS Advancement Office invites parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty and staff to the School’s 12th Annual ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR on Feb. 10. BFS Alumnus and Trustee Richard Cutler, Esq. ’62, will be explaining the various ways you can prepare your finances for the future. Topics include federal estate and gift taxes, wills and living trusts, and passing […]
With 11 short situational comedies ranging from the hell of visiting the DMV to waiting interminably in line at a theatre box office, this weekend’s Upper School play is sure to offer a little farcical fun for everyone. Why an evening of 10-minute plays instead of a single full length as usual? After the epic […]
The Brooklyn Friends School mission statement says it all: our students and graduates are “compassionate, curious, and confident global citizens who let their lives speak in the spirit of leadership and service.” Many in our school community marched on January 21, 2017 supporting what Friends schools stand for: peace, equality for all, the advancement of civil […]
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. – Winston Churchill The new BFS Upper School — and not just the student body — is beginning its second semester in continuing elegance, openness and style. Please take a moment to enjoy these stunning images captured by photographer Chris Cooper (©2015 by Chris Cooper), courtesy of the Upper […]
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Time: 6pm for refreshments and 6:30pm for the program Place: The 375 Pearl Street Meetinghouse A bestselling author goes back to high school to find out whether books can still shape lives; can today’s screen-obsessed teenagers be turned on to serious reading? A renowned media scholar investigates how our overuse of technology undermines our […]
