BC SCORES MORE DEBATE MEDALS
BC came out on top in debate tournaments at Bed-Stuy's Achievement First High School and in Queens last weekend. The Upper School team took second place overall - our varsity and novice two-person public forum debate teams came in first - while two middle schoolers were undefeated in three rounds of competition. Read the full article here. 

300+ ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THE STEAM FAIR 
More than 300 students & parents have already registered for our 2nd annual STEAM Fair, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at our Lincoln Place campus. Featured activities include car building/racing with Nerdy Derby, Mario the Magician, and Sweetcycle which allows students to blend their own delicious smoothies by pedaling a bike... plus many other hands-on activities where students and families can explore, experiment discover, design and create! All events and lunch are free. Learn more here or sign up here.
 

4th GRADE MEETS BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Fourth graders were thrilled to meet Chris Grabenstein, author of the NY Times bestsellers "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" and "The Island of Dr. Libris." Lower School Librarian Briar Sauro said, "In a highly engaging and humorous presentation (Mr. Grabenstein used to do improv with Bruce Willis and Robin Williams), we learned the importance of rewriting, imagination and character development (show, don't tell!). We also got a sneak peek into his newest book." Read more.
 
 
PRE-K VISITS NEWLY DISCOVERED 122 FT. DINOSAUR
Our PreK students were among the first in the world to see the American Museum of Natural History's new titanosaur. (The exhibit was just installed this 2 weeks ago.) The species is so new that paleontologists haven't formally named it yet; it's believed to be one of the largest dinos ever discovered. How big is it? It grazes the gallery's 19-foot-high ceilings, and its neck and head extend into another room.
 

ATHLETICS UPDATE 
7/8 Girls' Basketball Team beat Poly Prep, 22-20! Read Dick McGrath's Athletics Update for the coming week here.  (Note: all games and school activities on Sat., Jan. 23 have been cancelled due to the blizzard)
 
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEAKS TO 8TH GRADE
The 8th grade was privileged to hear Holocaust survivor (and BC grandparent) Sally Frishberg speak about how she and her family lived through WWII in Poland, hidden in a farmer's attic. She told students, "Hatred is a dreadful state of mind and it gets you nothing but hatred in return."
 

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: CALEB G. 
Caleb G. '14/Bowdoin '18 is planning to major in biology and philosophy at Bowdoin College with the goal of becoming a marine biologist! Watch his new video profile and hear him talk about how BC prepared him for college here. 

SENIOR PEER LEADERS PREP FOR PARENT NIGHT
Senior peer leaders spent Friday together on their winter retreat at Sterling Place, preparing for Peer Parent Night next week!


BREAKFAST CLUB DISCUSSES: WHO IS A "NATURAL BORN CITIZEN?"
At the Republican debate last week Donald Trump questioned whether his fellow presidential candidate Ted Cruz was a "natural born citizen"--which is what the Constitution requires of all U.S. presidents. Learn more about their discussion 
 
DON'T MISS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY ON SUNDAY!  
"The Last Night of Vaudeville," the Middle School play will have its final performance on Sunday.  Purchase tickets and view the photo gallery. 
 
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SPOTLIGHT: FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
Renowned language acquisition author and researcher Eileen Glisan, of Indiana University of Pennsylvania conducted a professional development workshop for language teachers from all three BC divisions. Teachers engaged in discussion and hands-on practice of high-leverage teaching strategies that, research has shown, facilitate second language acquisition. Read more. 
 
"MUSIC MAN" REHEARSALS BEGIN (A JOINT US/MS MUSICAL!)
6 -12th grade actors prepared for the spring musical, "Music Man," at their first rehearsal!
SIGN UP FOR SUMMER CAMP TODAY!
It may be snowing out now but warmer days will be coming before you know it: online registration has begun for Berkeley Carroll's summer camps and programs. Visit the website to learn more about everything that's planned for 2016. And check out our new Creative Arts Program (CAP) video and new Children's Day Camp video!
  
  
LUNCH MENUS 
 
  
Jan. 23: Middle School Play ("The Last Night of Vaudeville")
Jan. 25: 9th Grade Student/Parent Peer Leadership Evening
Jan. 26: Spanish Coffee for Parents (preK-Grade 1)
Jan. 29: Junior Variety Show
Jan. 29: Best Buddies
Feb. 3: 5th Grade Debut Concert
Feb. 3: Spanish Coffee for Parents (Grades 2-4)
Feb. 3: 8th Grade Living Wax Museum 
 
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