June is a flurry of activity at Brooklyn Collaborative! 6/5 – Lower Grades Intensives are underway! Depending on their intensive, students are studying a variety of topics including: catapults, waterfront development, NYC street games, fishing, poetry, and much more! June is a time of intense fieldwork at Brooklyn Collaborative! 6/5 – Our Climbing … Continue reading
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A very full week at Brooklyn Collaborative as we welcomed June! 5/29 – We were joined by Councilmember Brad Lander as we debuted our 5th floor mural with a growth mindset theme. Thank you to Councilmember Lander’s office for the CASA grant which allowed us to partner with Groundswell to develop the mural! … Continue reading
Another packed week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 5/21 – Our seniors participated in a special Student Voter Registration Day program which included a visit from Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon (http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Jo-Anne-Simon). 5/22 – Our Band, under the direction of our Music teacher Christine, had a showcase of their favorite tunes! 5/21 – Grade 6 … Continue reading
What a wide range of science fieldwork today! BIOLOGY Students visited various green roofs around the city to learn about their assigned system, in order to design their own system for our roof. They practiced drawing schematic diagrams of the roofs they visited – a skill they will use when developing their own designs … Continue reading
5/14 – Our Internship class welcomed speaker Hassan Heyward. He was a former educator, born and raised in NYC, ended up working in entertainment and covered the Olympics. He is now the field rep for the Mayor’s office visiting various sets all over New York. 5/15 – Our Government class welcomed Adem Bunkeddeko (https://www.ademforcongress.com/meet-adem-bunkeddeko/) who is … Continue reading
US News & World Report just released their 2018 Best High Schools rankings this past week, and Brooklyn Collaborative is a winner! It was among the elite schools that scored high enough to earn a Bronze Best High Schools “badge.” The badge is posted on our website. New York City has 113 of the country’s best public high schools, according to the latest release. In New York City, 20 high … Continue reading
A very busy week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 5/7 – We enjoyed celebrating Staff Appreciation Week! Students wrote thoughtful notes to teachers which were delivered to their mailboxes! 5/7 – Students in ELA 9 presented their Coming of Age roundtables, discussing universalities of coming of age regardless of time/place and their own interviews with adults … Continue reading
A packed week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 4/30 – We hosted Regent Cashin and Regent Johnson who came to Brooklyn Collaborative to learn about our PBAT structure! It was our honor to host such important VIPs. See our enhanced link here: https://www.smore.com/dnb5g 4/30 – Our 9th graders shared their Algebra Roundtables about their investigative questions … Continue reading
All our crews 6-12 participated in service projects this week. Crews engaged in service projects on 5/1, 5/2, or 5/4, including neighborhood/park/beach clean ups around the city, assisting the NYC Parks Department, playing games at the local senior citizen center, beautifying our school grounds, cleaning up our school building, raising money via a lemonade stand, … Continue reading
Crew 9 had an amazing time at Crew Orientation camping! Our 9th graders took on the High Ropes Challenge course and multiple long hikes to different several campsites each night. They made their own meals, built campfires, and pitched their own shelters. They were courageous, open-minded, persistent, collaborative, kind, and responsible for each other. Thank … Continue reading
Written by beloved former Brooklyn Collaborative teacher Vicki Madden! I taught at a nonselective New York City school. Your assumptions about low-scoring students are wrong. Continue reading
