This week’s edition of THE LIFE, the BFS new media presentation, has stories on three unique, out-of-the-ordinary, student experiences. First we visit the Preschool, where Maura Eden (Head) and Joy Roberts (Preschool Assistant) teamed up to give students a science lesson on growing things. This set the groundwork for the children to enjoy a hand-picked […]
Every year, fifth graders dissect squids in Middle School Dean of Student Life and Science Teacher Laurice Hwang‘s Life Science class. It has become as much a rite of passage for fifth graders as their annual reenactment of an ancient Egyptian funeral procession in their Humanities classes. “In Life Science, we ask what […]
The Winter/Spring session of Afterschool begins in January. Registration is on a first come basis and should be completed by Monday, Dec. 18. To register for the Winter/Spring Afterschool program and specialty classes, go to MyBackpack and click on Program Registration (under My Forms/Documents). Besides our usual crowd-pleasers, Afterschool has some great new Specialty class offerings in 2018: […]
by Tina Piccolo “Diversity Makes America Great” 6th Grade Studio Art Combines the Power of Protest Art with the Skill of Painting from Observation When they returned to school in September, the students in my sixth grade Studio Art classes were inspired to take action against the divisive rhetoric and violence in the recent Charlottesville, Virginia, protests. […]
Reserve Tickets La Cage aux Folles, the award-winning Broadway musical and film, is the BFS student musical this fall and will be presented in the BFS Meetinghouse, 375 Pearl Street. There will be three performances: Thursday at 5pm and Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are free but need to be reserved beforehand. The popular […]
The BFS Lower School and Middle School Library’s first special guest of the school year is Hena Khan, author of Amina’s Voice. Ms. Khan will be meeting with fourth, fifth and sixth grade students on Monday, Nov. 6 to talk about her background and writing process. Amina’s Voice is one of the books on BFS’s Mock […]
Register Now The Office of Equity & Inclusion of Brooklyn Friends School is excited to announce its fifth annual Young Womyn of Strength Conference on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street. This is a community event, and young womyn leaders or future leaders in […]
At a moment in which uncertainty in the world seems pervasive, we find that Brooklyn Friends School is increasingly a beacon in the daily lives of our children and of our family as a whole. Our children are learning to think critically, discern truth and form educated opinions. At BFS, our children can and will […]
by Joy Roberts and Natania Kremer (with contributions from Rachel Mazor) On Thursday, June 1st the BFS 8th graders gathered for a collection in the Pearl Street Meetinghouse to share and reflect upon their service learning experiences throughout this school year. Their thoughtful and engaging work brings an awareness of HIV and AIDS, and the […]
If the eighth grade reaches 80% participation by June 13th they will earn an additional $500 for the Brooklyn Friends Fund thanks to a generous eighth grade family. Let’s go, eighth grade!
If the seventh grade reaches 95% participation by June 13th they will earn an additional $1000 for the Brooklyn Friends Fund thanks to a generous seventh grade family. Let’s go, seventh grade!
If the sixth grade reaches 95% participation by June 13th they will earn an additional $2000 for the Brooklyn Friends Fund thanks to a generous sixth grade family. Let’s go, sixth grade!
