Brooklyn Independent

Instagram AND reality: how we’re feeling about our Terrapins returning back to BKI next week! 🤩🥳😊 AND how we feel when alumni visit (pic 2!) 🥹! Thank you families for making it out to our 24-25 orientation. WE CAN’T WAIT!

2 weeks into BKI Staff Development! We took a pause from training and traded our teacher hats for our student hats! Pictured above: BKI staff leaning into an incredible immersive Paint & Snack experience where staff created Terrapin watercolor paintings! Can you believe the artistry?!

Countdown begins: 1 week until BKI is BACK! ✨🥳✨

🎨 Special shout out to our incredible BKI partner, + all-star Art Teacher Isabella for leading us in this amazing activity!

Closing Out With Gratitude -

Closing Out With Gratitude BKI once again gives thanks to our our event sponsors:  Wine generously provided by   Crimson Wine Group Special thanks to Diane and Joseph Steinberg Beer generously provided by   New Belgium Brewing Company    Delicious eats sponsored by Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster Special thanks to SuG...

⚡️ It’s Playoff Time! ⚡️Let’s gooo Terrapins! ⚽️ 🐢 ⚽️

☀️TODAY IS THE DAY!☀️We’re blocking off St. Felix Street for our annual BKI Spring Festival!

Join us for:
🍔BBQ!
🥳BOUNCY HOUSE!
📚$1 BOOK FAIR!
🎨SPIN ART AND CARDBOARD PROJECT!
🧁BAKESALE!
😍AND MORE!!

SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST 1-4 PM 🥳

⚡️THIS IS IT! ⚡️6/1 at 8PM! Link in bio to get your bids in! ⚡️

Our BKI Silent Auction closes Saturday at 8 PM! We’ve got something for everyone… check out our LUCKY 7️⃣ HIGHLIGHTS:

1️⃣ leather field tote! 👜
2️⃣ 4 personal training sessions! 🏋🏾‍♀️
3️⃣ signed basketball! 🏀
4️⃣ no need to bid, these are one of our few “for sale now” items! ☔️
5️⃣ beauty package! 🧖🏼‍♂️
6️⃣ dental care! 🪥
7️⃣ 6 mo. of Siggi’s yogurt! 🐮

🥳Link in profile and stories!🥳

One of our favorite Auction categories: BKI HOMEMADE! 😍Swipe to preview some highlights — yes, including the incredibly popular pet portrait! 🐶 Link in profile & stories!

🩷THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING BKI FAMILIES — CURRENT & ALUMNI — FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS! 🩷

🎉Today’s BKI Auction Highlight: JEWELRY! Swipe for more! ➡️ ➡️➡️

💎 designer based in California!
💎 female founder based in Washington, DC! (and college bff of co-founder, Ms. Tejedor! 💝)
💎 BKI parent AND based in Brooklyn!

🎉1 week left to bid on BKI’s Silent Auction & Raffle🎉 Today’s highlight: AUCTION EXPERIENCES! Link in profile & stories for full catalog! 🤩

🎉BKI Silent Auction & Raffle is now… LIVE! 🎉 We’ll be posting daily highlights until the auction closes on 5/29! Happy bidding and scroll for today’s highlights! ➡️

High School Results & Upcoming Info Session! -

High School Results & Upcoming Info Session! Dear Families,  Celebration is in full swing at BKI!  Between incredible high school results, multiple Friday Field Learning excursions, our upcoming spring musical, BKI family Open Classroom experiences -- we've got a lot to celebrate.  We'll be hosting two Spring BKI Admissions Info Sessions fo...

So. Much. To. Celebrate! -

So. Much. To. Celebrate! Dear BKI Supporters,  Celebration is in full swing at BKI! Thank you for continuing to make so many joyful moments of academic achievement and social enrichment possible. Between incredible high school results, multiple Friday Field Learning excursions, spring musical rehearsals, BKI family Open C...

