Our safe reopening is spotlighted in amNew York. Read the article at the link below to learn about how our community kept its COVID-19 positivity rate under 1% for the entirety of the Fall 2020 semester with more than 90% of our student body participating in in-person instruction since September. “Brooklyn Friends sets […]
We asked new colleagues to answer a few questions to help us get to know them. Here we meet Kirsten Ferdinand who joined the Brooklyn Friends School community this fall as a Preschool Head Teacher in the Purple Room. Read on to learn more about Kirsten. Where did you grow up? Manhattan Where were […]
Head of School Crissy Cáceres and 57 heads of Friends schools around the country signed an editorial with the Friends Council on Education in the wake of the riots at the Capitol. This powerful message reinforces our schools’ commitment to our Quaker values and our mission to build an equitable and just society. Read […]
Learn more at the Bridge Film Festival.
We recently asked new colleagues to answer a few questions to help us get to know them. Here we meet Lindsay Casale joined the Brooklyn Friends School community this fall as a Lower School Associate Teacher in the First Grade. Read on to learn more about Lindsay. Where did you grow up? Chapel Hill, North […]
January 6, 2021 Dear BFS Community, Our nation is experiencing a deeply painful moment that counters foundational human values of decency and respect. Embedded within this horrific historic denunciation of all that is just and good are overt acts of hatred and racism, which are a complete deviation from all that we stand for as […]
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 to BFS, you can still do so today at BrooklynFriends.org/Donate.
The Preschool Faculty is a group of extraordinarily diverse, dedicated, committed and creative teachers. They are active in the classroom and beyond, and are exemplary life-long learners! The following is a brief introduction to our colleagues. The Threes Program Green Room Rachel Rowan, Head Teacher Rachel has taught in the BFS Preschool for the past […]
In social studies, fourth grade students learned about New Amsterdam and how New York City evolved over time. As part of their unit, they built a model of what the Dutch settlement in today’s Lower Manhattan would look during the 17th century. We used the iPad app iMotion HD Pro to add animation to their […]
World leaders are in New York City this month for a United Nations summit on the climate crisis. We’ll take to the streets to demand the world we know is within our reach. Join us at the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st to advocate for sustainable communities and improving the quality of life for all—economically, socially, environmentally—now and […]
Many know that Brooklyn Friends School began in the “social room” of Brooklyn Monthly Meeting at 110 Schermerhorn Street in 1867. Lesser known is the fact that our school gradually expanded, from 1877 to 1925, to the adjacent lots at 112, 114, and 116 Schermerhorn. The New York Times published a lovely article on […]
Some may remember that we published an article about the 1931 Football Team in 2006, honoring the 75th anniversary of their incredible feat, A Perfect Season – The Football Team of 1931. I recently discovered that there had once been a plaque at BFS honoring the acclaimed football team of that 1931-1932 school year. The […]
