Crews take action to raise awareness about gun violence! How did Crews take action? In Crew, we have been talking about and will continue to discuss ongoing issues surrounding gun violence in our country. At Brooklyn Collaborative, it is part of our mission to prepare students for full participation in civic life. For us, … Continue reading
A busy week… even though we had the snow storm mid-week! Here are some insights into our week at Brooklyn Collaborative. On Tuesday, Linda S (7th grade parent) gave an informative presentation at the PTA meeting about teens and technology! Everyone was grateful for the info/tips she shared! On Wednesday, Grade 8 Social … Continue reading
BCS Students Jaylah R and David H were featured in a Daily News article about the upcoming rally with BBP Eric Adams about gun control. So proud of their student activism! Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to hold gun control rally as students walk out over school shootings http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/gun-control-rally-brooklyn-coincide-student-walkout-article-1.3853621 Continue reading
We had a great end to February. During President’s Break (Feb 16-23), our Robotics Team (BCS Robosharks) continued to work on our competition robot. Our robot is bagged and ready to go! Thursday 3/1 We had the first spring LG Expeditionary Thursday. In Grade 6, students participated in a day long physics exploration of the popular … Continue reading
A great week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 2/12 – Our Mural Club in collaboration with Groundswell is working hard on our 5th floor mural! 2/12 – Our UG Robotics Team adds finishing tweaks to our competition robot. 2/13 – 6th grade science experimented with potential and kinetic energy using rubber bands. 2/14 – Jennifer’s … Continue reading
We had a great week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 2/8 – Our Cheer Team had a great last home game! Go Wolves! Thanks to staff members Chrissy and Tiffany for helping the team have such a great season! 2/8 – Our library is poppin’ at lunch! 2/8 – US History students debated whether … Continue reading
We had a full week! 1/29 – No classes for students. All staff immersed all day in professional development. Upper Grades teachers went to the Consortium and heard keynote speaker James Forman, Jr., author of the acclaimed “Locking Up Our Own: Crime & Punishment in Black America.” Then they participated in teacher-led workshops and then collaborated … Continue reading
Our crews fanned out all over the city (even as far as Pennsylvania)! Our annual campus invasion was upon us on Tues 1/30, an all-crew day! Campus visits are an essential part of the college-bound experience at Brooklyn Collaborative. Continue reading
This past week, lower grades students at Brooklyn Collaborative participated in 17 different intensive courses. They were out on fieldwork, meeting with experts, drawing, painting, writing, and creating. Below are the descriptions of each intensive and a few photos of the week. Shout out to all the lower grades teachers for organizing such great learning … Continue reading
Our transition week between semesters was full of fun activities! We welcomed our UG and LG Student Council Reps into their new positions. Our Yoga/Sped/Math teacher Arden led a mindfulness workshop on Tuesday for staff. We ran amazing LG intensives on Wed-Fri. Check out our larger posting! https://www.smore.com/ks92f-january-intensives Continue reading
We had a JAM PACKED week at Brooklyn Collaborative! 1/13 – The debate tournament was a huge success! Thank you to Coach Alex for his ongoing work with the team, and to Devon for chaperoning and being a great coach for the day. It was a day for 10’s as Brooklyn Collaborative ranked 10th place overall, and we had … Continue reading
Check out some of the highlights from our week at Brooklyn Collaborative! We’ve had a super busy week in the library! We hosted a visit with Grade 6 from author Abby Hanlon. Every day, the library is bustling at lunch. Grade 9 had a class visit to refresh their IR book choices. Shout out to … Continue reading
