A busy week to start December at Brooklyn Collaborative! 12/3 – Our Upper Grades Yoga class finds a quiet moment in a busy month!  Thanks to our yoga expert, teacher Arden! 12/3 – Seniors protested in favor of better conditions for NYCHA residents at Brooklyn Borough Hall. 12/6 – We hosted the Affinity District Equity … Continue reading →

A busy week to end November! 11/27 – We celebrated our annual Farm to Table event with Brooklyn New School. 11/27 – The RoboSharks programming team learned Java programming at Two Sigma’s offices.  Two Sigma sponsors and funds our BCS RoboSharks team every year. 11/27 – Quavon Crawford (BCS Class of 2012) has developed his own clothing line … Continue reading →

A busy week leading up to Thanksgiving! 11/17 – Our annual Family Fun Trip to the New York Botanical Garden Train Show was a success! 11/19 – 6th grade Town Hall was a lot of fun. 11/19 – Novelist Patricia Park joined Stephen’s Crew today to share her work and words about the challenges of being … Continue reading →

Another busy week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 11/13 – Students in Melissa’s Native and Heritage Speakers class explored the origins of different last names and made posters about their own last names and crests. 11/13 – Taron, our Restorative Practices Coordinator, presented at this month’s PTA meeting. 11/14 – Check out pictures from Arden’s Yoga class! … Continue reading →

11/10-11 – This weekend, the Brooklyn Collaborative Team and staff advisor Eddie Kelly showcased at Barnes and Noble (Park Slope branch – 267 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215).  We were there Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-5pm showcasing our own creative robots.  We also showcased other various makerfaire products available for sale.  Brooklyn Collaborative received a portion of the … Continue reading →

Our library continues to be a happening place! 11/2 – Our Wolves girls basketball team attended a campus visit with CCNY with Coach Nikkie, speaking with college student-athletes and being inspired by their pathways to college success.   11/6 – All staff attended quality professional development around the city.  Most of our teachers attended the … Continue reading →

A great Upper Grades Expeditionary Thursday – check out the longer post here with pictures: https://www.smore.com/mb7sn-ug-expeditionary-thursday-update?ref=email   9th Grade ELA – The Hate U Give Our 9th grade ELA students have been reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.  On Thursday they traveled to Kent Theater to watch the movie adaptation. Afterwards, students got a chance to … Continue reading →

A busy week to end October here at Brooklyn Collaborative!   10/30 – Our 9th graders interviewed our seniors to prep for the College March!   10/31 – Halloween fun at Brooklyn Collaborative!   11/1 – We had Lower Grades Expeditionary Thursday.  Check out our longer post linked here.   11/1 – US History classes were … Continue reading →

We had a great day of Science fieldwork on Fri 10/26 (instead of our normal Expeditionary Thursday).  Check out our highlights!  See our longer post here: https://www.smore.com/y9udz   Continue reading →

BCS/BNS Applefest was an incredible success.  Thank you to our PTAs, families, students, and staff!!   Continue reading →

Another full week at Brooklyn Collaborative!   10/22 – The class of 2019 had the opportunity to meet admissions representatives from close to 50 institutions as they explored their interests in areas of study such as psychology, aeronautics, and the arts – to name a few.  BCS students were then taken on a tour of  St. Joseph’s College where … Continue reading →