Sat - 1/24 Better Together
BETTER TOGETHER
Sponsored by the BNS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Our 3rd Annual Better Together brings together our diverse community for a day to create an inclusive space to share food, activities, learning, conversation, and fellowship!
Saturday, January 24, 11 am - 2 pm
Location: BNS Cafeteria
Admission is Free and Open to All! Bring the whole family.
Featured Activities During the Day
José Joaquín García from Brooklyn Arts Exchange will lead a community activity to get our bodies moving and build connections (no experience required!)
José is a BAX teaching artist and also a former BNS parent. He works with Pre-K, 1st, 3rd, and 4th graders, with Donna from BAX seeing the remaining grades. José has been an annual fixture at Better Together. More on José here: José Joaquín García | Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Amazing DJ skills by BNS Parent Pat Mangan www.patrickmangan.com who will also host Open Mic time (for kids and adults!) Our open mic has featured poetry, song, and breakdancing, so bring your skills and share them with your community!
Other activities will include face painting, Lunar New Year education and crafts, and art activities like bookmark making!
Our Amazing BNS Cafe
The beloved Potluck (more on that below)
And More!
POTLUCK INFO
Share food that is meaningful to your family and culture by signing up for our potluck! (This is a great chance for kids to be involved in cooking!) Enjoy food lovingly made by your BNS community from around the world, in a true celebration of the diversity that makes BNS so special. From horchata to baked ziti to onigiri, you will get to sample delicious food made by families!
GET INVOLVED
Are you interested in sharing an activity from your culture at our event? Reach out to Cherrelle!
As always, volunteers make our events the best! Reach out to the following leads to help!
Cherrelle/Randa/Natasha for Day-of-Event Needs
Nicole for the Cafe - sign up on Konstella