NY TIMES PUBLISHES LETTER BY HEADS OF SCHOOL ON GUN VIOLENCE
Bob Vitalo and more than 100 Heads of Independent Schools in NYC and across NY State published an open letter to Congress and the President in Sunday's New York Times speaking out against gun violence. View the full letter
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SENIOR SPEAKERS
Our latest senior speakers were (L-R) Nicholas F., Will M., Oscar P., and Allan S.! Nicholas discussed how he applies lessons learned at his first summer job to life in the city, including how to balance going with the flow while also standing up for yourself. Will talked about his fascination with music's ability to alter our emotions in film, television, and in life.
Oscar talked about how college is a chance to reinvent yourself, but the most important thing to remember is to stay true to who you are. Allan discussed how his family worked hard so that he could be in a position of privilege and how you can't expect to be happy only when things are going well.
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5TH GRADERS CREATE CLAYMATION VIDEOS ABOUT MATH
Check out these claymation videos created by 5th grade students in Lisa Hartmann's and Richard Blatherwick's math classes! They're learning about adding and subtracting mixed numbers using Play-Doh and a stop motion app!.
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UPPER SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM FINISHES 6-WEEK BUILD SEASON
Beta Gamma Robotica, BC's Upper School Robotics team, just wrapped up their 6-week build season! Here they are testing their drive train in Week 3.
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KINDERGARTNERS PUBLISH & DELIVER LOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Extra, extra! Don't miss the first edition of the Lower School News, published by Ms.Paller's kindergarten class! Students learned what's in a newspaper and conducted a survey of the other grades. They profiled three faculty members, wrote a feature on the P.E. and swim program, and designed advertisements.
Then the pop-up post office, run by Ms. Stein and Mr. Abud's class, delivered the papers to each classroom.
Photos
. These students are collecting many letters written by faculty and fellow students and delivering the mail around the Lower School. The post office opened on Feb. 21 and will be operational until March 9. Learn all about its inner workings in
this video
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OBAMA SPEECHWRITER SPEAKS TO BC ALUMS
Over 60 BC alumni came together for an exclusive lecture by Cody Keenan, chief speechwriter for President Obama since 2013. Cody provided an insider's look into working for Senator Ted Kennedy and the journey with Barack Obama from Senator, to the White House, to now.
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PRATT INSTITUTE STUDENTS OBSERVE LOWER SCHOOL ART CLASSES
Students from Pratt Institute's Art and Design Education program visited Lower School art teacher Phaedra Mastrocola's classes as part of their fieldwork. After observing a few classes, they spoke with Ms. Mastrocola about what it's like to be a teacher and how to balance their own art pursuits with education.
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BANGLADESH DELEGATION VISITS BERKELEY CARROLL
We were honored to welcome to officials from Bangladesh’s Ministry of Education and their Secondary Schools Improvement Task Force. They took a student-led tour and then discussed BC's educational programs with Brandon Clarke and Bob Vitalo.
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8TH GRADE WAX MUSEUM ENTHRALLS VISITORS
Ida B. Wells, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, Edward Snowden, Billie Jean King, and 70 other historical and present day icons were portrayed by BC eighth graders at the
annual Living Wax Museum
. After reading a memoir, biography, or autobiography about an influential figure from history, students created a written and oral presentation which captured the essence of their figure's personality, life journey, and achievements. During the event, students stayed in character as they conversed with classmates, faculty and family members about their role in history.
Photos
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slide show.
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UPPER SCHOOL PLAY ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYS TO 3 SOLD-OUT AUDIENCES
Congratulations to the Upper School Theater Department on their successful run of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!
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BC SCHOOL STORE GETS NEW GEAR (AND NEW LOOK)
It’s now even easier for you to show your BC lion pride, thanks to a recent revamp to the Berkeley Carroll online store! Be sure to check out our new adult hoodies and sweatpants. Contact store@berkeleycarroll.org for more info.
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ASIAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE CELEBRATES LUNAR NEW YEAR AT MoCA
Upper School students celebrated the Lunar New Year with an Asian-American Alliance event at the Museum of Chinese in America to learn more about the Chinese immigrant experience. They studied an art exhibit of intricate paper sculptures folded by Chinese immigrants, who were being detained in immigration prison, as a way to say thank you to their pro-bono lawyers.
Then they went for Dim Sum and watched several traditional lion dancing groups perform. Thanks to BC parents Sandy Wu and Jin Guang Li for donating red envelopes for students to give away with some money inside for good luck in the new year.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK SALE RAISES MONEY FOR COSTA RICA SERVICE PROJECT
7th and 8th graders had a book sale to raise money for their Costa Rica service project! You can help them reach their fundraising goal of $5,000 by donating to their
Crowdrise campaign
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ACCOMPLISHED SCIENCE WRITER SHARES EXPERTISE WITH UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS
Science writer Helen Fields visited Upper Schoolers in Erika Drezner's science writing class and Jessica Smith's bioethics class. Her work includes Smithsonian stories on tree frogs and reindeer, blogging on a 6-week research trip on a Bering Sea ice breaker, and a piece about HIV research with teenagers. In these photos, she's discussing her wide scientific interests, travels, and the work of science writing.
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LOWER SCHOOL SPECIALIST TEACHERS SHOWCASE TEACHINGS TO COLLEAGUES
Lower School faculty took some time to learn from fellow specialist teachers as if they were students themselves. In these photos, they're participating in art activities in Phaedra Mastrocola's class that were part of two different units completed by 4th graders this year.
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DON'T MISS
March 5-16: Spring Intensives
March 10: SATs
March 19-30: Spring Break
April 11: 9th Grade Curriculum Night
April 12: 5th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
April 14: ACTs
April 16: 7th Grade Parents Coffee Meeting
April 19-21: Middle School Musical: James & The Giant Peach
April 20: Global Youth Service Day
April 23: Faculty In-Service Day (no classes for students)
April 24: Welcome to the Upper School for 7th Graders
April 24: Fiscal Literacy Workshop for 12th Graders
April 24-27: ERBs
May 3: 6th Grade Parents Coffee
May 3: Brooklyn/Staten Island College Fair
May 3-5: Upper School Cabaret
May 5: SATs
May 7: 8th Grade Parents Coffee
May 8: 5th Grade Trip to Buehler Science Center
May 8: Instrumental Concert
May 8: College Campus Resources Workshop for 12th Graders
May 9: Brooklyn in Solidarity event
May 12: NYC Independent Schools Science Research Conference
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