"We have tried to teach you that the dialogue is worthwhile - worthwhile as a community goal, worthwhile for personal and intellectual growth," said Upper School Director Jane Moore In her address to the Class of 2016.   Read her full speech on the BC Blog.

 

Official Commencement photos are now available online for viewing and purchasing. Access codes have been mailed to all parents of the Class of 2016 . For more information please contact the Upper School office.

Congratulations to the parents of the Class of 2016, who raised a record amount, $60,000, for the traditional Senior Class Gift to the Fund for Faculty!

 

Congrats to Middle School Humanities Teacher Geoff Agnor, who is Berkeley Carroll's latest inductee into NYC's Academy for Teachers! The Academy brings New York's finest teachers together for master classes led by preeminent intellectuals and artists. Mr. Agnor was chosen to take a class with biographer David McCullough, who is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S.' highest civilian award. Read more.

Seventh grader Charlie H. '21 has been named outstanding soloist at the Brooklyn Music School Jazz Festival and received a $500 scholarship. Saxophone great Jeff Newell came to BC to present the award to Charlie.

Ninth though eleventh graders learned about different fields of work at BC's second annual Career Symposium. The keynote address was given by Dan Porter, a BC parent and head of digital at William Morris Endeavor, who spoke about his own unpredictable career and advised students on "why you shouldn't know what you want to be when you grow up."  Students then heard from nearly 30 BC parents, alumni and faculty on nine panels ranging from arts and fashion, media and entertainment, business, law, medicine and engineering. Read more. See the full list of panelists and view photos. 

 

Students participated in nearly 30 BC After School programs and recently showcased what they've learned in activities like Brooklyn Beats, Gymstars, Duckling Swim, Chess, MIT Scratch and more. Photos. Play MIT Scratch student games.

Fifth and sixth grade students in the Math/Art Elective created a bar graph out of the digits of pi, which, due to how much it resembles a cityscape, they have dubbed the Pi Skyline.

Thinking about playing an Upper School fall sport next year? The 2016 preseason schedules are now posted on the BC website. 

As part of the immigration unit of their Spanish class, seventh graders took tours of East Harlem's El Barrio and learned about Puerto Rican culture and community with guides from El Museo del Barrio. The tours were conducted entirely in Spanish.  Each student interviewed an immigrant in Spanish to learn about their personal history and reasons for settling in New York. They presented the interviews to their peers this week. Read more.