BC ALUM MAKES AWARD-WINNING FEATURE FILM Even as a student, Aaron Fisher '06 knew he wanted to direct films, starting with the homemade movies he made with his friends. Now, he has written, directed, and is starring in his first feature, "Inside the Rain," which won Best Feature Film at the 2019 Big Apple Film Festival! Drawing on his own experiences living with bipolar disorder, Aaron says sharing his story on the big screen and meeting with audiences has been a therapeutic and rewarding experience. "Inside the Rain" will screen in NYC starting tonight, featuring a Q&A with Aaron. UPPER SCHOOLERS EXPLORE U.S. SOUTH SINCE RECONSTRUCTION Upper School students in "The U.S. South Since Reconstruction" academic travel program wrestled with questions about the African American experience in the post-Civil War South. Along their journey, they visited historic landmarks from Selma to New Orleans to Memphis and heard firsthand from Civil Rights activists. Read their travel blog where you can also see more photos. 8TH GRADERS PITCH IDEAS ON IMPROVING NYC'S INFRASTRUCTURE 8th grade students shared their ideas to help improve NYC's urban infrastructure by building bridges designed to address problems like a lack of access to subways and improving pedestrian experience! Groups pitched their bridges to a panel of BC parent experts! TO INDIA WITH LOVE FROM BC We weren't able meet students and our partners in India this year but BC enthusiasm overcame distance! Upper School students on the Spring Intensive India academic travel program ran a 5K through Prospect Park in partnership with their friends who ran their own race in the village of Heranjal, India! FIRST GRADERS SHARE RESEARCH WITH 4TH GRADE BUDDIES 1st graders shared their nonfiction research projects with parents and 4th grade buddies! Students spent the last few weeks learning how to read nonfiction and gather facts and they displayed their hard work through creative dioramas! SPRING INTENSIVES: FROM CONSCIOUS COOKING TO BIRD WATCHING From learning to cook more consciously to bird watching in Central Park to reinventing "The Odyssey" with shadow puppets, Upper School students are deep into their studies during the annual Spring Intensives! BEYOND BC PODCAST: ALUM & COMIC KHALID A. RAHMAAN '95 Take a listen to the latest episode of the Beyond BC podcast with BC alum and stand-up comic Khalid A. Rahmaan '95! Khalid talks about making his late night debut on the Conan O'Brien talk-show and being named one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comedians in America by Thrillist. Subscribe to Beyond BC on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. HAPPY PI DAY! In preparation for Pi Day on Saturday, the Middle School math department put the digits of Pi on the main stairs at Lincoln Place! Students had to figure out what the numbers meant! (The 3.14 is on the bottom steps out of frame.)
Have a great Spring Break, BC! (The Weekly Update will be back in 3 weeks.)
DON'T MISS March 16-27: Spring Break (School Closed) April 8: 7th Grade Math Fair April 9: Passover (School Closed) April 13: No Classes for Students (Faculty Development Day) April 15: 6th Grade Parents Coffee April 20: Mental Health for Your Adolescent (PA Event) April 24: Middle School Dance (PA Event) April 30: Senior Parent Reception April 30: 5th Grade Parents Coffee April 30-May 2: Middle School Play "The Odyssey" May 6: Lower School Parent Coffee on Summer Skills (PA Event) May 8: Middle & Upper School Ensembles' "Night of Jazz" (Facebook Live) May 12: Upper School Instrumental Concert (Facebook Live) May 14 & 15: Dance Production May 21: Upper School Prom May 25: Memorial Day (School Closed) May 26: Upper School Awards Night May 27: Senior Arts Night May 27: Senior Dinner May 28: Commencement (Half Day of School for Entire School) June 2: 6th Grade Instrumental Concert June 3: 5th Grade Instrumental Concert June 4: Middle School Spring Instrumental Concert June 5 & 8: Project Brooklyn June 8: 8th Grade Dinner & Party (PA Event) June 9: Middle School Closing Ceremonies June 9: Last Day of Upper School (Half Day for Middle & Upper Schools) June 10: Lower School Arch Day (Last Day for Lower School)
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