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 […]
Enjoy Season 3, Episode 5 of The Life: TechCity. Get an inside look at academic technology at BFS, shared by the students themselves in IB Computer Science class, MS Technology class, and Lower Schoolers working in the Maker Space. Beyond the depth of their learning, what stands out most is the ease with which all […]
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE See a video-podcast featuring interviews with the student cast and crew. FROM THE GUIDE TO MUSIC THEATRE: In the Heights explores three days in the characters’ lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. In the Hispanic community […]
Extraordinary Heights (S3,E4) from Brooklyn Friends School on Vimeo.
Please join us at the sixth annual Young Womyn of Strength Conference, “Self Care In The 21st Century”, with keynote speaker Jada Monica Drew. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018 9:00am-3:00pm 116 Lawrence Street Brooklyn, New York 11201 A primary goal of the conference is to provide young womyn in grades 7 through 12 with positive […]
Lisa Arrastia, the new Head of Upper School, comes to BFS with a stunning, well-earned 11-page resume. Here are just a few of the highlights. Before joining BFS this year, the New York City native was the Middle School Principal at United Nations International School (UNIS) in Manhattan. She was also a lecturer in SUNY […]
Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017, a natural disaster that brought new challenges to the island and shed light on the political mistreatment as well as the civil and economic inequities that have resulted from five centuries of colonialism. In the days after Hurricane Maria made landfall, Brooklyn […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE – Starting on Monday, Oct. 1, parents and caregivers must have a BFS ID to enter Pearl Street. GO HERE for parent IDs. GO HERE for caregiver/affiliate IDs (returning & new). Without a BFS ID, you will need to provide another photo ID and register with security as a visitor. Let’s avoid potentially long […]
The yearbook photo (above) of the senior class — with their dean Gorka Hernandez Ortiz and their faculty advisors —will get a new look in just a few days. The 42 students, who are well known in the school community for their independence, heart, intellect and talent, will receive their high school diplomas at commencement exercises […]
by Noel Quiñones, C.A.S. Coordinator On April 20th, Upper Schoolers gathered in the Pearl Street Meeting House to participate in a unique experience with the Class of 2018. Seven 12th grade students took to the stage to share the intersections between their passions and their projects for this year’s Creativity Activity Service (C.A.S.) Collection. Student […]
by Minerva M, BFS Class of 2019 On May 9th, 2018, Brooklyn private schools Packer, Saint Ann’s, Berkeley Carroll, Mary McDowell Friends and Brooklyn Friends came together at 116 Lawrence Street to hold an event called Brooklyn in Solidarity: A Movement for Safety and Justice in all Communities. In a productive and inclusive learning environment, […]
Miranda Chang Class of 2018 My Creativity Activity Service (C.A.S.) project is about cultivating mindful lifestyles with those around me and guiding our community towards a mindful education. I felt that this project was a great opportunity for me to advocate for the practice of mindfulness, learn what mindfulness means to BFS, investigate how mindful […]
