Brooklyn Friends School
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Brooklyn, New York 11201 United States |
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| School type | Private |
| Denomination | Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) |
| Established | 1867 |
| Founder | Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) |
| Status | Open |
| Head of school | Larry Weiss |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten — grade 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 2 - 19 |
| Enrollment | 835 |
| Average class size | 21 students |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gray |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Publication | Scribe, Wordflirt |
| School fees | $3,000 - $4,000 |
| Tuition | $12,500 - $38,000 |
| Affiliation | Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) |
| Website | http://www.brooklynfriends.org |
Coordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°59′17″W / 40.6926°N 73.9881°W
Brooklyn Friends School is a school at 375 Pearl Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) is an independent, college preparatory Quaker school serving a culturally diverse educational community of approximately 835 students, from two years of age through 12th grade.
Founded in 1867 by the Religious Society of Friends as a coeducational Quaker school, Brooklyn Friends School is one of the oldest continuously operating independent schools in New York City.
From an initial student body of 17, the school now enrolls 835 students from Preschool through 12th grade, with a faculty and staff of approximately 240. While the percentage of Quaker families and staff is small, the school’s Quaker values have remained central to its mission.
Starting as a grade school, BFS added a kindergarten in 1902, a high school division in 1907, and a Preschool and Family Center in 1985 and 1992 respectively. The most recent addition, the BFS Preschool, has gained prominence as one of the city’s premier early learning centers.
The Academy Award-winning 1981 documentary Close Harmony chronicled how a children's choir of 4th- and 5th-graders from the school joined with elderly retirees from a Brooklyn Jewish seniors' center to give a joint concert.
Brooklyn Friends School is split into four academic levels: Preschool, Lower School (K-4), Middle School (5-8), and Upper School (9-12).
Lower School (K-4)
The Lower School curriculum includes classes in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, Spanish, dance, music, visual arts, woodworking, physical education, and health.
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