May 8, 2020 A Message from Head of School Crissy Cáceres I am thrilled to announce that Kamaya Prince Thompson will lead our oldest group of students as Head of Upper School beginning July 1, 2020. Kamaya will succeed Lisa Arrastia. Although we have only been in partnership for less than a year, I have […]
Bridge Film Festival Turns 21 As Students Enjoy a Virtual Film Festival on a Virtual Platform Since the year 2000, Brooklyn Friends School colleague Andrew Cohen has organized and produced the Bridge Film Festival. It was created with the goal of encouraging creative – and socially conscious – middle and upper school students to produce […]
From Head of School Crissy Cáceres: With profound appreciation for each of you and high hopes for our future, I am delighted to announce that Jason Novak will be our Head of the Lower School effective July 1, 2020. Jason will succeed Jackie Condie, who completes her 31st year at BFS in June with an […]
THANK YOU, Brooklyn Friends School community! One week ago on BFS Giving Day as our community sang together in the Meeting House, ate a fall feast in the Cafeteria, put our heads and hearts together at the Community Issues Conference, and cheered on our Panthers at the Barclays Center, we raised over $200,000 for the […]
Person to Person with Crissy Cáceres The first 2019-2020 episode of THE LIFE, our all-school multimedia presentation, is a Middle School student (Talia K-L, Class of 2024) interview with Head of School Crissy Cáceres, entitled “Lighthouse.” Learn how we came upon that title and uncover the many dimensions of Crissy’s life and new role at BFS in Season […]
Last week’s convocation for Head of School Crissy Cáceres was a joyful, inspirational and momentous occasion. Parents, colleagues, alumni, friends of BFS and educators from across the country were present to participate in Crissy’s formal welcome and introduction into our community. While photos or video can never capture the sense of excitement and warmth […]
The Brooklyn Friends School Board of Trustees ushered in a new era in the 152-year history of Brooklyn Friends School with a Convocation to welcome Crissy Cáceres as the 20th Head of School. The Convocation took place on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at 6pm in the Auditorium of New York City Technical College at […]
On September 9, 1867, the Friends School at Brooklyn opened its doors on Schermerhorn Street to eight boys and and nine girls. 152 years and thousands of Friends later, we are celebrating our Founders Day by looking back with some BFS trivia. All Friends who achieve 100% on this quiz will have their name listed […]
On April 16th, Upper Schoolers gathered in the Pearl Street Meeting House to share in a unique experience with the graduating 12th graders. Six students from the Class of 2019 took to the stage to share the intersections between their passions and their projects for this year’s Creativity Activity Service (C.A.S.) Collection. 12th grade […]
Things were done a bit differently this Alumni Day, but it is all in keeping with the spirit of rejuvenation that Brooklyn Friends School has been embracing for the past few years. Much of the expansion of BFS both physically and academically, can be attributed to our retiring Head of School, Dr. Larry Weiss, […]
You Put the Meaning of “Friends” into Brooklyn Friends School The Class of 2019 reflects so much of what Brooklyn Friends School has to offer – their academic strengths, wide ranging passions (both in and out of the classroom), artistic and athletic commitment, dedication to social justice, equity and inclusion. All that these young people have […]
Don’t miss the 20th Anniversary Bridge Film Festival event on Friday, May 3 Screenings from 4:00-5:00 pm at Lawrence Street, 1st floor in room 101, 102 and the Black Box. Pizza Party from 5:15-6:00 pm in the Pearl Street Cafeteria. (You must already be pre-registered for the pizza party or working the event) Judges’ Choice […]
