Not Back to School Party!
Sep
12
2:00 PM14:00

Not Back to School Party!

Come hang out with your Home school Community!

2:00-5:00 Crafting skill shares in the Art Room (bring a craft and supplies to share)

3:00 Harrison’s Giant Magnetic Marble Run Grand Opening: Veteran homeschool teen, Harrsion will unveil the giant 4x8 magnetic marble run he built over the summer with community funding.

4:00-5:00 Improv Party with Leo Lion and Firebird Theater! Firebird Youth Theater has the best improv and theater classes and was founded by a former homeschool student Leo Lion.

5:00-6:00 Cooking Class with Cooking Curiosity. Learn to cook with fresh fruit and vegetables from the farmers market.

6:00-8:00 Movie Night Parents are welcome to drop off and go out to eat, or hang out in our space or in the bar and grill downstairs with fellow homeschool parents. Movie TBD

Event is Free and Welcome to All Current, Future, or Past Homeschool Families. Donations towards snacks/materials/rent/staffing always welcome!

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Teen Takeover Open House
Sep
13
2:00 PM14:00

Teen Takeover Open House

Teen Takeover “Not Back to School Month”

Sunday, September 12th 2pm-7

2-3 P.M. Homeschooling as a Teen Roundtable

Group discussion on the joys and challenges of homeschooling at a teen in NYC.

3-7 P.M. Teen Takeover

Teen Takeover is a weekly hangout of mostly homeschooled teen staffed/hosted/attend by teens. They cook meals and cookies for each other (sometimes) play games, and create goofy and kind IRL community. Its a welcoming group, but 9/12 will be especially welcoming! 

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Magic the Gathering Meetup: Mondays
Sep
14
to Jun 14

Magic the Gathering Meetup: Mondays

Magic The Gathering Meetup Continues for our second year with Gerardo Ramirez!

All skill levels welcome! You don’t need your own cards to attend.

This is a weekly meetup from 3:00-5:30. Come on by starting at 3:00 and games start closer to 3:30

The cost is $15 and can be paid directly to @gerardo-ramirez6

RSVP by txting 917-202-1891

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Home School Movie Night!   Not Back to School Month!
Sep
18
5:00 PM17:00

Home School Movie Night!   Not Back to School Month!

Home School Movie Night!  

Friday  September 18th 6:00-9:00

Join us for a DOUBLE FEATURE of 2 wonderful movies you and your child have likely never seen and will remember forever. Come watch a movie or two and eat way too much popcorn and pizza.

We are still taking suggestions for which movies to screen. Parents have the option of dropping off their kids and going out to eat, hang out in our space, or go downstairs to the bar beneath BAA HQ. (Prospect Bar and Grill).

Donations of $10-40 towards staffing, pizza, and rent appreciated but not mandatory. RSVP if you can, txt 917-533-5977.

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Dungeons and Dragons Party!
Aug
31
5:00 PM17:00

Dungeons and Dragons Party!

Dungeons and Dragons Night! Not Back to School Month Opening Event.

August 31st 5:00-8:00

New To Dungeons and Dragons and Want to jump in? BAA staff and Dungeon Master Alex Khost will lead a special campaign that both newbies and seasoned players will enjoy. Young and old have been enjoying role playing games since the 80s, and lately parents have been loving finding non-screen game options for their kids that build creativity and community.

RSVP : txt Alex at: 718-530-2478. $10-$25 Donations for BAA Rent and Pizza welcome but not required!

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Collage Party! (hosted by Zoe)
Sep
13
4:00 PM16:00

Collage Party! (hosted by Zoe)

Collage Party! (hosted by Zoe)  

Saturday, September 13th 4-8 P.M.

BAA alum and sometimes staff member and likely future president, Zoe de Pedro, will host another one of their packed and popular art making parties. All materials provided, but feel free to bring some more collage materials (old magazines, books, wrapping paper, tissue paper) or any objects you’d like to cover with collage.

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Homeschool Workshop: Translating Child-Led learning into Homeschool Paperwork
Sep
4
7:00 PM19:00

Homeschool Workshop: Translating Child-Led learning into Homeschool Paperwork

Homeschool Workshop: Translating Child-Led learning into Homeschool Paperwork 

Thursday September 4th 7:00-8:00 P.M

Learn how to Translate Child led/SDE/unschooling pedagogy into homeschool paperwork with homeschool parent and expert, Jenni Mahnaz. Event will be on zoom, register here: https://forms.gle/6ozbk7J4ZBeCok4p8

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Not Back to School Pasta Making Party and Open House
Sep
3
11:00 AM11:00

Not Back to School Pasta Making Party and Open House

Brooklyn Apple Open House and Pasta Making Lessons!

Wednesday September 3rd 11:00-5:00

Come check out our facilities, use the art room, wood shop, kitchen, library, and board game collection and spend a day making stuff and playing with your fellow homeschoolers.  

Noah will be on-site offering lessons on pasta making, with the option of making sweet potato gnocchi (GF or Gluten!)

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Not Back to School Picnic: Picnic House
Jun
5
10:30 AM10:30

Not Back to School Picnic: Picnic House

  • 40 West Drive Brooklyn, NY, 11215 United States (map)
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What:  Meet up and Play with Fellow homeschoolers in Prospect Park

When: Picnic 10:30-1 at Liggett Terrace on Governors Island Then from 1-3 there are 7 slots for kids that want to play at “The Yard” (a kids only “Adventure playground” If you want to snag a slot e-mail Onalee at ArtsyNani@gmail.co

Where: Picnic First at Liggett Terrace and then moving to “The Yard/Play-ground”

“The Yard” or “Play-ground” on Governor’s Island

https://goo.gl/maps/KAhvK2zPaRH2CJU79

Lost? Questions? Call 347-683-5861

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Weekly Saturday Board Games Meetup
Sep
9
to Jun 15

Weekly Saturday Board Games Meetup

Brooklyn Apple and Zev Anderman will be hosting a regular Saturday late afternoon board game meetup!

When: Saturdays, 2-5 PM (starting September 9th)

Where: Brooklyn Apple Academy, 545 5th Ave. Brooklyn, 2nd Floor (between 14th and 15th streets)

Who: Everyone is welcome! All ages and skill levels are encouraged.

What: We'll be playing a variety of board games, card games, and RPGs. Feel free to bring your own games or borrow some from us.

Some popular games we play are: Forbidden Desert, Machi Koro, Boggle, Ingenious, Euchre, and Mao

Price: Free! Donations to help cover rent and other costs are very appreciated, but optional.

We hope to see you there!

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