At Brooklyn Friends School, early literacy is cultivated through joyful discovery, meaningful relationships, and a deep respect for each child’s learning journey. In our Lower School, reading and writing are not simply skills to master—they are pathways to understanding self and community. Teachers use a balanced literacy approach, integrating phonics, reading workshop, writing workshop, and […]
At BFS, Michael Rae-Grant is a first-grade teacher—and a terrific one, at that. However, did you know that Michael was born in Toronto? Or that he has had some of his cartoons published in The New Yorker? Or that he finds biking to work in the morning Brooklyn traffic to be relaxing? Well, it’s all true and Michael, now in his fourth […]
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 gathering to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other changemakers. Over the years, the Lower School has built and evolved the traditions of this special moment to be together in community, […]
Together, we know as the adults caring for children’s lives and guiding their journey, that they need and deserve the space of school. They need to be introduced to what it means to learn, what it means to experience structure, what it means to begin to develop executive functioning skills, what it means to discover […]
The Preschool and Lower School Sing was truly an ideal way to commence Fall Break, with its joyful messages of gratitude and community. Congratulations to the students and colleagues on fantastic performances, and to all families for supporting this BFS tradition. Look back and watch the recording of the Sing now.
Welcome to the new school year! We wanted to share some of the smiles from this morning’s arrival at BFS. Please enjoy the video embedded below or at this link. Of course, we cannot feature every single student in a three-minute video, but wanted to share the pure joy felt this morning on Pearl Street. […]
It was the ‘day before the day’ at Brooklyn Friends School on Tuesday, as Lower, Middle, and Upper School students and families streamed into both school buildings to meet their teachers and renew acquaintances on “Family Visit Day.” The back-to-school energy was palpable one day before the students actually head back to school for the […]
And the answer is… (shh, we won’t give away any of the answers!) Once again this school year, as they have been for more than 10 years, Lower School students are invited to solve intriguing and fun math problems and puzzles. At the beginning of each week, students can find three new challenges HERE designed […]
This article appears in the summer 2022 issue of The Light, our Brooklyn Friends School magazine. Academic rites of passage are a big part of any and every school year at Brooklyn Friends School. While there are far too many of these to fit into a single magazine, let alone a single article, this will focus […]
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 Crissy Cáceres, each with large hand-drawn signs, to take part in a “sit-in.” They were there to speak with Crissy about their desire to have […]
On Wednesday, February 23, the Third Grade took over the Pearl Street Lobby to perform at a virtual Lower School assembly. In dance, Third Grade students learned about Alvin Ailey and were taught choreography from the first section of his most famous dance piece “Revelations.” This piece touches on the experience and resilience of African […]
Join us at one of our upcoming Connect & Talks on Understanding Gender hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging. Meeting Details Meeting Link for All Sessions Meeting ID: 405 870 8412 Passcode: u9NnK1 Our understanding of gender has shifted and expanded in the last 10 years and it can be hard to […]
