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STUDENTS ELECT NEW U.S. PRESIDENT IN MOCK ELECTORAL COLLEGE
The Upper School staged a mock gathering of the Electoral College to elect the next president of the United States. Each advising group represented one or two states. Students learned about their states before the assembly, including information on electoral votes, recent polls and voting history.
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THE 2ND GRADE'S URBAN PLANNING PROJECT
Every grade in our Lower School tackles (at least) one big real world or historical STEAM project. For 2nd graders, it’s building a city block.
After experimenting with house design on the Hoopa City iPad app, they visited the Queens Museum (
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) to learn about city planning and the concept of scale and proportion, which they're studying
in interdisciplinary math and social studies classes. The museum highlight was a hands-on workshop where they built their city blocks using collage materials, while learning the importance of teamwork.
Recently they surveyed several blocks in Park Slope, observing the types of buildings — townhouses, apartment complexes, retail buildings and schools-- as preparation for planning and building their own city block in the coming weeks.
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UPPER SCHOOLERS BUILD BARN FOR PRE K STUDENTS
Upper School theater tech students Michael B. '17, Grace C. '18, Siena D. '18, Luke B-H. '18, Griffin C. '18 and Elizabeth M. '18 constructed a barn for PreK students in Ms. Connell's class!
More photos.
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BREAKFAST CLUB: PAID FAMILY LEAVE & THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET
A BC education not only provides students with a strong academic foundation, it promotes social awareness, compassion and teaches our students the skills and critical, ethical and global thinking that will guide them as they lead our future at local, national and international levels. For example the World Affairs Breakfast Club, which meets before school every Wednesday studies an important current topic in depth.
This week they discussed paid family leave this week with Phoebe Taubman, a BC parent and attorney who advocates for kids and families with A Better Balance. She spoke about the new Paid Family Leave law in New York, the intricacies of writing regulations, how states are struggling to fill social safety net gaps and more. Read more.
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SCIENCE SQUAD REPAIRS LINCOLN PLACE ROOFTOP YARD
The Middle School Science Squad elective repaired the new gardens beds on the Lincoln Place rooftop yard The students painted them and laid out 84 cubic feet of organic soil. Photos.
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ARTS DIRECTOR TO LEAD LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ACADEMY
Congratulations to BC Arts Director Peter Holsberg, who has been chosen as a band director for the Middle School Jazz Academy at Lincoln Center
. Dr. Holsberg will lead this program, which provides tuition-free jazz instruction to NYC middle school students in the Bronx on Saturdays. It will culminate with the students performing concerts for the public at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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TICKETS TO MACBETH ON SALE NOW
Tickets for the Upper School fall play, "Macbeth," went on sale this week! Buy tickets here. In preparation cast members participated in a stage combat master class with fight choreography expert Mary Beth Lacki.
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6TH GRADE SCAVENGER HUNT WITH MODERN TWIST
The sixth grade selfie scavenger hunt was an afternoon of fun community building. Nine teams traveled from BC to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza and Sterling Place. Each team was lead by a sixth grade faculty member who had a phone and a selfie stick. Photos.
Clues about each location and activity were revealed through Google Classroom, which is also where teachers posted the selfies. Sixth Grade Dean Kimberly Carmody said, "We built sand castles, made dragon homes out of natural materials, played tag, wrote poetry and had a blast! It was a great way to kick off the year!"
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BC MATH CURRICULUM TALK
Lower School parents learned more about the BC math curriculum with math coordinators Jessica Soodek and Anne Louise Ennis.
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STUDENTS LEARN SALSA IN ELECTIVE
Upper schoolers in the Latinos in NYC elective took a salsa lesson this week with dancer Elliot Keller. The class, which is taught in Spanish, explores Latin American culture in New York City by focusing on the history of Latin American contributions to the arts.
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6TH GRADE VISITS BOTANIC GARDEN & BECOMES DENDROLOGISTS
Sixth graders visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where they participated in a workshop called Plants We Use and explored the new Water Garden. Photos.
Then this morning they became dendrologists as they taught family, friends and faculty how to identify the trees on Lincoln Place using dichotomous keys. Photos.
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FIRST GRADE VISITS GREENMARKET
First graders visited the Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket (at 15th Street and Prospect Park West), where they learned about life on a farm and chose small pumpkins to take home.
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BC SOCIAL MEDIA MILESTONES
Thanks for helping us reach these heights: Instagram - 800 followers;
Twitter - 1,600 followers;
Facebook - 2,000 likes
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DON'T MISS:
Oct. 31 6th Grade Trip to Brooklyn Grange
Dec. 8-10: Middle School Musical
Dec.14: 7th Grade Constitution Works Trip
Dec. 14: Winter Art Show & Concert
Dec. 15: Winter Concert
Dec. 16: Candle Lighting Assembly (Half Day for All School)
Dec. 19 - 30: Winter Break (School Closed)
Jan. 2: New Year's Holiday (School Closed)
Lower School Calendar
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