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
All our crews engaged in service this week as part of the EL Education’s Better World Week! Continue reading
Student Council Weekly Update On Friday, April 12th, Student Council had its weekly meeting (Grades 6-12). Grade representatives continued their committee work. The Beautification/School Facilities Committee met with Custodian Engineer Manny to share and discuss their findings from the circles, survey, and meeting with Johanna and to collaborate with the custodial team on how to efficiently and effectively … Continue reading
Congratulations to the BCS Debate Team! The BCS Debate Team participated in the Middle School State Championships on April 5th-7th–their final tournament of the year! The following teams represented BCS: Benji W & Clyde K (Novice Public Forum) Rahm K & Atticus P (Novice Public Forum) Eliza K & Elijah G (Intermediate Public Forum) Shai … Continue reading
Dear Brooklyn Collaborative Families, Staff, & Students BCS March Madness 2019 was a stupendous success—an enthusiastically engaging exhibition of BCS community spirit and pride! BCS March Madness 2019 provided our community with a school-wide activity or event each Friday in March that readily became “the talk” amongst students, staff, and families alike and heightened our excitement for … Continue reading
4/15 – Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon visited Josh and Lauren’s ELA 8 classes as an “expert” for The American Dream Expedition political speeches. 4/15 – Algebra Grade 9 students presented their Math PBATs in roundtables. They collected data on a topic of their choice and analyzed correlation, patterns, outliers, and residuals after calculating the line of … Continue reading
Crew 9 persists through camping! So proud of our Crew 9 campers! They made their way to Fishkill, NY for Grade 9 Crew Expedition (a 3 day/2 night Crew immersive experience) with support from their crew leaders and NYC Outward Bound Schools staff. Crews supported each other to overcome fears, step out of comfort zones, … 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 in our auditorium (610 Henry Street, Brooklyn). We’ll see you then! Please expect a letter in the mail with more details. … Continue reading
A super busy week to usher in April! 4/1 – Mr Guy, from the Mayor’s Participatory Budgeting office, joined Tamika, Stephen, and the Period 2 Economics class to review the our school’s efforts this year. After a competitive vote, students voted to spend $2000 to purchased sport equipments for all sports teams and our PE Department. Thank … Continue reading
Congratulations to Maria Belen Flores (Grade 11, Abbey Crew)! She submitted the winning photo in the citywide New York City Outward Bound Crew photo contest! Her photo will be featured on the NYCOB website and on their social media channels. Her photo will also be framed and displayed at the NYCOB Offices in Long Island … 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
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
