Brooklyn Friends School is hitting the road! Head of School Crissy Cáceres is leaving the friendly confines of Downtown Brooklyn for parts unknown—well, we actually know where she is going—and she is coming to see YOU! Crissy is embarking on a nationwide tour to visit as many alumni as possible! “Letting Your Lives Speak” will […]
On the warm and beautiful evening of Monday, June 7, 2021, in the middle of Prospect Park, the 56 members of our Class of 2021 graduated from Brooklyn Friends School, held in the light by their teachers, families, classmates, and friends. Head of School Crissy Cáceres opened the ceremony, followed by messages for the graduates […]
Have Dinner with Friends on Thursday, May 27 at 7pm. Let’s come together and celebrate! Learn how to make one of Chef Tom Buckley’s signature dishes with the Chef himself. After we cook and eat, we’ll stick around for a dance party. Colleagues may attend at no charge and can RSVP at this link. All […]
Join us for a week of virtual activities for and by our alumni community! Alumni Week Events – June 1 to June 7, 2021 RSVP Now to the Events Listed Below Tuesday, June 1 at 7pm, Book Discussion with Gerry Valentine ’81 Gerry Valentine inspires people to build resilience—to overcome setbacks, to look at […]
Thank you for your interest. To allow for successful delivery, we are no longer accepting orders for the wine tasting. Love Italy? Love Italian food? Break out in a cold sweat whenever you are confronted with an all-Itailan wine list and find yourself asking for the house red? With over 400 appellations and more than […]
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Join our Brooklyn Friends and Families association this Thursday, December 3 at 6:30 pm at a virtual workshop for BFS families on Quakerism and Friends Education. Led by Drew Smith and Deborra Sines Pancoe, Director and Associate Director of Friends Council on Education, this event is an opportunity for families to learn about Quaker […]
Good afternoon. Welcome students, families, colleagues, alumni, and Board of Trustees members to this important occasion. I echo the gratitude that Lisa led with and include earnest a special message of thanks for all of our BFS colleagues, who are here with us as well. I also want to thank Lisa for her two years […]
By: Ana N. ’24 Since its origination in 2018, BFS has held an annual Criminal Justice Conference for its seventh graders. In the past, we have partnered with different organizations for this conference including the Brooklyn Defenders, Red Hook Community Justice Center of the Center for Court Innovation, The Innocence Project, New York Civil Liberties […]
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 […]
“What happens when we view the limitations that face people living with disabilities as social and political issues of access, not simply individual medical diagnoses?” This is the question Dance Teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein posed to her students last fall, when she announced the 2020 Dance Concert –– Exploring the Intersections of Dance and Disability. The […]
*This event has now passed.* Join us as Brooklyn Friends School Celebrates 100 years of the Harlem Renaissance! The 2020 Black History Month Celebration will recognize the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance. With the traditional event featuring an afternoon and evening of engaging workshops and programming happening on Friday, February 21st, the Celebration will […]
