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 …
Jovani Hernandez (BCS Class of 2017) is a member of the newest class of Posse Scholars having been awarded a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend Franklin & Marshall College beginning in Sept 2017. Jovani aspires to have a life long career in public service, hoping one day to be a support system to kids who need it, just as he …
Our 11th grade Global Glimpse cohort is excited and starting to fundraise to pay for their summer immersion trips to Ecuador, Nicaragua, or the Dominican Republic. Students partner with Global Glimpse to learn about the local culture and give a helping hand to devolping communites. Please donate to their fundraiser to support their trip and travel …
This past week (Jan 9 to Jan 13), we held our day-long climbing and team building trips for our HOWLers. The HOWLers trip is our annual tradition to champion a positive student culture and to celebrate our core values, in line with EL Education Core Principles. HOWLers received invitations to attend the event if they …
Fri 1/13 was a special day! We marked the 10th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Collaborative Internship Program which has served each graduate in the history of our school! Moreover, it was Jacques’ last Model Job Fair with us, as he will be transitioning out of the role of Co-Director of Internships after a decade! Crews …
Brooklyn Collaborative welcomed Councilmember Brad Lander on Tues 12/20 from 3:15-3:45pm to speak to our community about allyship and district initiatives. Location: 610 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY Open to all District 15 staff, students, and families.
On 12/9, the entire 610 Henry Community turned out to cheer on our seniors, lining the perimeter of our building, waving posters and pom-poms, congratulating our seniors for having applied to college! After marching through the school’s perimeter, seniors marched through Carroll Gardens (applauded by local residents and business owners) to the Red Hook Post …
UG Drama class went on fieldwork yesterday to Gary Wellbrock’s class, a teacher from PS 347, the ASL and English lower school. All of the amazing artists that have been visiting our class have also been meeting with his students. It was time for our students to finally meet each other in person. BCS students read “A …
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 …
Thank you for supporting the BCS Robotics Team at the Barnes & Noble Maker Faire this weekend! Brooklyn Collaborative’s Robotics Club, The RoboSharks, was at the Barnes & Noble in Park Slope (267 7th Ave, Brooklyn) this weekend (Sat 11/5 & Sun 11/6) from 11am-4pm. They showcased a variety of Maker Faire products, including Vex …
Team Up Tuesday – October 25, 2016 On Tuesday, BCS students and staff participated in a fun day of collaborative activities as part of “Team Up! Tuesday,” the first citywide effort to bring together public school students and their local police officers to foster an important community relationship through interactive enrichment. We welcomed three officers …
This year we have an afterschool arts club focused on school beautification. Today they took to our hallways and used ribbon to weave designs into the lockers. Check out their beautiful work!
Tony Award winner Gregory Jbara visited our Upper Grades drama class today to share personal stories about himself and his life in professional theater. This program is a part of Gary Wellbrock and Kori Rushton’s Broadway Books Upper Class. This Literacy and Arts Program taps into the rich cultural offerings of NYC. Our students will use this interview as the foundation for a …
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
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