This week in Centering Black Voices Month, BKI focused it’s attention on door decorating!! Students and teachers came together to leverage their creativity, teamwork and artistic talents! Check out their creations! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

⚡️Friday Field Learning Spotlight⚡️Our 6th-8th graders spent Friday Field Learning at exploring enzymatic food production, RNA transcription, and forensic fingerprint analysis! 🔬Pictured above: 6th graders exploring the classification of prints, analyzing their own fingerprints, and then applying fingerprint analysis to solve the mystery of the missing birthday cake! 🕵🏽‍♀️🔍Where will our Terrapins travel next?

5 Reasons for Thanks & Giving! -

5 Reasons for Thanks & Giving! To our amazing community, In honor of BKI’s 5th Birthday, we’re thrilled to officially launch our BKI 5 for 5 Campaign!! With an extraordinary group of volunteer Team Leaders - all committed to getting 5 of their friends/family/colleagues to give to BKI between now and December 15th - together, ...

Our 5th Birthday -

Our 5th Birthday Dear BKI Supporters,  Is it the middle of November already? Time is flying and we didn't want to let another week go by without reaching out and sharing some BKI joy with you.   Year 5 at BKI (yes -- we're 5 years old!) is unfolding as our strongest year yet with 106 amazing students, our stronges...

In 3 Months... -

In 3 Months... So many exciting connections and learnings happen each day at Brooklyn Independent.  Which is why we're especially excited to spend the month of November creating extra space for gratitude and reflection. Here are a few of our gratitude highlights from the last 3 months:

We'd love to meet. -

We'd love to meet. We understand that choosing the right middle school for your child is an important decision, and we believe that visiting our school is a great way to get to know us better.

Fall Open House Sessions Continue -

Fall Open House Sessions Continue! We get it! The final years of elementary school are bittersweet, but we’re here to show kids and families that middle school—and even its challenges—can be fun and exciting.  With 29 combined years of middle school experience,  we’ve created a balanced program of rigorous curriculum + real...

🚨ALERT!🚨We’re moving the Spring Festival to TOMORROW Sunday 5/21 from 1-4 PM because of the stormy weather. BBQing, crafting, dancing continues.. see you tomorrow!

💥THIS IS IT!💥 Final chance to place your bids and purchase your raffle tickets — our auction closes at 9 PM today (5/17)! All funds raised go directly to support BKI’s mission and to expand our elective and Friday Field Learning offerings. ⚡️Let’s do it! ⚡️

4️⃣ more days left to bid!!

Thanks to our supporters 💙:

💥Heads up!💥 Part of our annual auction will be an amazing collection of books, including the sci fi supernatural romance ANOTHER DIMENSION OF US by Mike Albo. We were thrilled to have him visit Mr. Grijalva’s creating writing class earlier this month! He talked to students about the power of keeping a notebook, the career of a creative writer, and also gave them a few writing tips and tricks.

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💥Link in bio to bid!! 💥

Did you know 💯 percent of auction funds raised go directly to support BKI’S mission of an inclusive equitable education for all? Join us! Link in bio. 💚

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Day 2️⃣ of our auction! Shuffleboard, stunning jewelry, movie tickets and so much more! Link in bio to join in on bidding. 💜

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We’re live! We’re live! 💖 Super pumped to be promoting local Fort Greene businesses like and — have you registered to bid yet? Link in bio! 💖

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Auction officially opens at 8 AM TODAY! Only minutes away from delicious (farm to table!!) food and experiences!

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Who’s ready for tomorrow’s auction launch? 🙋🏽Mini golf, more yoga, Vietnamese food, Chipotle, bees, running — you name it, we got it! Register to bid in our bio 🌸

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Who’s ready for tomorrow’s auction launch? 🙋🏽Mini golf, more yoga, Vietnamese food, Chipotle, bees, running — you name it, we got it! Register to bid in our bio 🌸

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