4/1/15 On Tuesday the BFS Boys Varsity Volleyball Team took the court for the first time this season as they took on St. Edmunds Prep in a scrimmage in the BFS Upper Gym. Even though it was a scrimmage, the team took it very seriously and played a very intense match. The team played well, kept […]
by Christina Karvounis Imagine: you are a fourth grader placed in a group of four to six peers. Your goal is to integrate science, technology, engineering, art, math and sheer perseverance to design a solution to a structural challenge. You are given four building materials: playing cards, glue, adhesive tape and wood. Your structure must […]
BFS Upper Schoolers achieved prize-winning results in the American Math Contests (AMC) administered by the Mathematical Association of America (MMA) . Our top 3 scorers in the AMC 12 contest for 11th and 12th graders were juniors Ashley K, Henry K, and Anna L. Ashley finished in the 83rd percentile of all participants in the United States and in the […]
This year’s dance concert on March 6 & 7 explores social justice as well as South Asian dance, paying tribute to Indian choreographers Chandralekha and Akram Khan, while also giving voice to the Black Lives Matter movement here at home. “We’re exploring how we create freedom and liberation through our bodies, with a lens on […]
“Hawaii is the furthest land mass from any continent. Its primary source of energy is imported oil. That’s how the majority of island nations support themselves. Anytime you are isolated, unless there’s a natural resource like geothermal energy, like on the big island, you have to come up with an alternative. In Japan they’re using […]
Winter 2014-15 Season Wrap Up by BFS Coaches BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL The Brooklyn Friends varsity basketball team entered the 2014-15 season entering a new league with renewed expectations. After losing two […]
2/11/15 On Tuesday the BFS Boys JV Basketball Team defeated York Prep 48-39 in the ISAL Semifinals at BFS. The Panthers were the #2 seed going into the ISAL Tournament. From the opening quarter the Panthers made it clear what their goal was and that was to go to the finals. BFS went up 17-4 […]
2/3/15 On Monday the BFS MS Girls Basketball Team defeated LREI 22-8 in the lower gym. The team played well under the leadership of eighth grader Devon O. who set the tone by distributing the ball to the bigs Salma M. & Libby S. In the first quarter, the first team got us out to […]
1/29/15 On Wednesday the BFS MS Boys Basketball Team defeated Friends Seminary 40-26 on the road. The team continued their winning ways. It is the second time this season that the team went on the road to Friends Seminary and came away with a another victory. The team was lead by eighth grader Kwesi S. who […]
1/21/15 On Tuesday the BFS Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated MMFS 63-30 in the lower gym. The Panthers led wire to wire as the team started the game with a 28-8 run and never looked back. It was a full team effort that included everyone from BFS scoring in the game. The leading scorers were juniors […]
Mask Making Workshop at Flatbush Flatbush Branch African Dance Celebration Event at the Flatbush Branch
Building on the success and impact of previous years, the BFS celebrations of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took on added significance and dimension in 2015. For the 4th annual schoolwide “Simple and Powerful” Celebration, excerpts from Dr. King’s speech, “Where Do We Go from Here” were broadcast in and […]
