BFS Community Looks to the Future
On Saturday, January 21, 2023, nearly 120 members of the robust BFS community filled the newly-renovated Upper Gym for our Community Design Day. The full-day, in-person experience allowed our community […]
Category: History of BFS
Sisters, Colleagues, Friends: The Story of the Legendary Foote Sisters
Two sisters, two buildings, two styles, one school. As the Upper School students arrive for the day, Donna is sitting at her post in the lobby of 116 Lawrence Street, […]
Our Mighty and All-Encompassing Light
This letter appears in the summer 2022 issue of The Light, our Brooklyn Friends School magazine. Recently, I heard beautiful remarks that focused on the concept of what it means […]
Alumni Have Joyous Return to BFS
The evening of Saturday, June 4th was glorious in every way on the rooftop of 375 Pearl Street! The cool breeze, the hugs, the laughter and the stories were all […]
Varsity Baseball Wins League Title
Congratulations to the Varsity Baseball Team on their Independent School Athletic League championship! On Monday, May 9, the team won 5-4 against York Prep at Maimonides Park. Watch a highlight […]
Alumni Reunion 2022
Come Back Together at BFS! Saturday, June 4, 2022, 5:30pm: 375 Pearl Street – The Rooftop After a two year hiatus for our in person alumni reunion, we are thrilled […]
Spring Gala 2022: Friday, May 6, 2022
Click Here for Important Event Details for Guests Friday, May 6, 2022 – 7pm LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park* The time has come for us to get back […]
A BFS Community Video Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Panther Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone
There has been no more team-oriented player at BFS over the past four years than senior Alex Basner—and that is not a knock on any of his fellow student-athletes. […]
People of Color Conference 2021: Connection, Joy, Renewal and Restoration.
Each year, Brooklyn Friends School is proud to sponsor a cohort of colleagues to the NAIS’s People of Color Conference (PoCC) which is the flagship of the National Association of […]
Arti-Fact: Family Ties
Each Sunday morning in The Weekly, BFS Arti-Facts examines a moment in history from the Brooklyn Friends Archives. However, sometimes we step outside of the archives themselves and into—well, in […]
For BFS Colleagues, a Professional Day to Carry our Work Forward
While the Brooklyn Friends School students continued to enjoy Fall Break on Monday, November 29th, the BFS Colleagues immersed themselves in the Fall All-Colleague Professional Day dedicated fully to Diversity, […]