BFS’ 11th grade students in International Baccalaureate (IB) 20th Century World History: Authoritarian States come to each class session prepared with notes and questions that interrogate their reading on a topic. Their teacher, Dr. Jon DeGraff, serves as a discussion guide by periodically directing the students to examine areas that need exploration. “For the most […]
On Sunday, October 8, 2023, BFS’ Arti-Facts column, which appears each week in The Weekly, was dedicated to respectfully recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In a previous Arti-Facts, we looked at the role that the Lenape people played in the naming of Pearl Street. Today, we would simply like to remember and celebrate the humans who […]
You are cordially invited to be a part of a momentous event in BFS’ history—and future. After nearly four years of system building, strategy making, and witnessing our community’s powerful appetite for change and growth, Head of School Crissy Cáceres will be unveiling our Strategic Vision for Brooklyn Friends School. We know you will not […]
Congratulations to Amara Granderson ’13, who is a Lifetime Friend, and will be starring in the new off-Broadway production, pray. Through music, movement, and human connection, pray celebrates and reckons with the complexity of spiritual inheritance, summoning the curiosity, anger, confusion and bliss that transcends generations of Black womxn across the African diaspora. pray is co-produced by the National Black […]
Peter Mackie is a colleague at Brooklyn Friends School. He is the Design, Advancement, and Data Systems Specialist and works in the Communications and Advancement departments. That, however, is what would go on his resume—and does not begin to tell the story of how he and his family are connected to this community—especially when it […]
UPDATE: This article originally appeared in the summer edition of The Light magazine. Since publication, Ruby was accepted to attend the University of Oxford! Congratulations, Ruby! _________________________________________________________ From the beginning of time, which—to be clear—around these parts is 1867, there have always been many entry points to BFS. Whether a student comes for their final […]
My life at Brooklyn Friends School began in the Blue Room. One of my earliest memories was seeing giants walk the halls, and it was only later that I understood that these were students from the Upper School. Twelve years later, I am one of those giants, having just wrapped up my freshman year in […]
As BFS begins its first full week of school of the new year, we are preparing to recognize and celebrate the breadth, power, and Wepa of Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month. Although every day is a moment to celebrate the power of who we are, from September 15 through October 15, we “take up space” and […]
In 1969, Brooklyn Friends School purchased 375 Pearl Street from Brooklyn Law School, which had the building built to its specifications in 1928. By 1970, BFS started to move some parts of the school into the new building. However, it was not until September of 1973, that the entire student and colleague body opened a […]
Here are some important things to remember as we enter the opening days of school: PRESCHOOL Orientation on Thursday Preschool families, please join us at Orientation this Thursday, September 7 from 12:30 to 1:30pm on Zoom. The full Preschool colleague team will be on hand to talk about what you can expect as your child […]
On Monday morning, Aug. 21, BFS transitioned from summer to the unofficial start of the school year by welcoming its newest colleagues for the first of two days of orientation. “This is a moment we have anticipated with nothing but enthusiasm and joy,” Head of School, Crissy Cáceres, told the assembled group. “If you are […]
BFS Alumni, please mark your calendars for this special, all-Brooklyn alumni event! In conjunction with fellow Brooklyn Independent Schools, we are hosting a networking event on Wednesday, September 13 from 6:30 to 8pm, at Berkeley Carroll School. We are hoping that those looking for career advice AND those able to offer career advice can join […]
