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 […]
JUNE 2, 2020 5:30PM ET Click Here for Recording of Event Promotional video created by student leaders: On February 23rd, just two days after the Brooklyn Friends School 11th grade returned from their Nobis Project field study experience “Race, Power, and the Preservation of African-American History & Gullah-Geechee Culture” in Savannah and on […]
5th grade scientists rolled up their sleeves and dissected squids last week! Each spring, the 5th grade dissects squids and the experience is a rite of passage and learning in the Middle School. Thanks to the dedication and creativity of teacher Laurice Hwang, the traditional experience continued at Virtual BFS! As colleague Rachel Mazor […]
Throughout the week of May 11, 2020, Brooklyn Friends 7th-11th graders experienced a series of powerful presentations with community partners organized by the Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement. More about the events can be found here, and the video recordings of the sessions as well as calls to action are included below! May […]
¡Es un pájaro! ¡Es un avión! ¡No! ¡Es un superhéroe de distanciamiento social! While there have been a myriad of adjustments for our students and colleagues during this time of Virtual BFS, the learning and creativity have gone unchanged! Case in point, Middle School Spanish students recently wrote and designed their own public health information […]
“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 […]
When Youth Advocacy Turns into Action Informed advocacy for reform in prisons and the criminal justice system is a long term interest among many in the Middle and Upper School, and one of the topics they delve into as part of the school’s Service Learning and Civic Engagement curriculum. “Solitary is Torture” was the call of the […]
This or that: ice cream or cake? If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why? On Wednesday, October 30th, the Middle School kicked off the Mix It Up Lunch series, answering important questions, like those above, and breaking down social barriers in the process. Mix It Up […]
It may have been a rainy and chilly fall morning, but our 8th graders were anything but gloomy as they spent the morning on Tuesday (10/22) in Brooklyn Bridge Park participating in the Day in the Life of Hudson and Harbor study as well as the Billion Oyster Project. The Department of Environmental Conservation […]
Middle School Activity Period is a time set aside weekly for enriching and fun experiences for 5th through 8th grade students. One of these activities is Family Center Buddies when a group of Middle School students travel to Schermerhorn Street and visit with our youngest students. Together, our Family Center students and Middle School […]
Here is an overview of the Fall 2019 Afterschool offerings for Grades 5-8. Registration begins on July 30 and concludes on August 30. GO HERE for Middle School Afterschool program policies, dates, and registration details. Note that starting in Fall 2019, there will be a Middle School sports program for grades 5 and 6 during […]
On May 2nd, BFS 7th grade students Ana N. and Cal S., 8th grade student Breyten N. and a student from Poly Prep performed a thirty minute chamber concert for a homebound older neighbor in her Brooklyn Heights apartment. The neighbor lives alone but participates in the Heights and Hills Case Management Program through […]
