BCAM 9th Grade Students Exhibit Portraits and Oral Histories At Pratt Institute
BCAM would like to invite students, staff, and families to join us this week at the Pratt Institute of Art to view the exhibit
Where I’m From - Portraiture & Oral History. The exhibit features work from 9th grade Art & English classesand can be viewed from May 8th -15th. There will be a closing reception on
May 14th from 4 - 6:30. View and download the flyer below for specific details and directions.
Closing Reception May 14th, 4:30-6pm
Nancy Ross Project Space
Pratt Institute Main Building,
2nd Floor 200 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Gallery Hours - 9am-6pm
Click
HERE for details and directions.
Click
HERE to listen to the oral histories podcast.
BCAM Students Visit Physics Lab at Columbia University
A group of 10th and 11th grade students on a visit to a Plasma Physics Fusion Lab at Columbia University. The students had a chance to speak to the scientists about their research and about what it is like to be a professional scientist. They also got to stand inside an old (safe) nuclear reactor!
Community Circle Weekly Announcements
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HERE to read our latest academic and community announcements for students, staff, and families.
BCAM Hosts The Interrupters Free Movie Screening Thursday, May 3rd
We are proud to announce that BCAM had a successful movie screening this past Thursday May 3rd from 5-7 pm of
The Interrupters at the Von King Cultural Arts Center. This documentary movie explored the cycles of violence that persist in our communities, and reveals a model that has worked to interrupt that cycle. Thank you to all staff, students, and community members who attended and supported our fight to end violence.
Please see the flyer below for details.
BCAM Seniors Featured Finalists on NPR Radio
Students at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School who call themselves the Swaggbrarians have remixed music by Beethoven in their Bang-On-A-Can Music Elective.
(L-R) Seniors Brandon Jones, Daniel Simpson, instructor Adam Miller, Jalan Barber.
The Philharmonic's "Beethoven Remix Project" invited Brooklyn-based artists to take the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") and run with it. Earlier this month, five finalists were announced, one of whom include our very own BCAM Swaggbrarians.
To hear the Swaggbrarians music click HERE.
To learn more about the project click HERE.
BCAM Annual Spring 2011-12 Quality Review
We thank all staff, students, and community members that contributed to this year's 2011-12 Quality Review where we received a "Proficient" rating.
This document provides the school community with evidence-based information about the school's development and serves as a source of feedback for the school leadership to improve the school's support for student performance. BCAM will continue to work to maintain our high creative and academic standards for all students.
Read our 2011-12 Quality Review HERE.
To learn more about the quality review process click
HERE.
BCAM Senior Anthony Turner Published in NY TImes & Huffington Post
BCAM is proud to congratulate Senior author, Anthony Turner, for his moving article published in both the NY Times online and the Huffington Post! Turner wrote a response to the Trayvon Martin case, raising interesting questions about stereotypes of young black men and the fairness of
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.
Turner's article is featured HERE
BCAM's Caught In The Act Theater Performances Huge Success
We are excited to announce that BCAM's 3rd Annual Theatrical Performances performed on March 28-30 was a huge success Please read below for an exciting description of this year's production. Thanks to all students, staff, families, and community members who supported this great theatrical production!
Director Gracie Klench once again is faced with the task of trying to control and develop her young actors in this year's production of the classic British play "Hark, Hark, the Dumplings!" As Gracie's cast is about to erase her last remaining ounce of sanity, along comes news that one of the actors is actually a murderer on the run. Find out what happens in this year's comedic production of Caught in the Act, presented by BCAM High School and directed by our own 11th grade English Teacher, Mr. Pedergnana.
BCAM Staff Write $10,000 Grant for eReaders In Library
BCAM would like to congratulate our 10th grade English Teacher Mrs. Jefferson and MS 117 Campus Librarian Ms. Chovnick on securing a $10,000 grant to purchase eReaders and eBooks for our library!The grant is from the Astor Center for Public School Libraries at New Visions for Public Schools and is called the Astor eReader-eBook Phase 2 Grant.
BCAM BACKTALK Newspaper Hot Off the Press!
We are excited to announce that BCAM BACKTALK, our student produced newspaper, is now available online! Check out our first exciting issue
HERE.
To download and print a PDF of BACKTALK Issue 1, click
HERE.
BCAM Own Your Future 12th Grade Students Showcase Media Work Online
BCAM invites you to view the impressive media projects completed by students in our
Own Your Future program, a year-long media arts program that focuses on community accountability, media arts, professional experience and internships, and how design can better our local community.
Student Work (shown below) from the academic year as well as the intensive 2 week summer program held at Pratt Institute of Art is now available
HERE.
See posters designed by students HERE.
Meet the student participants and hear more about the project at: http://www.ownyourfuture-bcam.org.
BCAM Chosen as an Exploring The Arts (ETA) Partner School
We are proud to announce that BCAM has been chosen as a partner to and grant recipient from the Tony Bennett
Exploring the Arts Partnership (ETA). In addition to receiving the $10,000 Principal's Grant to fund arts integration into our curriculum, BCAM also received two $2500 Teacher Challenge grants written by classroom teachers to incorporate media and arts resources and training into the classroom. Click the links below to read the winning Challenge Grant proposals.
Rebranding and Revealing Truth: Creating Video Parodies in 11th Grade Media Arts
Cooperating Teachers: Christy Herbes (11th grade Media and Art), Jessica Valoris (Curriculum Support Specialist)
BCAM Chosen as Question Bridge Pilot School
Along with one other NYC high school and 6 schools from Oakland and Atlanta, BCAM has been chosen as a pilot location for the 2011-12 Question Bridge project. BCAM educators will be leading a group of BCAM young men through the project throughout the course of the year.
Question Bridge: Black Males is a transmedia art project that includes an installation, high school curriculum, community events, a robust interactive website, and a mobile app. It facilitates a healing dialogue among black men in America and offers them a platform to represent and redefine their identity. The team is composed of accomplished artists, thought leaders, and producers including Chris Johnson, Hank Willis Thomas, Bayete Ross-Smith, Kamal Sinclair, and their new transmedia partner, Innovent.
Community Handbook 2011-12
Click HERE to read the handbook online.
Click HERE to download a printable version.