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Category: Early Childhood

Countdown to Happiness: Register Now for Afterschool

Dec. 12, 2018 Registration for Winter/Spring 2019 Afterschool is now underway and will conclude on Monday, Dec. 17.  That means that BFS pre, lower, and middle school families have five days to consider which classes students will take during afterschool hours in the new year. Afterschool provides countless ways for students to stretch their imaginations, […]

Preschool Service Learning & Civic Engagement

As part of our ongoing effort to expand and strengthen communication school-wide, and in response to interest, excitement, and energy from our Preschool parents, the BFS Service Learning & Civic Engagement Office partnered with our Preschool team to share how our C.A.R.E. approach to service learning manifests in the Preschool. This is the first in […]

Fresh Greens, Blue Skies, and Kung Fu: A Week in “The Life” of BFS

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 […]

Honoring Dr. King

    The entire BFS community took part in the Office of Equity and Inclusion’s “Simple and Powerful” tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The children and faculty of the Preschool added another dimension to the tribute that day by engaging in a peaceful march from their second floor […]

Afterschool Expands Children’s Horizons and Sparks New Interests

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: […]

Talking with Children about Difficult News: Resources for Parents

A Message for Pre and Lower School Parents Oct. 4, 2017 Dear Parents, You recently received school-wide information about the ways in which our BFS community can work together to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico and other communities after Hurricane Maria and other recent natural disasters. We are also deeply saddened by the news […]

Rise to the challenge!

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 […]

A Very Special Morning in the Preschool

  On Thursday, May 25th, the Preschool hosted Grandparents and Special Friends Day and what an extraordinary day it was! Over 200 guests from as close as State Street to as far as Turkey arrived at Pearl Street and headed to the Meetinghouse for greetings and music. They were wowed by our Middle School jazz musicians and 4th […]

Preschool 4s Challenge

Each Preschool 4s classroom to reach 100% parent participation by June 13th will earn an additional $500 for the Brooklyn Friends Fund thanks to a generous Preschool 4s family. Let’s go, Preschool 4s!

Preschool 3s Challenge

Each Preschool 3s classroom to reach 100% parent participation by June 13th will earn an additional $250 for the Brooklyn Friends Fund thanks to a generous Preschool 3s family. Let’s go, Preschool 3s!

Creativity, Talent and Skill to the Max at All-School Art Show

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 […]