Giving Day 2020 Gratitude
BFS Community, because of you, BFS Giving Day 2020 raised over $300,000 for our school! Thank you to all who made BFS their philanthropic priority during the holiday season. If you haven’t yet given […]
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Preschool Connect & Talk
Call to Action – Save 227 Duffield at LPC Hearing on July 14th
by Ellis C, BFS Class of 2021 You could make history with just a few words. As of right now, the Landmark Preservation Commission is considering 227 Duffield Street, now […]
BFS Travels Back to the 80s for Gala 2019
Purchase Gala Tickets and Bid Online Now Travel Back to the 80s on Friday, April 5th from 7pm to 11pm at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge! Benefiting our financial aid program, […]
Ask a 9th Grader about Gentrification
Students in our inaugural 9th grade Service & Justice Seminar: Understanding Identity, Power, and Privilege engaged in an Immersive Exploration of Gentrification, which was held May 2nd-4th. Throughout April, students […]
Solidarity in the Skies: Creativity Activity & Service (C.A.S.) with Puerto Rico
The Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement and PAT Service Learning Committee are excited to host a collaborative art and education experience to support Puerto Rico entitled: Solidarity in the Skies: Creativity […]
Spring Gala for Financial Aid on May 2
Join us as we celebrate our community with the annual Spring Gala in support of our financial aid program. Tuesday, May 2nd from 6pm to 10pm Hill Country Brooklyn […]
10th Grade End-of-Year Immersion Experience in New Orleans
The culminating experience for our 10th Grade Service & Justice Seminar: Exploring Parallel Struggles with C.A.R.E. (Community, Accountability, Reciprocity, Equity) is a New Orleans immersion experience during the first week […]
Building Reciprocal Relationships through 7th/8th Grade Dance!
by Jesse Phillips-Fein For 7 years, the BFS 7/8th grade dance classes have collaborated with dance programs at several public schools, including 5th graders P.S. 95 in the Bronx (Nia […]
Supporting Service Learning & Community Building with Young Children
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 […]
Lower School and Preschool Students Participate in the Penny Harvest
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 […]