About this Calendar
For the third consecutive year, Brooklyn Friends School celebrates the visual arts by sharing our students’ amazing works of art in a published academic calendar. Selections from preschool through 12th grade are included; they represent a vibrant array of media in which the children create – painting and drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, mosaics, woodworking, and three-dimensional art. We are grateful to the students who contributed their art to the calendar and extend our appreciation to the Visual Arts Department and teachers who inspire our school community every day. This 2013-14 school calendar also includes designations of several commemorative months to foster awareness of the diversity in our community and our nation. (Source: DiversityCentral.com; Resources for Cultural Diversity). Charles Hills
Please visit our virtual art gallery on the BFS website, brooklynfriends.org/gallery. For up-to-date calendar events, visit brooklynfriends.org/calendar.
Mission Statement
Guided by the Quaker belief that there is a Divine Light in everyone, Brooklyn Friends School cultivates an intellectually ambitious and diverse community that celebrates each individual’s gifts. We challenge our students to value and embrace difference as they develop critical thinking skills and apply their knowledge and intelligence both in and out of the classroom. In this rich learning environment, we inspire all members of our community to voice their convictions, to discover and pursue their passions, and to seek truth. Our graduates are compassionate, curious, and confident global citizens who let their lives speak in the spirit of leadership and service. Meghan Henry
The School at a Glance
PROFILE A college preparatory, coed, Quaker day school for students from preschool through 12th grade with a family center for two year-olds; one of the few NYC schools offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; the first NYC school affiliated with the Horizons National summer enrichment program STUDENTS 765 (pre-gr. 12), from all five boroughs of New York City; an additional 53 enrolled in the family center for a total of 818 in the 2013-14 school year FACULTY 180 full-time, part-time, and associate teachers – a majority holding advanced degrees HISTORY Founded in 1867 as a coeducational, nonsectarian school, BFS is one of the oldest continuously operating independent schools in New York City. Brooklyn Friends School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid/scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Grace Morenko
Derek Odom
Juna Waugh
Danielle Fischer
Peter Horton
Alexandra Dovas
Khari McDowell
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
Last Day for Horizons at BFS
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
23
24
29
30
31
All-School Faculty/Staff Work Day
9:00 am – All-School Professional Development Day
Student Health Forms Due
18
19
20
21
22
Upper School Fall Athletes Begin Practicing
25
26
27
10:00 am – New Faculty/ Staff Orientation
9:00 am – New Faculty/ Middle School Fall Athletes Staff Orientation (continues) Begin Practicing
28
9:00 am – All-School Faculty/Staff Meeting (ALL FACULTY RETURN)
AUGUST 2013
Denotes Parent Participation
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Max Gustafson
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
2
3
Labor Day/School Closed
All-Faculty/Staff Work Day
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
4
5
6
7
All-Faculty/Staff Work Day
Rosh Hashanah/ School Closed
Rosh Hashanah/ School Closed
11
12
13
14
18
19
20
21
GR. 8 TO CLEARPOOL
GR. 8 TO CLEARPOOL
9:30 am – MS New Student 6:00 pm – Gr. K-12 New Parent Orientation, followed Orientation by PAT Welcoming Reception 10:00 am – US New Student Orientation
8
15
9
10
First Day of School, Gr. K-12 Half-day for Gr. K/1 Afterschool (Gr. 2-8) Begins
First Day of Family Center First Day of Preschool Afterschool (Gr. K/1) Begins
6:00 pm – Family Center Parent Orientation GR. 12 TO POWELL HOUSE
6:00 pm – Preschool Parent Orientation GR. 12 TO POWELL HOUSE
16
17
AS Specialty Classes (LS/MS) 8:00 am – MS/US New and Horizons in AS Begin Parent Breakfast with Larry Weiss
AS Preschool 3s Begins
AS Preschool 4s Begins
22
23
24
6:00 pm – PAT Class Parent Orientation and Reception
25
26
28
27
6:00 pm – US Curriculum Night
29
30 Preschool AS Specialty Classes Begin
SEPTEMBER 2013
FC Family Center PS Preschool LS Lower School MS Middle School US Upper School PAT Parents & Teachers AS Afterschool
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month
Denotes Parent Participation
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Lucy Smith
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month
