BC STUDENT TO COMPETE ON FOOD NETWORK'S "CHOPPED JUNIOR"
Cheer on Mulan J. '24 who will compete against other young chefs on the Food Network's "Chopped Junior" next week!  The episode, "Grillin' and Chillin'," will be judged by singer Jessie James Decker, food writer Jed Portman and chef Geoffrey Zakarian and is scheduled to air on May 23 (8 pm), May 24 (3 am) and May 28 (5 pm).
SENIOR SCHOLARS MAKE FINAL PRESENTATIONS
This year's 10 Senior Scholars presented the original research they undertook over the past year at three afternoon events. Their research topics included citizen journalism, how linguistic attitudes shape society, the representation of black women in magazines and more. In addition to their oral presentations, which included Q&A sessions with panels made up of faculty, upper schoolers and experts, the scholars wrote formal papers. Photos or read the complete list of topics and watch our Senior Scholars speak about their work. 
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAIR CHOSEN FOR EXCLUSIVE SUMMER INITIATIVE IN ARGENTINA
Congratulations to Middle School World Language Chair Elizabeth Luscombe, who was one of only eight teachers in the country selected for an educational initiative launched by the government of Córdoba Province, Argentina to expand their relationships with U.S. schools and colleges. The week-long program, which takes place in August, will include visits to language schools and universities to learn about the Spanish for foreigners' programs offered in the province.  
TEACHERS CAPTAIN 1ST GRADERS’ UPCYCLED BOATS ACROSS BC POOL
Ahoy, matey! Lower School teachers captained boats designed and built, out of recycled materials, by first graders in the Athletic Center pool. Each class worked together over the past few months to build its own boat. All three floated, allowing Ms. Lee-Georgescu, Ms. Harrison and Ms. Aiken to row them across the pool, and came out of the boat launch in one piece. Photos.
SENIOR ARTS NIGHT
Seniors exhibited ceramics, photography, paintings and more at Senior Arts Night on Wednesday. The evening also included a number of musical performances by our senior musicians. Photos. 
ATHLETICS
Congratulations to all of our Upper School teams, who just completed their seasons.  Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath’s update on Middle School Athletics. 
'BC TALKS'  AT UPPER & MIDDLE SCHOOLS
The Upper and Middle Schools just held their final installments of BC Talks for the school year. The Upper School, which has been discussing the question “What is American?", hosted a panel of activists who spoke about their organizations and talked about what activism means to them. Then students and faculty participated in different workshops focused on topics like “Activism Using a Pen," "Put Your Feet Where Your Privilege Is: Talking about Socio-economic Class at BC," and "Living in the Age of Climate Change."  They finished the day with a write-in and open mic exercise. Read more and see photos.  

Middle schoolers discussed immigration, participating in a number of exercises that encouraged them to explore their own identities and those of fellow students. Then they spoke about the idea of being an American using the lens of the New York Times' "Hyphen-Nation" videos.  Students and faculty learned what they share with one another during a culminating activity by stepping into a division-wide circle to answer questions about their lives. Photos.
NYPD K-9 UNIT VISITS PreK
PreK students met a police officer in the NYPD's K-9 unit and his bomb-sniffing black labrador Tori, as part of their research on service dogs. They learned what police dogs are used for, watched Tori demonstrate her skills and even got a chance to pet her at the end of the visit. Photos. 
UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS PRESENT ‘SHARK TANK’ PITCHES EN ESPAÑOL
Students developed and presented their Shark Tank (Tanque Tiburón) pitches to their peers, entirely in Spanish. Business ideas included apps that help people with disabilities, tampon and condom dispensaries in school bathrooms, reusing plastic bottles to make soccer balls, teleportation, a necklace that could help prevent sexual assault and more.  Students first researched needs in their community, city or world and were then asked to design a company that would address one of those issues.        
6TH GRADERS SAIL THE HUDSON
Sixth graders went sailing on the Hudson River, abroad the Mystic Whaler, a 50-year-old wooden sailboat with three sails. The students hauled the sails up while singing sea shanties, learned about water quality and discussed the history of transportation on the river. Photos. 
BC HOSTS SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR NYC INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS 
Student-scientists from Berkeley Carroll, Collegiate School New York, The Packer Collegiate Institute, Riverdale Country School, Horace Mann School and St. Ann's School gathered at BC to share their independent science research projects. BC's Science Research and Design program was represented by Lauren T. '17, Olivia A-C. '17 and Dmitry P. '17.
PreK STUDENTS LEARN "BC IS RED HOT!" CHEER (SHORT VIDEO)
Listen to our preschoolers show their school spirit as they learn the BC cheer and answer "BC is what? Red hot!"
MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVE VISITS HOPSCOTCH CODING
Middle schoolers in the Programming for Girls elective visited the Hopscotch: Creative Coding headquarters in Dumbo. They met some of the female programmers who work on the app and learned more about the programming that is required to build Hopscotch.
FIRST GRADE PARENTS VISIT AS IN-CLASSROOM READING PARTNERS
First graders welcomed their parents to the Lower School as reading partners at the beginning of May. In each first grade classroom, parents visit their child's classroom on the first Friday of each month to read or play math games.  Photos.





DON'T MISS 
May 22-24: Senior Exams
May 23: Middle School Variety Show
May 25: Upper School Awards Night
May 25: 5th Grade DanceAfrica Trip
May 29: Memorial Day (School Closed )
May 30: Senior Dinner
May 31: Upper School Recognition Ceremony (for students only)
June 2: Commencement (Half day for the entire school)
June 14: Lower School Arch Day
June 15: Last Day of Upper School
June 15: Middle School Closing Ceremonies


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