We also have an active student government. Our current clubs include: Garden Crew, Otaku, Recycling, Glee, Hiking, Honor Society, Culinary Cooking Club, Science and Research and Painting Club with Public Color. Our students participate in the Junior Achievement job shadowing program and the Sadie Nash Leadership Program. Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation. While our school trips vary each year, last year students went to: Student basketball game, Cultural Day, Earth Day, Breast Cancer Walk, Science Fair, Field Day, Senior BBQ and Harvest Lunch
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The Brooklyn Botanic Garden engages families with free gardening classes and an annual Fall Family Festival in their Children's Garden.Īnnual events include our Staff vs.
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The Parent Association holds fundraisers such as Movie Nights and a Cultural Festival. Learning Center offers opportunities for students to work with subject-area teachers after school twice a week.įreshman Seminar for all incoming freshman A full-time social worker provides counseling, group workshops, and peer leadership opportunities that promote healthy relationships.Īll ninth graders participate in Restorative Circles. We are partnered with the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation and its Margaret's Place program. We have two guidance counselors who follow students throughout their four years here. Some of our upperclassmen take afternoon classes at Long Island University. Students are assigned mentors to support them in this endeavor. We also require our students to write a 10-page paper in order to graduate. Some of the courses that we've offered in the past two years have included: Spanish, Theatre, Computer Science, Computer Art, Studio Art, Geology, Chemistry, Science and Sustainability, School Newspaper, Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science and Earth Science.įor a small school, we offer a large variety of Advanced Placement Courses. This weekly class focuses on urban ecology and native plant communities of the New York City area.
Using the world-renowned Brooklyn Botanic Garden as their living classroom, students learn inquiry-based science research skills in our signature Field Studies course. On weekends in the fall and spring, students go on long hikes in popular state parks outside of NYC. In our Garden Crew after-school club, students plant, grow and harvest food in BBG's Children's Garden used for a bi-annual Harvest lunch in the school cafeteria.īBG also supports our hiking club. BBG's Partnership Manager stays after-school with students to help with applications and job interview preparation. One major component of the partnership is connecting students to jobs, internships, summer camps, and volunteer opportunities such as paid positions in Prospect Park, paid internships with the Nature Conservancy's LEAF program, and admission into a free two-week summer camp in the Catskill mountains. A few highlights of the partnership include:īASE students and their families receive free admission to BBG throughout the year including festivals and BASE Family Activities.
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