1 6:00 pm – Gr. K/1 Curriculum Night
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
4
5
Brooklyn Independent Schools Host Dr. Wendy Mogel
6:00 pm – Gr. 2, 3 and 4 Curriculum Night
11
12
19
Brooklyn Friends Fund Kick-off
6
13
20
27
7
8:30 am – PAT New Parent Coffee Hour
8
9
10
8:30 am – PS/LS New RSVP deadline for US Admissions Open House for Parent Breakfast with Larry Weiss Gr. 7/8 on Oct. 16 & 29
6:00 pm – MS Curriculum Night
15
16
17
18
All-School Professional Development Day/No Classes for Students
ALLY WEEK
ALLY WEEK
ALLY WEEK
6:00 pm – US Admissions Open House for Gr. 7/8 Students and Parents
6:00 pm – PS Curriculum Night
21
22
23
24
25
Gr. 8 Visit to Upper School
Gr. 8 Visit to Upper School
8:30 am – PAT General Meeting
6:30 pm – Family Center Curriculum Night
5:30 pm – Alumni “Friends at Five-Thirty” Networking Event
14
Columbus Day/No School
28
OCTOBER 2013
6:30 pm – Gr. 12 Student and Parent College Financial Aid Workshop Meeting
6:30 pm – Family Center Curriculum Night (pm class)
29
30
31
6:00 pm – US Admissions Open House for Gr. 7/8 Students and Parents
GR. 9 TO POWELL HOUSE
GR. 9 TO POWELL HOUSE
26
6:00 pm – MS Halloween Party and Dance
9:00 am – Gr. 4 Halloween Dance Performance
FC Family Center PS Preschool LS Lower School MS Middle School US Upper School PAT Parents & Teachers AS Afterschool
Denotes Parent Participation
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Eva Hwang
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
November is National American Indian Heritage Month
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
GR. 9 TO POWELL HOUSE PS/LS Afternoon Parent Conferences; 12 Noon dismissal for PS/LS
3
4
5
6
7
6:00 pm – Admissions Affordability Workshop
6:00 pm – PAT Speaker Series
MS/US Afternoon Parent Conferences; 12 Noon Dismissal for MS/US
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
27
11:00 am – BFS Families Invited to Meeting for Worship at Brooklyn Monthly Meeting 9:00 am – Gr. 4 Parent Tour of MS
6:30 pm – College Planning Meeting for Gr. 11 Students and Parents
10:30 am – PS Fall Program Fall Break/No School 1:00 pm – LS Fall Program
9
8
All-School Parent Conference Day/ No Classes for Students
16
Annual Fall Quaker Cemetery Work Day (Prospect Park)
23
4:00 and 7:00 pm – MS/US Fall Musical
7:00 pm – MS/US Fall Musical
28
29
30
Fall Break/No School
Fall Break/No School
Denotes Parent Participation
NOVEMBER 2013
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Owen Edwards
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6:00 pm – Friendsapalooza PAT Winter Benefit for Horizons at BFS Festival and Book Fair for Gr. 8-12 Students
Morning Tour of Upper School for Gr. 8 Families
PAT Book Fair
8
9
10
11
12
FLU AWARENESS DAY AT BFS
6:00 pm – Chorus Concert
6:00 pm –Jazz Concert
6:00 pm – Orchestra Concert US Exams
9:00 am – PS 4s Parent Tour of Lower School
15
22
US Reading Day
16
17
18
19
20
US Exams
US Exams
US Exams
US Exams
Half Day of School
Last day of AS Specialty Classes and Afterschool for Fall Term
10:00 am – HOLIDAY SING US Dismissal at 11 am; 12 Noon Dismissal for All
25
26
27
Buildings Closed
Buildings Closed
23
24
Winter Break/No School through January 3, 2014
29
14
13
30
21
28
31
Denotes Parent Participation
DECEMBER 2013
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
TOP: Betsy Allen
TOP: Kennedy White
TOP: Libby Scruton
BOTTOM: Sam Feuerlicht
BOTTOM: Jack Kipper
BOTTOM: Hana Yoshikawa
SUNDAY
5
MONDAY
6
TUESDAY
7
Classes Resume
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
3
4
10
11
8:00 am – Gr. 5 Parent Breakfast and Info Session on Frost Valley Trip
2:00 pm -PAT Lower School Family Folk Dance
16
17
18
6:30 pm – IB and College Counseling Evening for Gr. 10 Students & Parents
ALL-SCHOOL “SIMPLE AND POWERFUL” DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PRESENTATION
23
24
1
2
Buildings Closed
Buildings Closed
8
9
11:00 am – Young Alumni Visiting Day
AS & Horizons AS resume
12
13
14
15
AS Specialty Classes Begin (Winter/Spring Term)
19
20
21
22
6:30 pm – Lower School Specialist Night
Dr. Martin Martin Luther Luther King, King, Jr. Jr. Dr. Holiday/School Closed Holiday/No School
26
27
25
28
29
30
31
GR. 5/6 TO FROST VALLEY
GR. 5/6 TO FROST VALLEY
GR. 5/6 TO FROST VALLEY 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm – Upper School Play Denotes Parent Participation
JANUARY 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Allie Pilkington
Caroline Campos
Thomas Chamberlain
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
February is National African-American History Month
10:30 am – Gr. 3/4 Family Math and Science Event 7:00 pm – US Play
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
7
8
6:00 pm – PAT Black History Month Celebration
