Lower School Rises to the Rainbow Challenge
Children and families all over the world have decorated their windows with rainbows as signs of hope and positivity and as a way to show support and love for […]
Category: Virtual BFS
An Idea Ahead of Its Time: The Virtual Bridge Film Festival
Bridge Film Festival Turns 21 As Students Enjoy a Virtual Film Festival on a Virtual Platform Since the year 2000, Brooklyn Friends School colleague Andrew Cohen has organized and produced […]
Checking in with Virtual Service Learning and Civic Engagement at BFS
Since the transition to Virtual School, the Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement has organized meaningful virtual opportunities for students to continue their social change efforts with community partners […]
Simple Gifts by the Virtual BFS Orchestra
Enjoy a moving and uplifting collaboration of BFS colleagues and our multi-talented middle and upper school orchestra and choir students, who present the traditional Shaker hymn, “Simple Gifts.” As you […]
3rd Grade Green Life Club Activists Inspire Change
Last fall, a group of 3rd grade students showed up at our Head of School’s Office and requested to meet with Crissy. They then proceeded to sit with her and […]
Math Jokes With Kate and Jonathan Picked Up for Full Season
NBC may have Jimmy Fallon, CBS may have Stephen Colbert, and Comedy Central may have Trevor Noah, but BFS comes out ahead in the ratings with Kate and Jonathan! Kate, […]
One Little Blue Fish Swimming in the Water…
As Preschool students enjoy their daily interactions with classroom teachers and each other on Zoom, they also engage with specialist teachers. Enjoy a song about fish (with lessons […]
3rd Grade Finds Beauty in the Everyday
Putting their writing and art skills to work while celebrating National Poetry Month, the 3rd grade wrote and illustrated their own haikus. The students took inspiration from “Wabi Sabi” […]
¡Los superhéroes del distanciamiento social!
¡Es un pájaro! ¡Es un avión! ¡No! ¡Es un superhéroe de distanciamiento social! While there have been a myriad of adjustments for our students and colleagues during this time of […]
Caring for Our Community
Give to the BFS Tuition Assistance Emergency Relief Fund April 14, 2020 Dear BFS Community, As a Quaker school, we are always called to consider the ways in which our actions can have […]
March 12, 2020 Dear Families, I begin this letter with a sincere note of gratitude for each of you. I know that the unexpected closure of school earlier this week […]
Spring 2020: BFS COVID-19 Updates
The 2021-2022 Health and Safety page can be found here. *These messages and materials represent our communications and resources from Spring 2020. An updated COVID-19 resources page is forthcoming.* Virtual […]