It’s been a great start to the year at Preschool, as we have been happily embracing the emergence from strict COVID guidelines and enjoying new freedoms. One of the pleasures has been the opportunity to mix age groups on the rooftop playground, during Sing, and in our BFX extended-day classes. This year has been full […]
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.
This article appears in the summer 2022 issue of The Light, our Brooklyn Friends School magazine. Each year, the Preschool Fours classes embark upon a “Big Study.” During this milestone experience of the BFS Preschool, the students take a deep dive into a topic of interest over the course of many weeks. For the 2021-2022 Big […]
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 […]
Dear BFS Community, Since the opening of the Preschool on the second floor of Pearl Street in 1985, Brooklyn Friends School has had a strong belief in and commitment to early childhood education. Leading our meaningful program for two-year-old children since its founding, and designing every element of it, has been our illustrious Director of […]
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.
The Brooklyn Friends School Preschool Faculty is a group of extraordinarily diverse, committed, and creative early childhood teachers. They are active in the classroom and beyond, and are exemplary life-long learners. The following is a brief introduction to our second floor colleagues. Our Preschool Fours Colleagues The Green Room Rachel Rowan, Head Teacher Rachel […]
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 […]
By Joy Roberts, Preschool Administrative Assistant Every spring we get to witness the joy and excitement in the Preschool as the children head up to the Roof or out onto Pearl Street with their butterfly gardens to release them into the world! Starting out as tiny caterpillars, these creatures are cared for and watched over […]
By Joy Roberts, Preschool Administrative Assistant This spring the Purple Room Preschool children are learning about building. And last week they invited me to take part in a story and a special building project! As I came into the classroom, everyone was gathering on the rug eagerly anticipating the story of “The Three Little Pigs”. […]
We asked new colleagues to answer a few questions to help us get to know them. Here we meet Kirsten Ferdinand who joined the Brooklyn Friends School community this fall as a Preschool Head Teacher in the Purple Room. Read on to learn more about Kirsten. Where did you grow up? Manhattan Where were […]
