Dialogue with a Difference
Start off the school year with a deeper understanding of the school’s diversity and institutional equity programs. Come to the first “Let’s Chat” session with Orinthia Swindell and Russell Marsh […]
Category: Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
Listening, Questioning, and Learning on Upper School Privilege Day
Upper School Privilege Day on April 13 was a time for listening, questioning, observing and learning as the entire student body and faculty examined real-life issues of privilege, oppression, and […]
Chaos, Community, and the Divine Nine
This year’s Martin Luther King Day celebration on January 15th held a number of surprises for school community thanks to the efforts of Diversity and Institutional Equity Director Orinthia Swindell and […]
Black History Month Celebration
After months of intensive planning by a dynamic group of volunteers, the 17th annual Black History Month Celebration has arrived. This year’s theme is Brooklyn Activism.Talking about activism and what makes […]
LGBTQ Families and the BFS Experience
Outreach to prospective students takes many forms at Brooklyn Friends School. In addition to strong partnerships with organizations such as Prep for Prep, Teak, A Better Chance and many […]
From Dante to Delhi: BFS Teachers’ Summer Learning Excursions
It’s not unusual for BFS faculty to take advantage of summer seminars offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and other organizations, then return in September to regale […]
Rising to the Wheelchair Challenge
This winter at BFS, Teacher and Dean Laurice Hwang’s 5th grade students rose to the occasion to rally around and learn from a differently abled student. by Jeffrey Stanley A problem […]
New Dimensions Added to Dr. King Celebration
Building on the success and impact of previous years, the BFS celebrations of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took on added significance and dimension in […]
A Community Transformed: The Central Park Five 25th Year Commemoration
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” -Benjamin Franklin The Pearl Street Meetinghouse was full Tuesday evening for the Central […]
Mini-Mester: Post-Racial Freedom? From Abolition to Stop and Frisk
Our minimester course – “Post-Racial Freedom: From Abolition to Stop and Frisk” – will explore the rich and complex history in New York City and it’s connection to these questions: What […]
Bayard Rustin Honored & New York Quakers Apologize to Afro-Descendants
Bayard Rustin Following up to my Gatekeeper No More post of November 7. That post shared the known history of our school’s winding path to integration which helped Brooklyn Friends […]