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The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, and all Brooklyn Friends School graduates complete Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) during 11th and 12th grade. CAS may involve dance, theatre, music, leadership, and designing a service project.
The school has performing arts and visual arts. Middle School students take dance, drama, chorus, and orchestra; fifth graders study dance and chorus or orchestra; seventh and eighth graders choose electives in painting, drawing, ceramics, woodworking, video, and video animation.
Foreign language study begins in the middle school, with fifth graders continuing Spanish from the Lower School; Beginning in sixth grade, students choose Spanish, French, or Mandarin. The IB program includes language study such as Spanish AB/B, French AB/B, and Mandarin AB at BFS.
Activities and an exploratory curriculum provide Middle Schoolers opportunities to learn about their interests and assume leadership roles.
The school emphasizes service to the community through a Service Learning and Civic Engagement program and the Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) requirements of the IB program.
Upper School offers Student Led Activities such as Model UN and other clubs; Later @Lawrence after-school programming includes American Sign Language, Girls Who Code, and Figure Drawing.
Wholeness and Well-Being is integrated across the community, led by Counseling and Learning Support teams, with a holistic, strength-based approach that affirms belonging.
Brooklyn Friends School is a day school in New York City, rooted in Quaker values and serving students from age 2 through 18. The school combines the American curriculum with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12, giving students the option to pursue the full DP or take IB courses for credit. The DP core includes Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and Creativity, Activity and Service, and the program emphasizes rigorous inquiry and cross‑disciplinary thinking. The campus structure supports Preschool through Grade 12 across two sites: 375 Pearl Street houses Early Childhood through Middle School with multiple libraries, science laboratories, art studios, a theater, and rooftop play area; 116 Lawrence Street hosts Upper School with additional classrooms, science labs, visual and performing arts spaces, a library, and a cafe. Brooklyn Friends School offers broad arts, language, service, and leadership opportunities, alongside strong commitment to community and wellness.