6:00 pm – College Night for Gr. 11 Students and Parents
11
12
13
Admissions Tour for Accepted Gr. K/1 Families
8:30 am – Estate Planning Seminar
Admissions Tour for Accepted MS Families
14
15
21
22
6:00 pm – PAT Speaker Series
16
23
17
18
19
20
Presidents’ Day/ No School
All-School Professional Development Day/ No Classes for Students
Head of School Breakfast with Accepted US Families
Admissions Tour for Accepted Gr. 2-4 Families
24
25
26
27
28
MS/US Afternoon Parent Conferences; 12 Noon Dismissal for MS/US
All-School Parent Conference Day/ No Classes for Students
8:30 am – PAT General Meeting
Denotes Parent Participation
FEBRUARY 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
William Macleod
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
March is National Women’s History Month
2
3
4
5
6
8
7 PS/LS Afternoon Parent Conferences; 12 Noon Dismissal for PS/LS 4:00 and 7:00 pm – MS/US Dance Concert
9
10
SATURDAY
4:00 and 7:00 pm – MS/US Dance Concert
11
12
13
14
15
18
19
20
21
22
25
26
27
28
29
6:00 pm – PAT Embracing Diversity Conference
16
17 Spring Break/No School through March 28 PS/LS Spring Camp through March 21
23
24
30
31
Classes Resume
MARCH 2014
Denotes Parent Participation
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Tim Wheelock
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
NYSAIS Accreditation Visit
NYSAIS Accreditation Visit
NYSAIS Accreditation Visit
NYSAIS Accreditation Visit
IB Art Show
IB Art Show
IB Art Show
18
19
Classes Resume
6:00 pm – Gr. 7 Parent Coffee Hour at the US
13
14
15
16
17
Passover/No School
20
27
Good Friday/No School
21
22
23
6:00 pm – PAT General Meeting
EARTH DAY
6:30 pm – Head of School’s Reception for Gr. 8 Students Continuing into the US and Newly Enrolled US Students
28
29
30
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
6:00 pm – PAT Spring Gala at Brooklyn Bowl
Gr. 4-8 ERB Testing
Gr. 4-8 ERB Testing
6:30 pm – College Process Information Session for Gr. 7-9 Parents Gr. 4-8 ERB Testing
24
25
26
Denotes Parent Participation
APRIL 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Bella Farkas
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
Gr. 4-8 ERB Testing
Gr. 4-8 ERB Testing IB Exams (through May 22)
4
5
6
7
8
9
PAT Used Book Fair
PAT Used Book Fair
4:00 and 7:00 pm – MS Play 1:00 pm – US Welcome for Class of 2018
10
7:00 pm – MS Play
11
12
13
14
15
6:00 pm – Chorus Concert
6:00 pm –Jazz Concert
6:00 pm – Orchestra Concert
16
17
24
7:30 to 9:00 am – PAT Faculty/Staff Appreciation Breakfast
18
19
20
21
22
23
All-School Art Show
All-School Art Show
All-School Art Show
Gr. 7/8 TRIPS
Gr. 7/8 TRIPS
Gr. 7/8 TRIPS
All-School Professional Development Day/School Closed for Students
6:00 pm – New Gr. 2 to 11 Parent Welcome Reception
4:00 pm – Art Show Opening Reception
LS Grandparents Day
5:00 pm – Afterschool Showcase
25
US Reading Day
26
27
28
29
30
Memorial Day Holiday/ No School
US Exams
US Exams
US Exams
US Exams
31
5:00 pm – PAT All-School Block Party Denotes Parent Participation
MAY 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
TOP: Alex Basham
TOP: August Guy
TOP: Haven Moneypenny
CENTER: Scarlett Burwell
CENTER: Owen Swift
CENTER: Niko Yaffe
BOTTOM: Mason Kozloff
BOTTOM: Ben Oakland-Stubbs
BOTTOM: Phoebe Davis
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
1
2
3
4
US Exams
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
5
6
7
GR. 3/4 CLEARPOOL TRIP
GR. 3/4 CLEARPOOL TRIP
Alumni Day
Family Center Last Day (12 noon dismissal)
Preschool Last Day (12 noon dismissal)
Last Day of Preschool AS
8
9
10
11
12
13
MS Picnic
All-School Faculty/Staff Work Day
All-School Faculty/Staff Work Day
All-School Faculty/ Staff Meeting
Last Day of Afterschool for LS/MS
LS Closing Ceremony MS Moving Up Ceremony Last Day for LS, MS, US (half day) Commencement for the Class of 2014
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
27
28
Senior Class Baccalaureate and Family Dinner
15
Family Center Summer Sessions begin (continue through July 25, 2014)
22
23
14
Session I for Summer Camp and Summer Arts begins
24
25
Session I for Summer Camp and Summer Arts ends
29
30 Session II for Summer Camp and Summer Arts begins Horizons Program begins Denotes Parent Participation
JUNE 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Eric Gayle
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
Independence Day Holiday No School/Camps
6
7
8
9
10
12
11 Session II for Summer Camp and Summer Arts ends
13
14
15
16
17
22
23
24
18
19
25
26
Session III for Summer Camp and Summer Arts begins
20
21
Session III for Summer Camp and Summer Arts ends
27
28
29
30
31
Denotes Parent Participation
JULY 2014
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
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