BC STUDENTS SCORE 53 HONORS & 5 NATIONAL MEDALS IN ART & WRITING AWARDS

Congratulations to the Upper and Middle School students who received 53 honors in the 2018 NYC Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! 5 Upper School students' work received National Medals, a selective distinction chosen by creative professionals as the most accomplished in the nation and presented to less than 1% of submissions (clockwise from top left): Sara A-M. '19, Abe B. '18, Julia H. '18, Abigail SM. '20, and Marley D. '18.

This continues our school's longstanding history of achievement in this prestigious competition and reflects our strong writing and arts programs. More details and the full list of winners.

Past Scholastic Award winners include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates. More than 350,000 works of art and writing are submitted to this national competition.

SENIOR SPEAKERS

Congratulations to our latest Senior Speakers, (L-R) Grace C., Ari B., and Chloe S.! Grace talked about how, when she was a kid, all she wanted was to grow up. Now that she's facing college, jobs, and moving away, she's figuring out the balance of being mature but still carefree.

Ari spoke about how supportive her friends have been throughout the anxieties of high school. She hopes to always be surrounded by quality friends who accept her for who she is, especially next year in college. 

Chloe discussed her brief foray into "freeganism" v. the part of her who also likes silly junk no one needs. She thinks it's important to learn to be free in the moment and allow yourself to play around with your identity.

PHOTO GALLERY FROM 4TH GRADE SHOWCASE

Check out these moments from a fantastic showcase by our 4th grade musicians, singers, and dancers! Photos.

2ND GRADERS STUDY SUBWAY SYSTEM & BUILD LIFE SIZE STATION REPLICA

2nd graders have been studying the NYC subway system, visiting various stations to learn the elements of our city's public transportation. Then they built a life-sized replica of a station and gave tours to PreK buddies, explaining the function and purpose of each piece.

PreK CELEBRATES DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

PreK students in Ms. Mulvaney's and Ms. Santìn's class welcomed Clara '31's Papa, who shared family traditions for celebrating Día de los Muertos! They learned how families decorate colorful altars in their homes with photographs, flowers, candles, favorite foods, and special objects to remember family members who have passed away.

STORIES FROM OUR UPPER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN INDIA

Read about our students' adventures in India which included visits to the home of Mahatma Gandhi and a community center in Dharavi and learning a traditional Yakshagana dance.

ATHLETICS

Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath's updates for our Middle School teams and Upper School teams.

FIRST GRADE USES STEAM SKILLS TO BUILD BOATS & TEST THEIR FLOTATION IN THE POOL

1st graders used their STEAM skills to design and build boats and then tested them in the Athletic Center pool! Each student built their own vessel --testing designs and materials and making adjustments to deepen their learning throughout the process.

7TH & 8TH GRADERS HELP BUILD BATHROOMS FOR COSTA RICAN SCHOOL

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th graders who recently traveled to Costa Rica to work on an ongoing mega project ---building an auditorium/gymnasium and refreshing play structures at an elementary school in a local village.

Before leaving to paint, dig, and work with concrete on site, students raised $5,000 to help finance the project, which BC has collaborated on for several years. Students stayed at local homes and immersed themselves in the community and language. They also visited a sustainable farm. Wifi was spotty, but they were able to upload photos on their blog.

UPPER SCHOOLERS BUILD SETS FOR LOWER & MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWS

Upper Schoolers designed and built sets and props for the 4th grade music and dance showcase and the upcoming Middle School musical, 'James and the Giant Peach' as part of the Designing & Producing Spring Intensive! They studied behind-the-scenes work of directors and set designers, attended master classes by lighting and costume design professionals, visited the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image, and critiqued a Broadway production of SpongeBob SquarePants.

LOWER SCHOOL EXAMINES & CELEBRATES IDENTITY

Kindergarteners in Ms. Khordoc's and Ms. Socorro's class learned about and celebrated the concept of identity. Guided by a class book "Something you might not know about me is...", students brainstormed the myriad ways people could identify and then created a survey to learn more about their classmates. Students also mixed paint colors to find their own skin color, which they used to re-create baby photos of themselves and make self-portrait peg dolls.

KINDERGARTENERS PUBLISH 2ND EDITION OF LOWER SCHOOL NEWS

Ms. Paller's kindergarten class just published the 2nd (and final) edition of the Lower School News! This issue includes exciting stories like interviews with Head of School Bob Vitalo and Lower School Director Amanda Pike as well as a feature on the Change Makers clubs.

AMERICAN STUDIES CREATES GIANT HISTORY TIMELINE

Upper School American Studies students collaborated on a giant timeline that displays information about all the events they've studied in different units this year: Founding Documents; Immigration, Migration, & the American Dream; Systems of Power; and the U.S. In the World.

LOWER SCHOOLERS GIVE PRESENTATIONS ON EXPLORERS OF THE NEW WORLD

3rd graders gave keynote presentations on European Explorers of the New World. Each student conducted research and then created a slideshow to cite their sources and discuss facts about the lives and accomplishments of their subject.

DON'T MISS

April 7 & 9: BC Robotics Team at FRC Robotics Competition

April 9: 7th Grade Science Trip to Cold Harbor (7-1 and 7-3 classes)
April 11: 9th Grade Curriculum Night
April 12: Community & Inclusion Presentation for all parents
April 12: 7th Grade Science Trip to Cold Harbor (7-2 and 7-4 classes)
April 12: 5th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
April 13: Grandparents Day
April 14: ACTs
April 16: 7th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
April 19-21: Middle School Musical: James & The Giant Peach
April 20: Global Youth Service Day
April 23: Faculty In-Service Day (no classes for students)
April 24: Welcome to the Upper School for 7th Graders
April 24: Fiscal Literacy Workshop for 12th Graders
April 24-27: ERBs
April 25: Author Caron Levis visits Lower School
May 3: 6th Grade Parents Coffee
May 3: 7th Grade Trip to Museo del Barrio
May 3: Brooklyn/Staten Island College Fair
May 3 & 4: Upper School Cabaret
May 5: SATs
May 7: 8th Grade Parents Coffee
May 7: Senior Scholars (Day 1)
May 8: 5th Grade Trip to Buehler Science Center
May 8: Instrumental Concert
May 8: College Campus Resources Workshop for 12th Graders
May 9: Brooklyn in Solidarity event
May 9: Senior Scholars (Day 2)
May 11: Evening of Jazz
May 12: NYC Independent Schools Science Research Conference
May 15: Choral Concert
May 16: Senior Arts Night
May 17: Dance Concert
May 18: Last Day of Classes for Seniors
May 21-24: Senior Exams
May 22: Science Research & Design - Junior Presentations
May 23: Awards Night
May 24: Senior Prom
May 28: Memorial Day (school closed)
May 29: 6th Grade Concert
May 30: 5th Grade Concert
May 30: Science Research & Design Conference
May 30: Senior Dinner
May 31: Middle School Instrumental Concert
June 1: Commencement (noon dismissal for all students)
June 4: Last Day of Regular Upper School Classes
June 7-12: Upper School Exams

June 11: 8th Grade Dinner

June 12-13: Project Brooklyn (Middle School)

June 13: Lower School Arch Day

June 13: No Classes for 9th and 10th Graders

June 13: College Essay Writing Workshop for 11th Graders

June 14: Middle School Closing Ceremonies

June 14: Last Day of Upper School (half day) 

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