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Homecoming Spirit Week: A Celebration of Community, Spirit, and Connection

We are thrilled to share that this year we are building on our annual Brooklyn Friends School Spirit Week tradition with our first-ever BFS Homecoming series of events! Homecoming Spirit Week will take place from Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31. This special week will bring our community together through spirit, celebration, and connection.  Homecoming Spirit Week Schedule of Events Monday, October 27 Blue Pride Pep […]

Remembering Martin Norregaard, Beloved BFS Teacher and Friend to Generations

Martin Norregaard, one of the most beloved teachers in the history of Brooklyn Friends School, passed away this week. He was believed to be 95. Martin taught Middle School English and Social Studies at BFS from 1961–1991, and later served in various, less full-time capacities, including on the Board of Trustees.  Born and raised in […]

Alumni Return for Reunion 2025 at Brooklyn Friends School

Brooklyn Friends School proudly welcomed over 200 alumni, faculty, colleagues, and friends back to campus for Reunion 2025, held on May 16 and 17. This special two-day event celebrated milestone alumni classes ending in 0 and 5, filling the BFS Pearl Street and Lawrence Street campuses with joy, connection, and community spirit. A Celebration of […]

First Comes BFS, Then Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage

On a September evening in 2017, Becky Soll ’99 and Chuck McVey Jr. ’99, stood together on the roof of Brooklyn Friends School, surrounded by family, friends, and the city skyline. It had been 30 years since they had first met in a BFS first-grade classroom, and now, they were getting married in the very […]

Alumni Spotlight: BFS Alum Premieres Quaker Film

Brooklyn Friends School is thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary achievement of a cohort of alumni whose short film, Quaker, has been officially selected for the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale. Set during a Quaker school’s final senior meeting before graduation, Quaker follows a group of high school seniors as they sit […]

Peace Tree Ceremony: A Cherished Middle School Tradition at BFS

This past week, Middle School students at Brooklyn Friends School participated in a cherished tradition deeply rooted in BFS’ Quaker values. The entire Learning Community came together in the Pearl Street Meeting House for the annual Peace Tree Ceremony—a beautiful ritual that has honored community, reflection, and the Quaker testimony of Peace for more than […]

ALUMNI PROFILE: From BFS to BFFs

For Eve Bromberg and Noa Buchalter, both members of the Class of 2015, Brooklyn Friends School was more than an education; it was the foundation of a lifelong friendship. Rooted in Quaker values, BFS offered the pair a space for self-discovery, personal growth, and the beginnings of a bond that continues to shape their lives. […]

ALUM PROFILE: Written in the SPICES

For Chloe Hertha Burton ’14 and Raphael Norman-Tenazas ’14, BFS wasn’t just an academic experience—it was the place that shaped their worldviews, fostered lifelong friendships, and ultimately brought them together as a couple. Chloe reflects on how BFS taught her to listen and engage with the world around her. “It gave me a sense of […]

Welcome from our New Associate Director of Alumni

I’m thrilled to be joining the Brooklyn Friends School community at such an essential moment in the school’s history as its Associate Director of Alumni and Major Gifts. Visiting the BFS campus, I was immediately captured by the warmth and vibrancy that emanates from all corners—joyfully punctuated by the culture of Downtown Brooklyn. I’m greatly looking […]

BFS Class of 2024 Starts New Chapter

Congratulations to the Brooklyn Friends School Class of 2024 for all of your amazing accomplishments! Below represents a list of all of the schools to which members of the BFS Class of 2024 were admitted. Those with an asterisk indicate schools that are lucky enough to welcome a BFS graduate. American University Arizona State University […]

Pearl the Panther Makeover: Be Part of the Transformation! Share Your Vision Now!

Pearl has always been there for us—now Pearl needs YOU!   Join us as we transform Pearl the Panther, our cherished school mascot! We believe that Pearl is due for a makeover that reflects our vibrant school community…and so does Pearl! Watch Pearl‘s makeover proposal to Head of School, Crissy Cáceres, in the fun video below. Pearl embodies our school’s pride and spirit. Now, it’s time to infuse her with […]

Reunion 2024 is May 18: Save the Date

Mark your calendars! We are excited to share with you the dates for Reunion 2024. Please plan to join us at Brooklyn Friends School, where we will come together in friendship to celebrate your time here at BFS and learn about the exciting plans for the school’s future. Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 5pm 375 Pearl […]