On a chilly January morning the students of the Preschool gathered to learn the story of Jack Frost and were inspired by the movements he makes leaving marks of frost on window panes. In a unique collaboration with artist Carol Bove and dance teacher Jules Skloot, the students made their own one-of-a-kind frosty marks on a […]
“The concept of intellectual risk-taking applies not just to the students but to the teachers. We want the kids to do the work, but we need to be doing it ourselves.” Head of Preschool Maura Eden was explaining the deep process by which she and the teachers conceive and carry out curricular changes […]
Happy Holidays from all of us at Brooklyn Friends School! We wish you all a joyful and restful season. Please enjoy this wonderful video from the students, faculty and staff. Make your gift here
An op-ed in the Oct. 13 New York Times, “Only White People” by Topher Sanders, struck a chord with many in the BFS community. Read the Letter to the Editor written by Pre and Lower division heads Maura Eden and Jackie Condie that makes the case for actively addressing difference and racism in the early […]
The month of May at BFS started off with an exhilarating Middle School production of Roald Dahl’s The Witches. It continues this week with three music concerts featuring our choral, orchestra, and jazz performing artists. And it concludes at the end of the month (May 24, 25, 26 with our spectacular All School Art Show at […]
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Time: 6pm for refreshments and 6:30pm for the program Place: The 375 Pearl Street Meetinghouse A bestselling author goes back to high school to find out whether books can still shape lives; can today’s screen-obsessed teenagers be turned on to serious reading? A renowned media scholar investigates how our overuse of technology undermines our […]
Even before their daughter Madeline started in the Preschool threes, Nichol and Sarah Alexander had an instant connection to Brooklyn Friends School. “We immediately fell in love with the school, largely because it seemed to offer an oasis of thoughtfulness and community within the city that we had not seen anywhere else,” Nichol recalled. Now a […]
When BFS parent Nichol Alexander stipulated that his donation be used for technological innovations in the classroom, one of the first decisions the school made was acquiring two MakerBot Replicator 3-D printers. Coincidentally, Preschool parent Bre Pettis is a co-founder of MakerBot Industries. “The printers are easy enough to use by anyone with passion and my […]
IT’s Everywhere Innovative thinking from the school’s Information Technology (IT) staff, along with a recent push from a philanthropic parent, continue to move BFS forward in bold, new directions. Over the past several years, technological experimentation and innovation have become the norm in many schools across the country. The changes are evident at BFS, too, […]
Every year, as the end of the year approaches, I look forward to seeing the Art Show. I love it for so many reasons. The aesthetic beauty and quality of work speaks volumes about our art program, our school and how we value the light in each child. I love seeing every child represented. This […]
Service Learning is an experiential approach to teaching and learning that integrates meaningful service with instruction and reflection. At Brooklyn Friends School, we have a social justice approach to service learning that is grounded in C.A.R.E. (Community, Accountability, Reciprocity, and Equity) and this starts in the earliest years! We encourage students to see themselves as […]
Penny Harvest! by Anna Kotelchuck, 2nd Grade Teacher The Penny Harvest is a longstanding project in our second grade classrooms, and it is an integral component of our math curriculum and our social-emotional curriculum. “Penny Harvest” is run by an organization in NYC called Common Cents. Common Cents was started in 1991 by a father […]
