Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, now in its ninth year, is a diverse urban secondary (6-12) school.  It is part of a network of Expeditionary Learning schools in NYC served by New York City Outward Bound.  When it opened in September, 2001, Alyce Barr, principal and the BCS community had no idea that their vision and mission were so tightly aligned with that of Expeditionary Learning. See BCS, now a partner in the ELS network for several years, showcase its best practices: high school performance based assessments, use of technology across the curriculum, expeditions that include a rich variety of fieldwork, and the principal's school-wide literacy initiative to create a culture of reading.

Overview
Participants will learn from and alongside educators and students, engaging in classroom experiences, workshop sessions, fieldwork, and creating quality products.
 
The site seminar showcases curriculum design, active pedagogy, and skill-building.  There will be opportunities for participants to debrief, network, and apply lessons learned to their own practice.  We look forward to seeing you!

Fieldwork choices:

• 7th Grade: Urban Canal Water Testing
• 8th Grade: School Segregation & Integration
• High School: The Physics of Playgrounds

Workshop choices:

• Principal’s Reading Initiative: Creating a School-Wide Culture of Reading
• Performance-Based Assessments: Rubrics, Learning Targets and High Quality Student Work
• Bringing it Back to Brooklyn: Developing the Gowanus Canal Expedition
• BCS Partnerships: High School Internship Program
• Equity and High Expectations: College Guidance
• Arts and Technology: Creating Prospect Park Expedition Products featuring Watercolors & Page Layout

Roundtable with Principal Alyce Barr for leaders and teams developing new schools...

• Vision and Structures: Creating a Balance
• The Biggest Transition: Year One to Year Two
• Building a Strong Foundation
• Learning From Mistakes: What We'd Do Differently
• Individual and team planning time and consultancies with BCS leadership

Registration:

• Those schools in contract with ELS: please register on-line at www.elschools.org
• For non-EL Schools: Fee is $350
• Optional half day: Fee is $100/person
  

Contact Us
For information on BCS, contact Vicki Madden, vicki@bcs448.org

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