Dear BCS Families, At BCS we know that the quality of relationships between students, staff, parents and caregivers contributes in important ways to the success of our school community. We value those relationships above all and it is our aim to continue to build and strengthen them. Restorative Practices help us do this as our … 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 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
Special shout out to juniors Ashley Avalos Proano and Angelina Salvador for having their work chosen to represent Brooklyn Collaborative at a special all-day Hamilton event, sponsored by the NYC Dept of Education and Gilder Lehrman Institute. They got to perform their original piece on the actual Hamilton stage in front of a full house! … Continue reading
After an impressive opening to their debate season, the BCS Speech and Debate team was invited to compete in the Westchester Classic national invitational tournament. On March 3, debaters Mahogany (Grade 10), Jonah (8), Isaac (7), Leo (6) and Diego (6) travelled up to Lakeland High School to square off against some of the toughest teams … Continue reading
The Groundswell Mural Club have taken their sketches from the pages to the walls of 4th floor stairwell and are transforming the space. Look at how color, and lots of it, has helped to give shape to the wall sketches. We can’t wait for the unveiling of the final mural at the end of the … Continue reading
Shout out to BCS students Andrea, Ayam, Leo for attending/speaking at a rally at City Hall on 3/7 along with BCS SLT parent Tish! The rally was organized by ten City Councilmembers to speak up for air conditioning in all schools! Check out the media coverage here: HEAT WAVE Roughly 25 percent of the city’s classrooms have … Continue reading
Teenagers (and even adults) are likely to have some encounter with a police officer in the future. Though we are hopeful that such an encounter occurs without incident, the results could lead to unthinkable consequences. The enlightening film “10 Rules for Dealing with Police” clearly and accurately shares legal advice on actions to take (or … Continue reading
