SYRIAN ACTIVIST & RESEARCHER SPEAKS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ABOUT LIFE IN SYRIA
Middle School students welcomed Qutaiba Idlbi, a researcher, consultant and refugee awareness activist specializing in social psychology and cultural appropriations in the Middle East. He engaged students in a discussion about what life was like in Syria under a dictator and the responsibility he felt to speak out about injustice, despite being jailed multiple times and eventually forced to flee his home.
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UPPER SCHOOL NEWSPAPER FEATURES STUDENT JOURNALISM
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WORLD AFFAIRS BREAKFAST CLUB RECAP
Students at the Breakfast Club recently looked at the headline-grabbing topics of Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and the #MeToo campaign. Guest experts were human rights lawyer Julie F. Kay and Wendy J. Mellk, a top litigator who works on employment discrimination. Read Keely C.'18's writeup on the
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BERKELEY CARROLL ACTORS STUDIO WOWS AUDIENCE
BCers, families and guests laughed, cheered and were duly impressed by an open studio performance by Actors Studio and Advanced Acting students!
Gaia B. '19 sang 'Dentist' from Little Shop of Horrors; Aurelius B '19 performed a monologue from 'The Katrina Project'; Kylie C-S. '19 performed a monologue from 'E.T.A.: Phoenix'; Audrey W. '19 sang 'I'm Alive' from the musical 'Next to Normal'; and Lien A. '18, Lily B. '18, Ari B. '18, Charlotte L. '18, Gemma S. '18 performed a one-act play called 'Man, Woman, Flower.'
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BC MATH TEAM SCORES AT THE BROOKLYN MATH BOWL
Congrats to BC Math Team members (aka the "Parallel Lions"), who earned 2nd place in the annual Brooklyn Math Bowl. After four rounds of challenging math problems with students from Packer, Brooklyn Friends and Poly Prep, the Parallel Lions ultimately came in 2nd by just 4 points. Coach and Upper School Math Teacher Arata Niizuma says after winning this competition for the past two years, the team hopes to reclaim their title in the Spring rematch! The team includes captains Eve B. '19 and Brendan Z. '19 and members Matthew P. '20, Diego T. '19, Will S. '21, Graham S. '19, Zach T. '19 and Lila B. '21.
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LOWER SCHOOL RECORDER ENSEMBLE HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN MUSIC & MENTORSHIP
The Lower School Recorder Ensemble is a BC gem! A few years ago, students began voluntarily coming to school early every morning to practice the recorder with BC music teacher (and author, musician and songwriter) Carolyn Sloan. Since then the Ensemble has grown to over a dozen 3rd and 4th graders. They perform at BC events and some students have graduated to the clarinet. This year 4th grade veterans are mentoring 3rd graders, helping them learn new pieces of music.
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IN THE BETA LAB: CALCULATING VELOCITY OF PAPER PLANES
7th graders took advantage of the space in the Beta Lab to launch paper airplanes, measure distance and calculate velocity. They learned about different models of planes before folding their own and using a launcher built by Mr. Byrne, BC's engineer-in-residence.
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ON SALE NOW: 9 TO 5 TICKETS (UPPER SCHOOL MUSICAL)
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LOWER SCHOOL KIDS MAKE SKATEBOARDS FROM SCRATCH
Students in the Construction Kids after school program made these skateboards from scratch! For the past 9 weeks they sanded the wood, attached the wheels and designed and created the artwork. Check out the
after school courses for Winter semester
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UPPER SCHOOL BIOLOGY STUDENTS STUDY CANCER
9th grade biologists welcomed Dr. Sarada Krishnamurthy, oncologist (and BC parent), for an engaging discussion about cancer -- its causes, the types of cells involved and treatment options.
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SENIORS RESEARCH & PRESENT AS TITO PUENTE & OTHER PUERTO RICANS WHO HAVE CHANGED HISTORY
Seniors in BC's Latinos en NYC class presented projects on famous people from Puerto Rico. Students researched and wrote an essay about their chosen figure's life and then presented in character for the rest of the class.
Pictured above: Matteo H. '18 as Tito Puente and Katrina F.'18 as La India.
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LOWER SCHOOL WELCOMES AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS
Kindergarten, 3rd and 4th graders welcomed The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, a group founded to preserve the traditions of the Mohawk, Hopi, Winnebago and San Blas tribes. They let students try the "Contest Dance" from the Winnebago Tribe, in which dancers pick up a feather using only their mouth without letting their knees, hands or elbows touch the ground. All of our students were able to do it!
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ART HISTORY STUDENTS VIEW ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN ART (AND MICHELANGELO EXHIBIT) AT THE MET
Mr. Smaller-Swift's 12th grade art history class travelled to the MET Museum where they discussed ancient Roman styles of realism and verism, the idealist ways of ancient Greek art and how modern artists such as Rodin and Van Gogh chose to alter their realities in ways that were more sensible to them. Students also saw the new Michelangelo exhibit and studied the process behind some of his most famous masterpieces, including a ceiling projection of the Sistine Chapel.
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DON'T MISS
Dec 2: SATs
Dec. 18: 7th Grade Constitution Works
Dec. 21: Winter Concert
Dec. 22: Candle Lighting Assembly (Half Day for All Students)
Dec. 25 - Jan. 5: Winter Break (School Closed)
Jan. 10: College Alumni Panel
Jan. 11: 6th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
Jan. 12: Faculty Development Day (No Classes)
Jan. 15: Dr. Martin Luther King Day (School Closed)
Jan. 16: College Counseling Event (Speaker: TBD)
Jan. 25: 8th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
Jan. 25-27: Middle School Play: Midsummer Night's Dream
Jan. 29: 5th Grade Parents Coffee
Jan. 31: 5th Grade Concert
Feb. 2: Senior Peer Retreat
Feb. 2: Junior Variety Show
Feb. 5: Peer Parent Night (9th Graders & Parents)
Feb. 6: 11th Grade Curriculum Night
Feb. 8: Instrumental Concert
Feb. 10: STEAM Fair
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