BFS Recognizes Juneteenth
The BFS community recognizes Juneteenth! Founded by the activism of the “Grandmother of Junteenth”, 94 year old retired educator, Ms. Opal Lee, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union […]
Category: Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
BFS Holds Joyous Black History Month Dinner
More than 200 people packed into the Lower Gym at Pearl Street on the evening of Friday, February 16 for BFS’ Black History Month celebration of Literacies, Legacies, and Leadership. […]
Lower School Honors Dr. King and Changemakers
Thank you to Lower School Colleagues Jonathan Edmonds, Sarah Gordon, Doris Rodriguez-Graber, Laleña Garcia, and Amelia Jenison for sharing this reflection. This past Wednesday, the Lower School came together for our annual […]
Breaking the Mold: Global Civic Engagement and Social Impact at BFS
It is not often that one finds a community that perfectly combines mission driven colleagues, students and families, an alignment of values and vision, and a general orientation toward the […]
BFS Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
We will celebrate as a community on Friday, October 14 from 5:30-7:30pm in the Cafe at our Upper School (116 Lawrence Street). Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month or Hispanic Heritage […]
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 […]
BFS Juneteenth: Recognition, Reflection and Jubilation
“Juneteenth is freedom for everybody. I want everyone to know dreams can come to fruition.” -Opal Lee While Juneteenth has become a national holiday due to the tireless efforts of […]
Pride at Brooklyn Friends
June is PRIDE month! The Brooklyn Friends School community stands together in the light, power and solidarity of the continued LGBTQIA+ struggle, legacy of resilience, and fight for equal rights. As a community we align […]
Brooklyn Friends Students to Spread Love and Joy to Ukrainian Children
Can eight rising sixth graders change the world? One thing is for certain, don’t tell them that they can’t. In early June, the eight students—Tess, Lucia, Natalie, Sarah, Rose, Letizia, […]
BFS Second Graders Stage ‘Sit-In’
The Brooklyn Friends School lobby at Pearl Street was quiet for most of the day—until, that is—our second grade students from 2A appeared outside the door of Head of School […]
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. […]
Welcome, New Colleagues!
Brooklyn Friends School is excited to introduce you to the incredibly strong cadre of four student-centered leaders joining our BFS community on July 1, 2022. All of them will serve […]