Reception for 7th/8th Grade Artists on Friday morning, May 19 from 7:30am to 8:25am. Reception for Preschool-Grade 12 Artists on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, from 4pm to 6:30pm. Congratulations and thank you to second grader Liya M, whose wall lamp project in woodworking class (above) was chosen for the BFS All-School Art Show postcard and […]
Lifebooks Come Alive as Part of the Third Grade Writing Curriculum The third grade lifebooks start as simple black marbled notebooks, and the students’ first goal is to personalize them. They begin by collecting clippings to decorate the book’s covers in ways that reflect their personal interests; photos of New York, family members, and animals […]
by Amy Hertz and Natania Kremer For the fourth year in a row, BFS 4th graders and members of the local organization Heights and Hills will exchange letters over the course of several months. This service learning experience embodies our school’s C.A.R.E. approach to building accountable, reciprocal relationships in the community. COMMUNITY: expanding our school […]
The first grade’s traditional neighborhood study and “block city” took a giant leap into the 21st century with a collaborative STREAM project. Introduced last year, the sophomore version of the study has been refined and enhanced and student learning is soaring. A S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Art, and Math) project was integrated into the first grade […]
Happy Holidays from all of us at Brooklyn Friends School! We wish you all a joyful and restful season. Please enjoy this wonderful video from the students, faculty and staff. Make your gift here
An op-ed in the Oct. 13 New York Times, “Only White People” by Topher Sanders, struck a chord with many in the BFS community. Read the Letter to the Editor written by Pre and Lower division heads Maura Eden and Jackie Condie that makes the case for actively addressing difference and racism in the early […]
Every year during the second grade changemaker unit, there is a moment where our students begin to notice that some kinds of protests work well to make change across a range of causes. They notice that activists can make change by giving powerful speeches, many activists march with signs, many activists collect signatures on […]
In early May, six fourth grade teachers, led by Head Teacher Bea Bartolotta and 4C Head Teacher Amy Hertz, journeyed with their 66 students to New York State’s oldest house of worship, the Old Quaker Meeting House in Flushing. The structure, built in 1694 is the second oldest house of worship in the […]
The month of May at BFS started off with an exhilarating Middle School production of Roald Dahl’s The Witches. It continues this week with three music concerts featuring our choral, orchestra, and jazz performing artists. And it concludes at the end of the month (May 24, 25, 26 with our spectacular All School Art Show at […]
Summer Arts at Brooklyn Friends School offers a diverse and exciting art experience for children ages 7 to 12 (grades 3 to 7 in September 2018.) Boys and girls from schools across New York City explore their creativity and artistic abilities through an enriched interdisciplinary program. Children participate in all of the exciting studio art classes […]
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! As the temperatures drop, our students are talking about winter in Spanish class. They are learning songs, listening to books, naming and acting winter activities and reviewing the names of clothing appropriate for winter.
Fourth grader’s pen pals letters to Spain will be mailed tomorrow. We can’t wait to receive our friend’s letters!
