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 […]
Tag: service learning
Brooklyn in Solidarity: Disrupting Racism Through Restorative Justice
by Jack D. ’21 On May 1, 2019, NYC Independent School teachers, administrators, and students attended the third annual Brooklyn in Solidarity effort, hosted this year at the Packer Collegiate […]
Caring for Community with Gifts of Music
On May 2nd, BFS 7th grade students Ana N. and Cal S., 8th grade student Breyten N. and a student from Poly Prep performed a thirty minute chamber concert […]
Reflections on the BFS Puerto Rico Solidarity Immersion Experience
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 […]
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 […]
Service Learning Day Digs Deep
This year’s PAT SERVICE LEARNING SPRING DAY OF SERVICE on April 9 was a wonderful day. The morning PurpleStride 5K Run& Family Friendly Walk with Angie Ungaro (Gr. 7/8 Dean […]
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 […]
Remember Letter Writing? It’s Still a Salve for Prisoners
Students in Natania Kremer‘s service and justice seminar participated in a pen pal program with a California prison inmate and joined with him in creating Power, Love, Education and Justice […]
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 […]
Power Love Education and Justice (PLEJ) for Liberation
Building on the recent Service Learning presentation at the PAT General Meeting that 11th graders Jade, Naya, and Meledi gave on Wednesday, October 22nd, we have included our Power Love […]