BC STUDENTS MAKE THE WASHINGTON POST
BC lower schoolers are featured in a Washington Post video! Our students spoke with author R.J. Palacio about what kindness means to them for a story on why parents should teach their kids to be kind. Watch the video and read the article. Ms. Palacio's book, "Wonder," follows August Pullman, a boy born with a serious facial deformity, as he attends a mainstream school for the first time and makes friends who love him for who he is.
STEAM FAIR BRINGS THE CROWDS
Berkeley Carroll welcomed more than 700 kids and parents to the third annual BC STEAM Fair on Saturday. Attendees participated in more than 30 hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering, arts and math including miniature car building & racing with Nerdy Derby; smoothie-making using bicycle power; coding with Hopscotch, a virtual reality demonstration; and DNA extraction. Photos and BC Blotter Instagram coverage. Thanks to the 100 parent and students volunteers who made the fair possible!
SENIORS BUILD & DEBUT THEIR COMPUTER GAMES
Seniors in Mr. Gaines' cross-platform Game Design Course have been exploring cross-platform game development through Unity (a design environment), Sprite Kit (for graphics rendering and animation), and Metal (a hardware acceleration engine). Watch clips of games designed by Luis P. '17, Michael E. '17 and Evan Y. '17 in the video above! Learn more about BC's Computer Science courses.
ATHLETICS 
Next week, some winter teams will be completing their seasons; others will be eagerly awaiting word about possible playoff berths. Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath's weekly update. 
STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR COSTA RICA
Our dedicated seventh and eighth graders have set a goal of raising $5,000 to fund a service project they'll be working on while living and learning with a Costa Rican village next month.   The project will be designed in consultation with the local community and based on their needs. Previous projects have included building a new bathroom, constructing a roof over the local school's basketball court and beautifying the school's playgrounds. Learn more and donate. 
SENIOR SPEAKERS (PART I)
This week's senior speakers were (left to right) Jacob B. and Jack B.!
Jacob lamented the spread of fake news and low-quality journalism that simply summarizes articles from other news outlets or doesn't tell the full story.  Jack, a self-proclaimed "romantic young man," recounted three influential moments in his "journey to love." While he hasn't found his "one true love" yet (unless you count ultimate frisbee), he hasn't given up hope and is going wherever his romantic nature leads him.
PARKS COMMISSIONER COMMENDS STUDENTS' IDEAS
Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Martin Maher personally responded to a letter that Ellie C. '23 and Lola P. '23 wrote last month. The sixth graders asked the city to consider building more bioswales and green roofs as part of their project-based learning unit on the relationship between plants and humans in NYC.
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: LILY ADLER
Upper School Science Teacher Lily Adler attended the Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education last summer in Greeley, CO. While there, she met and collaborated with other chemistry teachers and professors on chemistry curriculum.  

"One of the main takeaways was how to make chemistry labs greener and safer," she writes. "I also had the chance to build a solar cell using raspberries and titanium dioxide (sunscreen) and learn more about how the chemical composition of LEDs affects the color of light given off using simple circuitry. These are both labs that I plan to incorporate into the Engineering course at BC this spring."
SENIOR SPEAKERS (PART II)
This week's second group of senior speakers included (left to right) Hannah B., Evan Y., Lauren T. and Joseph A.!  Hannah gave a humorous reading of her writing since age 5 through the present day. She explained that the idea that somebody may someday want to read her writings makes the hard work worthwhile.

Evan spoke about his friends at BC, saying he is thankful for them because they can make anything fun and he wouldn't be the person he is today without them. Lauren talked about the "things you want to know about people of color, but were too afraid to ask," including hair, names and slang. People have to own the fact that they are complex creatures, she explained. If you have questions, just ask.

Joseph spoke about the many pets he has had throughout his life, including his beloved dog, Rocky and how an initial sense of irresponsibility actually taught him to be more responsible.

BC ATHLETES RAISE MONEY TO FIGHT CANCER
Boys Varsity Basketball was invited to participate in the18th annual Coaches vs. Cancer High School Basketball Classic last month, an event which raises money for cancer research. In its history, the program has raised more than $378.000.
BC HOSTS NYS WORKSHOP ON GENDER INCLUSIVITY 
BC hosted a workshop for faculty, staff and administrators at NYS independent schools on how to develop an inclusive gender and sexuality curriculum for students in grades K-8. The keynote speaker was Jean Malpas, director of the Gender and Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Members of the Berkeley Carroll community also presented on their experiences developing a health and human sexuality curriculum.
REGISTER TODAY FOR THE SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY
Learn more about BC's summer Music Academy in a new video. Academy students usually make great progress on their instrument in this concentrated period of time.  Register for the program here.





DON'T MISS 
Feb. 20: President's Day (School Closed)
Feb. 21: Book Club Discussion (PA Event)
Feb. 22: 10th Grade Curriculum Night
Feb. 28: National Latin Exam
March 1-3: Blood Brothers (Upper School Musical)
March 1: Jazz Concert
March 2 & 3: Parent/Teacher Conferences (LS, MS, US)
March 6-17: Upper School Spring Intensives
March 10: Benefit for Berkeley Carroll
March 21-31: Spring Break (School Closed)
April 5 & 6: National Spanish Exam (6th-8th Grade)
April 8: Unity Fest (PA Event)
April 11: Passover (School Closed)
April 14: Good Friday (School Closed)
April 17: 9th Grade Curriculum Night
April 17-20: Middle School ERB tests
April 19: Green Coalition Party (PA Event)
April 20: Upper School Information Night for 7th Grade Parents
April 21: Grandparents Day
April 22: Science Research & Design Symposium (Day 1)
April 27-29: Middle School Play
May 6:  Science Research & Design Symposium (Day 2)
May 12: Evening of Jazz
May 13: NYC Student Science Research Conference


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