Our science team designed an extensive array of fieldwork today (5/24/17) for our upper grades students! Check out our photos below! Biology students toured a variety of sustainable buildings and green roofs in NYC, including the 5 Boro NYC Parks Center, the Kickstarter building, the Javits Center, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor’s Center, the PS … Continue reading
We are so proud of Brooklyn Collaborative senior Leen Shumman for the upcoming premiere of her film, supported by Scenarios USA!! Scenarios is a non-profit which empowers young people to identify and lead on social issues that are affecting their lives through the power of storytelling. In partnership with Hollywood directors, a few of these … Continue reading
Over 75 of our 9th graders attended Crew Orientation camping this week in Fishkill, NY with their crews! The Crew Orientation Course is a unique feature and benefit of attending a NYC Outward Bound School. It is an important bonding experience for students, their peers and crew advisor, as they work with the guidance of … Continue reading
On Tues 5/2, Wed 5/3, and Thurs 5/4, all Upper Grades students participated in intensives throughout the city. Many crews continued their learning adventures from March intensives. Here are some highlights below! Crew 9: Beth’s MAKE Intensive (with Eddie) In this intensive, students learned a variety of skills that they can use to make … Continue reading
We were delighted to have Councilmember Brad Lander join us for our Mural Dedication on Friday 4/28, to celebrate the completion of our stunning mural. Through a Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) grant made possible by Councilmember Lander, Brooklyn Collaborative was able to partner with Groundswell to bring two gifted artists to work with our … Continue reading
Congratulations to Anais Ayala (Grade 10) who is the final winner for an ultra competitive Summer Scholarship with NYC Outward Bound! Anais will be headed out on a 22-day Sailing and Backpacking course at Hurricane Island Outward Bound from July 30 – August 20! We’re thrilled to see her experience this opportunity and can’t wait to … Continue reading
We were happy to host almost two dozen foreign exchange students on April 3-4! Over the past six years, BCS has built a very strong relationship with students and staff from Tornbjerg Gymnasium, a progressive high school in Odense, Denmark. This collaboration began in 2012 as an exchange program between the music students, expanded to include students from Big … Continue reading
Today we welcomed a very special guest speaker to Brooklyn Collaborative – Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt! The visit was organized by US History teacher John Schmitt. Mr. Lanigan-Schmidt is one of the veterans of the now-mythic Stonewall Uprising, which many people say helped start the modern LGBTQ movement. At the time of the uprising, Mr. Lanigan-Schmidt was … Continue reading
On Tues 3/28, Wed 3/29, and Thurs 3/30, all Upper Grades students participated in intensives throughout the city. Here are some highlights below! Grade 9 engaged in a variety of intensives, including: Crew 9: John and June’s Intensive “Activists Make Change (AMC)”: In this intensive, students researched current modes of resistance and activism in … Continue reading
Please vote for our project on Councilmember Brad Lander’s Participatory Budgeting Ballot! Project: We would like to host a professional development series related to Race and Equity issues, open to all staff and families from District 15 schools. We will organize four workshops led by Border Crossers to train educators and parents in strategies … Continue reading
Heads up! We’re excited to announce that a project from Brooklyn Collaborative and Brooklyn New School is on the participatory budget ballot for Councilmember Brad Lander (http://bradlander.nyc/meet-your-ballot). We seek funding to partner with Border Crossers (http://www.bordercrossers.org/) to offer workshops about race and equity for staff, families, and school leaders in District 15. If you live … Continue reading
A day full of learning from experts and connecting with texts! ELA GRADE 9 FIELDWORK Students began their day with an intensive on Islam (learning from short videos and documentaries about the central tenets of Islam) in order to generate thoughtful questions to ask the experts they visited later in the afternoon. One group visited … Continue reading
