MIDDLE SCHOOL CLOSING CEREMONY
Congratulations to our eighth graders, who moved up to the Upper School, and to the rest of our middle schoolers on completing another outstanding year! Dean J. '24, Gia F. C. '23, Simon K-M. '22 and Sage O. '21 spoke on behalf of their grades. The Middle School Chorus, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble all performed.

"We can rely on each other and that is the most important thing in troubling times," Sage said of the eighth grade. "The bond we have created here will never be broken." Photos.

LOWER SCHOOL ARCH DAY
The Lower School celebrated Arch Day this week! Congratulations to all of our lower schoolers on a successful year and best of luck to our fourth graders as they enter the Middle School in September. 2nd-4th Grade Photos and PreK-1st Grade Photos. 

UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TANZANIA BOUND
10 Upper School students, along with Upper School Math Teacher Alister Kwok and Upper School Science Teacher Jessica Smith, just began their two-week journey in Tanzania! They will spend the majority of their time at Tumaini Secondary School in the village of Makuyuni, where they will stay in the school's dormitories (and participate in two-night homestays), build relationships with the students, engage in cultural activities and learn about the local community. Follow the students' adventures and learn more about the trip on their blog.

4TH GRADERS SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT IN VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Fourth graders acted, danced, sang and played musical instruments for an enthusiastic crowd at their Arts Showcase in the Sterling Place Performance Space! Photos.  


They also welcomed a big crowd to their end-of-year exhibit ("What is a Self-Portrait?"), which focused on three projects — prop portraits, blackout poetry, and collages which combined humans elements with objects to help express each student's identity. Photos.

HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMENCEMENT & SENIOR DINNER
By popular demand, we're releasing Upper School Director's Jane Moore's Commencement speech and 12th Grade Dean J.P. Jacquet's Senior Dinner speech on the BC Blog!

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WINS ART AWARD
Wilha D. '22 won third prize for her painting in the 2017 Arts to End Violence gallery show, which was organized by the Crown Heights Community Meditation Center.  Learn more.
SPOTLIGHT ON BC AT PREP FOR PREP GALA
Incoming 7th Grader McKenna D. ’23 was a featured speaker at the recent Prep for Prep gala, which also honored our recent Class of ’17 graduates: Darrell P., Jesse S. and Toluwani R. 

3RD GRADERS OBSERVE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY
Ms. McGrath's third graders attended a naturalization ceremony at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, where one of their classmate's fathers was sworn in as a U.S. citizen! They also met Judge Vera Scanlon and her staff, who taught the students about our judicial system. This special trip was a complement to the third graders' year-long study of immigration.

7TH GRADER SELECTED TO READ HIS WORK AT COOPER UNION CONCERT
For part of his final civil rights project on protest music of the Civil Rights Movement, Truth T. '22 wrote to The Dream Unfinished, an activist orchestra which raises awareness about issues that affect the black community. Truth was asked to read his orchestra at one of their recent concerts in Cooper Union's Great Hall. Former United States presidents Lincoln, Roosevelt, Taft and Obama have also spoken in the hall, at the same lectern!

PROJECT BROOKLYN TAKES OVER THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Fifth through eighth graders participated in 19 Project Brooklyn courses — a chance for students and teachers to learn all around New York City — during the last two days of school! Courses included "Math, Science and Rollercoasters," "Peace Builders," "Big Toppin: Acrobatics,"  "Aye, Aye Captain (River Kayaking)," "Animals and Us" and a "Zombie Dance Party." Photos.

KINDERGARTNERS FUNDRAISE & GIVE GIFTS TO LOWER SCHOOL
A group of students from Ms. Paller, Ms. Misrock-Stein and Ms. Khordoc's kindergarten classes worked together and raised more than $600 for a BC project.  After interviewing PreK and kindergarten faculty to find out what the school community needed, they discussed and voted for their favorite idea. The students bought multicultural dolls that reflect the diversity of BC's students and delivered four dolls to each PreK and kindergarten classroom, as well as new flowers for the front of 712 Carroll St.

KINDERGARTNERS' PRESENT THEIR FINAL PROJECTS

After studying birds this spring, kindergartners presented their final projects! Photos. Ms. Misrock-Stein's class created a museum featuring paper mache birds, books they created about different kinds of birds and photos from their studies.


Meanwhile, Ms. Khordoc's class made bird rod puppets in teams, which they flew in their kindergarten "aviary" on the last day of school. Ms. Khordoc has extensive experience with puppetry — she created puppets for the world premiere of Vaclav Havel's "Motormorphosis" and has been selected several times to attend the National Puppetry Conference, among many other accomplishments.

BC COMMUNITY ACTION UPDATES
As part of their work to engage with the local community, sophomores delivered food to Meatloaf Kitchen & Pantry, prepared a new greenhouse at Red Hook Community Farm, hung posters in solidarity with refugees and immigrants, worked with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and read/donated books at a family health clinic.

Also, more than 30 BC community members participated in the recent Komera Global Run, which supports girls’ education in Africa.

FIRST GRADERS EXPLORE THE STATES OF MATTER
First graders learned about the states of matter with Dr. Barry Bronfin, grandfather of Ellie '28. Check out their one of their hands-on experiments, with dry ice and soap, in the above video.

10TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Students and faculty dodged, ducked, dipped, dived and dodged at the 10th grade volleyball tournament.  Photos.

HAPPY SUMMER BC! (VIDEO)

In celebration of the end of the school year, Middle School faculty and staff created their own "I Believe I Can Fly" music video. Let their sweet dance moves welcome you to summer break and we'll see you in September!

BUY YOUR 2017 YEARBOOK TODAY
Have you ordered your 2017 yearbook yet? Email Susan Haber (shaber@berkeleycarroll.org) and Meena Guptar (mguptar@berkeleycarroll.org) to get your copy now! The book costs $65 — checks should be made out to Berkeley Carroll and can be left at the Lincoln Place front desk.





Events for the 2017-18 school year will start being posted to the three division calendars (below) within the next 10 days.  If you subscribe to iCal for a specific calendar, all of its events --and any updates-- will automatically sync to your phone and computer calendars. No need to type the info in your cell phone!