by Jack D. ’21 On May 1, 2019, NYC Independent School teachers, administrators, and students attended the third annual Brooklyn in Solidarity effort, hosted this year at the Packer Collegiate Institute. The workshop, organized annually by students attending five Brooklyn independent schools—Brooklyn Friends School, Berkeley Carroll School, the Packer Collegiate Institute, Saint Ann’s School, and […]
Ahhh Springtime! Beauty is in bloom all around! Could there be a more perfect time for our annual All-School Art Show? During the week of May 20th, everyone is invited to discover artworks by our budding BFS artists from Preschool to 12th grade IB Visual Arts. Hundreds of pieces of art will be blossoming inside […]
What exactly is that black item that sits on a side table? “On [a] practical level we…had to talk about how to use a rotary telephone and why men took their hats off when they came indoors,” said Catherine Clark, director of the Upper School Production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which will be presented […]
“It’s the first of its kind and I don’t know of any other schools doing this,” said College Counseling Director Terry Kung. Terry was speaking of the first annual PAT College Fair, which took place on March 9, 2019 at the Upper School. The brainchild of Terry and PAT Co-President Sabrina LeBlanc, the fair brought […]
by Noel Quiñones Last June, fifteen students along with three faculty members of the BFS community traveled to Puerto Rico for a Solidarity Immersion Experience organized by the Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement in collaboration with community partners. There we engaged in a week of immersive experiences, meeting with various activists, community organizers, […]
The first day of summer is February 8, 2019 at Brooklyn Friends School. That’s the day when registration begins for Brooklyn Friends School’s award-winning Summer Camp and Summer Arts begins. The programs enroll boys and girls from preschool 4s through 7th grade (fall 2019) and offer a world of opportunity for children to discover and nurture talents, […]
Brooklyn Friends’ largest student production of the year takes place, Fri. March 8 at 4pm and 7pm and Sat. March 9 at 4pm and 7pm in the Pearl Street Meetinghouse. Tickets are free but need to be reserved in advance (first-come basis) TICKET RESERVATIONS HERE. Shining a Light on Students’ Critical Thinking, Artistic Intelligence, and […]
REGISTER NOW We are thrilled to announce an exciting and new community-based event that will broaden the college horizon for our 7th to 11th-grade students and parents. While college counseling does not officially commence until December of 11th grade, it’s not too soon to start building your college knowledge. And, who better to learn from […]
Parents and students are invited to the PAT Equity and Inclusion Committee’s Embracing Diversity event: Standing Up for What is Right. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – Brooklyn Friends Upper School, 116 Lawrence Street 5:30pm light dinner (pizza, falafel); 6-8:00 pm training We seem to live in a world where there is a lot of […]
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Article by Jack D., Class of 2021, Poster by Claire Z., Class of 2021 On November 20, 2018, the Brooklyn Friends School Class of 2021 hosted the fifth annual Community Issues Conference. This year’s conference welcomed students from the BFS eighth grade for the first time and a number of other New York City public […]
