On February 2, in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, our Girls Middle School and Varsity Basketball Teams welcomed New York Liberty players DiDi Richards and Betnijah Laney as well as Liberty VP of Communications and Social Responsibility Alesia Howard. DiDi, Betnijah, and Alesia shared their experiences, words of encouragement, and answered […]
After a brief hiatus, Brooklyn Friends School’s podcast “The Life” is back—but with a really interesting twist! Completely conceptualized, filmed, and edited by two ambitious eighth graders, “The Life” podcast is now a student-run entity, with a little help from their friends (and their colleagues). Back in December, Theo and Kobina—two BFS eighth graders who […]
An integral aspect to any Middle School program is a focus on Social Emotional Learning. This year, the BFS Middle School is in partnership with ‘DBT in Schools’—which offers resources and teachings focused on skills particularly useful to adolescents in exploring their sense of self, facing challenges in managing difficult emotions, mitigating impulsiveness in decision […]
We are proud to present our Brooklyn Friends Back-to-School Manual for the 2021-2022 school year. Click on the cover image below to view the Manual.
Featured Stories in The Life, Issue 1 “Sustaining the Fight: Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett ’84 Looks to Young People to Drive Change” “Homecoming: George Fox Award Recipient Susan Segal Rai ’59 Returns to BFS” “Reaching the PEAC: How BFS Athletics Reimagined Physical Education” “Preserved and Adapted: The Third Grade Haudenosaunee Study” Explore the full print version […]
All Community Resources Reading recommendations for ALL ages from the Brooklyn Friends School Library→ Upper School Resources Required reading and guiding questions for Upper School students→ Math activity 1 for rising 11th Grade students→ Math activity 2 for rising 11th Grade students→ *12th Grade IB Visual Arts Students: Create two artworks and finish revising and […]
Over the past year, the word “pivot” has become just as common as the words “Zoom” and “unprecedented.” All of us have had to pivot in one way or the other to adapt to the challenges presented before us. But for longtime Athletic Director David Gardella, who just completed his 26th year at BFS and […]
“What makes something satisfying?” Fifth and Sixth grade students were recently asked this question. While it could be assumed that the answers would be unique to the individual, teachers and students nodded their heads in agreement when one student responded: “Something is satisfying when it is predictable; when exactly what you predicted happens.” In a […]
We recently asked new colleagues to answer a few questions to help us get to know them. We kick off this series with Zack Kronstat, who just joined the BFS Community as a 7th Grade English Teacher. Read on to learn more about Zack. Where did you grow up? I grew up on the […]
Event Recording: Promotional video created by student leaders: Following the Students Unite! Seeking Justice for Ahmaud Arbery event, we are honored to welcome back iRunWithMaud Committee Founding Members Demetris Frazier and Josiah “Jazz” Watts, as well as Jim Barger and special guest IronE Singleton to share their message with students and school communities across the country. They’ll […]
School life, growing, learning, and connecting with one another never ends at Brooklyn Friends School. BFS Administrative Offices are open virtually throughout the summer, and our Summer Camp and Summer Arts programs are now underway in virtual time and space. Below are some resources and reminders to help families and students plan for a productive summer as […]
Students Unite! Justice for Ahmaud 6/2/2020 Video Recording Many thanks to the 2,500 people nationwide who registered to attend the Students Unite! Justice for Ahmaud event on June 2, 2020. In the minutes, hours, and days that followed we received an outpouring of gratitude, hope, and readiness for action that was sparked by the phenomenal […]
