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 […]
What exactly is that black item that sits on a side table? “On [a] practical level we…had to talk about how to use a rotary telephone and why men took their hats off when they came indoors,” said Catherine Clark, director of the Upper School Production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which will be presented […]
At this very special Alumni Day reception at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, alumni from all class years are invited to toast our retiring Head of School, Dr. Larry Weiss, and to reunite with Friends. Larry’s colleague and friend and a beloved former BFS teacher, Don Knies, will speak in his honor. We will also […]
On Friday, April 5th, 330 members of the BFS community gathered at beautiful 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge and jumped into a time machine to 1985. What a trip it was! Gala: Back to the 80s was a resounding success, raising over $100,000 for our financial aid program, and bringing together parents, faculty, staff, and […]
Purchase Gala Tickets and Bid Online Now Travel Back to the 80s on Friday, April 5th from 7pm to 11pm at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge! Benefiting our financial aid program, the 2019 Gala will be a totally rad party featuring: 80s arcade games and photo booth Dancing to the hits of the 80s Cocktails and […]
Parents and students are invited to the PAT Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Embracing Diversity event: Standing Up for What is Right. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – Brooklyn Friends Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street 5:30pm light dinner (pizza, falafel); 6-8:00 pm training We seem to live in a world where there is a lot of […]
Calling all members of the BFS community: the school’s 20th annual celebration of Black History Month is Friday, February 22nd, and all are warmly welcome. The culmination of a month of Black History Month programming, the event will kick off with workshops from 3:30 – 5:30pm for students and families on music, art and […]
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Join BFS families and friends at SoulCycle on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM for an indoor/cardio fundraising party at Soul Cycle Brooklyn Heights Studio. Water and bike shoe rentals are complimentary, but bike stations must be purchased in advance. Please arrive by 2:30 PM. Great for newcomers and advanced riders alike, and […]
“Ask others to dance with you – even if you don’t know them.” This directive, listed as a rule for “How to Have Fun at the Family Folk Dance”, is at the heart of this beloved event. The intergenerational celebration of traditional dance, which will hold its 19th rendition this Saturday, January 12th, is a […]
Article by Jack D., Class of 2021, Poster by Claire Z., Class of 2021 On November 20, 2018, the Brooklyn Friends School Class of 2021 hosted the fifth annual Community Issues Conference. This year’s conference welcomed students from the BFS eighth grade for the first time and a number of other New York City public […]
WinterFest on Saturday, December 1st is a celebratory community-building event for the entire family and an important PAT fundraiser for our School. Support and engagement from the preschool to the upper school is critical to WinterFest’s success. This year, the WinterFest committee is assigning ownership of a specific activity to each class but feel free […]
