SENIOR SPEAKERS KICK OFF A NEW YEAR
At Berkeley Carroll, public speaking is considered a core competency, essential for global citizenship. The curriculum for every grade level, starting in PreK, helps students develop their proficiency and comfort in this skill. Our Senior Speakers Program is a true rite of passage for students, requiring every 12th grader to deliver a speech to the entire Upper School, with assemblies held once a week for this purpose. 

This week's senior speakers were (left to right) Zoe D., Ana K. and Jake S. 
Zoe shared a number of facts about herself most people don't know, such as how she became obsessed with real estate at age 10, to illustrate how we often have a very one-dimensional view of identity. Ana's speech focused on friendship. Using spoken word poetry, she shared that it is important to let others know how you feel and that the best way to get help is to ask.

Jake spoke about the concept of time. He explained that life is a constant flow, not just a series of moments, and that although we want to have control over it, time will always move at a constant pace. Read more. 
 
 
LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS SHARE HOPES & DREAMS
Becoming a vet, building a robot, improving handwriting - some of our lower schoolers shared their hopes and goals and habits of mind for the coming year at this week's Hopes & Goals assembly!  Plus watch a video of Ms. Paller and Mr. Miranda's kindergarten class sharing their hopes & goals. 
  

SCIENCE IN ACTION
Upper School students hit the lab to test for the presence of macromolecules (i.e. proteins, carbs, fats) in different food samples.
  

ATHLETICS
Read about BC's week in sports in Athletic Director Dick McGrath's update. Check out new Girls JV Volleyball photos from the team's game against Brooklyn Friends on Wednesday and Boys Varsity Cross-country photos from Monday's ACIS meet!
  
PLUS: BC Athletics is now on Facebook!  Like the page to keep up to date on all of our Middle and Upper School sports teams. For example, you'll find out that Girls Varsity Volleyball just upset Packer 3-0 this evening. Go Lions!
 
 
UPPER SCHOOL CO-CURRICULAR FAIR
Upper schoolers learned about BC's many co-curriculars and affinity groups this week at the co-curricular fair, as each club's leaders encouraged students to join their groups!
 

2ND GRADE EXPLORES BROOKLYN
Second graders went on a walking field trip to the Gowanus Canal! 

 
10TH GRADE STUDY WALT WHITMAN
10th graders in Literature of New York took a trip to Fulton Ferry Landing on Tuesday as part of their unit on Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." More photos.

 
Oct. 5 - 9: 8th Grade Trip to Jackson, WY
Oct. 6: PA Diversity Committee
Oct. 7: 3rd & 4th Grade Class Dinners
Oct. 7: 11th Grade Student/Parent College Night
Oct. 8:  1st & 2nd Grade Class Dinners
Oct. 12:  SCHOOL CLOSED for Columbus Day
Oct 13: 7th & 8th Grade Class Dinner
Oct. 14: PSATs
Oct. 14: PreK/Kindergarten Class Dinners
Oct. 14: Golf Outing