We were delighted to have Councilmember Brad Lander join us for our Mural Dedication on Friday 4/28, to celebrate the completion of our stunning mural. Through a Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) grant made possible by Councilmember Lander, Brooklyn Collaborative was able to partner with Groundswell to bring two gifted artists to work with our …
For several years at Brooklyn Collaborative, we have been partnering with our staff, students, and extended community on developing our strength as allies. Allyship is a lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency, and accountability with individuals and/or groups of people. Here are some select examples of our allyship work. For …
Last Thursday BCS lower grades students spent a full day improving their math skills in our first ever lower grades Mathlympics competition. Students participated in a wide variety of math based initiatives that helped them build their numeracy and critical thinking skills as well as the EL design principle of collaboration and competition. Continue reading
11th grade BCS Interns work at various businesses and nonprofits across the city each year. Kyame Israel worked at the Brooklyn College Radio station this semester. He learned to operate radio broadcast equipment, helped organize and archive the station’s music library & was involved in a weekly sports radio talkshow each Wednesday. Catch him on … 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
Congratulations to Anais Ayala (Grade 10) who is the final winner for an ultra competitive Summer Scholarship with NYC Outward Bound! Anais will be headed out on a 22-day Sailing and Backpacking course at Hurricane Island Outward Bound from July 30 – August 20! We’re thrilled to see her experience this opportunity and can’t wait to … Continue reading
Brooklyn Collaborative upper and lower grades Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSA) organized a school-wide Day of Silence (DOS) on Friday, April 28th to bring awareness to the silencing effects of bullying for LGBTQ students and those perceived to be LGBTQ. Hundreds of students wore stickers and remained silent throughout the day to show support. At … Continue reading
Students in 7th grade ELA have been learning about debate technique as well as how to find the strongest evidence to support your arguments. Yesterday they put these skills to the test while participate in a day long debate about the death penalty in the United Stated. The were joined by family members, community activists … Continue reading
Lat week our 6th graders embarked on there crew orientation camping trip! They spent three days and two night in upstate NY where they worked with Outward Bound instructors. They camped out, cooked their meals over the fire, went hiking, completed the high ropes course, participated in team building initiatives and had some time for … 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
