BC SENIOR NAMED SEMIFINALIST IN NYC THEATER COMPETITION
Congratulations to Oscar T. '22 who made it to the semifinals of the Museum of American Theater's "Hear Me Monologue" Showcase! Oscar competed against fellow high school students from around New York City, and his monologue was selected by a panel of jury members including professional theater directors and instructors!
PHOTO GALLERY: BC IS BACK TO SCHOOL!
Students and faculty in all three divisions rang in the new school year with a great first week back at Berkeley Carroll! See more photos of students catching up with old friends, learning new skills, and diving into curriculum,
PreK4 STUDENTS EARN BEEPER BADGES
They earned Beeper Badges! The school year just got started and already PreK4 students helped Beeper, a 3 foot robot puppet, take better care of its iPad. Care tips passed onto Beeper included keeping iPads fully charged and away from pets!
UPPER SCHOOL DISCUSSES THEIR SUMMER READING WITH 1ST VISITING SPEAKER OF THE YEAR
Upper School students and faculty read science fiction author Octavia E. Butler's "The Parable of the Sower" over the summer and will be holding a series of events to deeply examine the book together. To kick off the series, they welcomed Dr. Susana Morris, an associate professor of Literature, Media, and Communications at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who spoke about her work writing a biography about Ms. Butler.
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NEW FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
To kick off the school year, we'll be introducing to some of our new faculty members!
JULIE MOON, UPPER SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER
Ms. Moon earned her MFA in Nonfiction Writing and Literary Translation at Columbia University, where she also got her BA in Psychology. As a graduate student, she taught academic writing to undergraduates and studied Korean history. Prior to that, Ms. Moon taught creative writing as an Iowa Arts Fellow at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. She will be advising 9th graders and teaching English and History to 9th, 10th, and 12th Graders.
HARMONY BIRCH, UPPER SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Ms. Birch is currently in the School Librarianship program at Rutgers University, a graduate assistant at the Rutgers New Brunswick libraries, and a Schoen Research Fellow. Before pursuing librarianship, she was a local journalist primarily in the Berkshires and Southern Vermont regions. She is particularly interested in digital source evaluation!
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Upcoming Events
Reminder: Check the Parent Association's weekly Bulletin, which they email directly to all parents & guardians, for full information on their events.
Sept. 27: Upper School Picture Day
Sept. 28: Middle School Back to School Night
Sept. 29: Middle School Parent Tech Night
Sept. 30: Lower School Picture Day
Sept. 30: Upper School Parent Night
Oct. 4: "Cultivating a Culture of Belonging & Restoration" Event
Oct. 5: Middle School Picture Day
Oct. 7: Junior College Night
Oct. 11: School Closed (Indigenous People's Day)
Oct. 12: College Visit Day
Oct. 12: Fierce Love in These Hot Mess Times Event
Oct. 15: Upper School Jazz Concert
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