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
6th Grade ELA – Gentrification In ELA, students have started their study of gentrification. They have begun researching the positives and negatives of gentrification in general and specifically in The Mission neighborhood in San Francisco. On Friday, students had the opportunity to see the effects of gentrification in different Brooklyn neighborhoods, specifically Bedford Stuyvesant, Sunset … Continue reading
Welcome to all our new families who recently received notification that you will be joining Brooklyn Collaborative in Sept 2019! Please save the date of Tues June 11 at 12:30pm for New Student/Family Orientation. We’ll see you then. Please expect a letter in the mail with more details. In the meantime, please check our … Continue reading
3/18 – Grade 11 Internship students participated in another Career Chat with several professionals, learning about their career pathways and hearing their ample advice. Thank you to our generous volunteers for their time in spending time with our students and sharing their experiences. 3/18 – Grade 11 ELA roundtables were a success. Students presented on … Continue reading
We’re happy to welcome our first cohort of Peer Assist Leaders. These students have worked with Dierre and are now equipped to mediate conflicts between students. In the near future, they will be ready to assist with keeping circles. Here’s to student leadership! 3/14 – We had a great Expeditionary Thursday on Pi Day. Check … Continue reading
We had a great Expeditionary Thursday in our math classes on Pi Day 3/14. Check out our longer post: Continue reading
What a wonderful first week of March! 3/7 – 11th grade crew leaders and Karlette hosted our 11th grade families for a College Process Orientation coffee/dessert get-together on Thursday night. So excited to continue the college process with the Class of 2020! 3/8 – We hosted author Jacqueline Woodson at the first ever school-wide … Continue reading
A great ET to kick off spring semester! Continue reading
We had a busy week after February break! 2/25 – Check out Melissa’s beautiful bulletin board about Frida Kahlo, with work from her Spanish Native Heritage Class. 2/28 – Lower Grades went on their first spring Expeditionary Thursday. Everyone had a great learning experience! Check out our longer post here: https://www.smore.com/vb0dt 2/28 – Shout out to … Continue reading
Our Robosharks Robotics Team made last adjustments and bagged this year’s robot – ready to go, ready to win! Last month’s Family Book Club was a success – the book was Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. This month’s Family Bool Club is at the end of February – please join us in reading Aristotle … Continue reading
A busy start to February! 2/6 – Our junior interns engaged in practice interviews with each other before they set off next week to meet their site supervisors! 2/8 – We held Town Halls for Grades 6-8 to re-establish positive norms for spring semester. We even had a funky dance initiative to start … Continue reading
A busy week during inter-session between semesters! 1/28 – Several teacher-leaders joined with the Support Team and admin in our mid-year Restorative Practices check-in, a day of learning and reflection facilitated by Dionne and Marieke, staff developers from Morningside Center. 1/29 – While our Upper Grades was on campus visits, our Lower Grades had … Continue reading
Please join us in congratulating and celebrating Marco Hermida & David Hudson as 2019 New York Times Scholarship Semi-finalists!! They were selected from several hundred eligible applicants enrolled in public, private and parochial schools in the five boroughs of New York City, demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, community service and a commitment to learning in the face of adversity. Continue reading
