The Life Magazine: Issue 1
Featured Stories in The Life, Issue 1 “Sustaining the Fight: Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett ’84 Looks to Young People to Drive Change” “Homecoming: George Fox Award Recipient Susan Segal Rai ’59 […]
Tag: BFS
Congratulations, Class of 2021!
On the warm and beautiful evening of Monday, June 7, 2021, in the middle of Prospect Park, the 56 members of our Class of 2021 graduated from Brooklyn Friends School, […]
Summer Resources for BFS Families
All Community Resources Reading recommendations for ALL ages from the Brooklyn Friends School Library→ Upper School Resources Required reading and guiding questions for Upper School students→ Math activity 1 for […]
Why IB?
*In Spring 2021, as they began course registration for the 2021-2022 school year, the Upper School shared this note regarding the International Baccalaureate program. In the Upper School, as we […]
Middle School Students Find Satisfaction In Most Unsatisfying of Years
“What makes something satisfying?” Fifth and Sixth grade students were recently asked this question. While it could be assumed that the answers would be unique to the individual, teachers and […]
Butterflies Take Flight in the Preschool
By Joy Roberts, Preschool Administrative Assistant Every spring we get to witness the joy and excitement in the Preschool as the children head up to the Roof or out onto […]
A Morning in the Preschool Purple Room
By Joy Roberts, Preschool Administrative Assistant This spring the Purple Room Preschool children are learning about building. And last week they invited me to take part in a story and […]
Alumni Week 2021
Join us for a week of virtual activities for and by our alumni community! Alumni Week Events – June 1 to June 7, 2021 RSVP Now to the Events […]
A Message for Collective Reflection from Crissy Cáceres and the Leadership Team
Dear BFS Community, The range of feelings that have come to mind throughout the Derek Chauvin trial and many others before it are not dissimilar from the sentiments expressed by […]
Let Your Films Speak: The Bridge Film Festival,15 Years Young
“Know your history, ask questions and follow your heart.” Garrett Bradley, BFS ’03, Bridge Film Festival alumna It’s Spring Break, but it’s also time to reserve your tickets for the 15th annual […]
BFS “head” count. Heads of school, that is…
Stuart Smith, 1968 to 1978 Since 1867, BFS has had 19 heads of school, not including interim heads. Over the years, the title of our school’s highest administrative role has […]
1947-48, the year BFS was nearly lost, Part II
Celebrating our school having been saved,The Friends School Life, February 16, 1948 This week, I’m following up on last week’s post concerning the discovery of the 1947-1948 Fight to Save BFS Scrapbook which allowed […]