Day: November 12, 2025

Crissy Cáceres, head of Brooklyn Friends School, has articulated a vision for education that unites Quaker principles with modern pedagogical research. In a recent discussion with local media, she emphasized student agency, equity, and community engagement as the cornerstones of the school’s approach—an approach she describes as interdisciplinary, experiential, and deeply attentive to both academic and social-emotional growth.Under Crissy...

Brooklyn Friends School advances a pedagogy rooted in Quaker Values and contemporary instructional practice, school leadership explained in a recent profile. Head of school Crissy Caceres emphasized an integrated approach that balances academic rigor with social-emotional learning, aiming to develop students who are both intellectually curious and ethically engaged. According to Caceres, the institution's curriculum prioritizes...