UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS DIVE INTO VOLTAIRE All Upper School French and Spanish classes, from beginners to advanced level 5, have been reading Voltaire’s “Candide” and just completed an end-of-semester project. 11th and 12th graders presented tableaux vivants (living pictures) to answer “What are the Faces of Liberty in 2016?” at our Sterling Place Performance Space. View photos from the 11th grade and 12th grade presentations.
7th GRADERS GO TO COURT & PUT THE 1ST AMENDMENT ON TRIAL 7th graders recently took part in the Constitution Works program at a real courtroom in Downtown Brooklyn. They were assigned roles as attorneys or justices and then tasked with trying a hypothetical First Amendment case, Denver Dispatch vs. U.S. Government. This case examines whether potentially jeopardizing national security is worth letting a fictional newspaper publish articles about a biological weapons research facility. Photos.
WINTER CONCERT PHOTOS Check out the photo gallery for the December Winter Concert, which featured performances by the Lower School and Middle School Choruses, the Middle School Orchestra, and the Upper School Jazz Band.
4th GRADE PRESENTS THEIR MODEL OF A NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE Fourth graders presented their model of a Northeast Woodland Native American village to fellow Lower Schoolers. The village is made primarily from natural materials and includes many elements of Native American life before European contact. Photos.
NEW PLAY YARDS HELP LOWER SCHOOLERS DEVELOP BODY STRENGTH BC's new PreK and kindergarten play yard at 712 Carroll St. lets students develop upper body and core strength with parallel bars, turning bars, a one-way rubber track for running and tricycle riding, artificial grass and a climbing structure called a Spaceball. Learn more in Lower School Director Amanda Pike's article on the BC Blog.
ALUMNI UPDATE: ANNA FRIEMOTH ‘08 Artist Anna Friemoth ’08 has been invited to exhibit her work at the 2017 Venice Biennale, which is expected to draw more than 300,000 visitors later this year. If you'd like to help her fund this opportunity, visit her Kickstarter page (she's raised more than 60% of her $10,000 goal)!
WAR VET COMMENDS BC STUDENT IN LOCAL PAPER Brooklyn newspaper “Our News” published an article by Jim Markson, a Vietnam War veteran, that referenced how Dmitry P. ’17, interviewed him for an assignment as part of our "Reading War" course. "Since Veterans Day had come and gone, I felt honored, being this request came, so to speak as "outside" of the normal Veteran request season," he said. "Right on time, prepared and well equipped, this young man impressed me immediately."
OUT NOW: NEW ISSUE OF BC MAGAZINE The winter/spring 2017 issue of BC Magazine is in your mailbox now! The cover story reveals how and why BC’s approach to service learning has evolved beyond voluntourism. Other articles include an interview with our new college counseling director Carolyn Middleton, an update on our sustainability initiatives, and a round-up up of arts, athletics and campus highlights. Read the BC Magazine online here.
UPPER SCHOOLERS DISSECT A FETAL PIG Human Anatomy and Physiology students recently investigated how body systems work together by dissecting fetal pigs.
