The Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies opened in September 2001, after being planned by Brooklyn New School staff and parents for two years. Our goal was to create a middle school that was a continuation of BNS, modified to fit the developmental needs of early adolescents. In September 2005, we welcomed our first 9th grade class, as we began a gradual expansion to a 6-12 school. In 2009, we will celebrate our first graduating class.
We work to build a school where:
~ there is a racial, ethnic and economic balance
~ students are engaged in inquiry-based learning
~ students of different skill levels work together
~ parents are involved in their child’s education
We believe adolescents learn best when skills are embedded in big investigations of real-world problems.
We design inquiry-based curriculum, resulting in students using real-world tools for discovery, analysis, and expression of their learning. Technology and the arts are essential to our mission.
Oberlin College