Parents and Families

Mission

The mission of The Nightingale-Bamford School Parents Association is to live our school’s values of truth, friendship, and loyalty by promoting a school community that is connected, inclusive, and engaged. Through volunteer opportunities and school-wide events, we seek to make the Nightingale experience as great for parents as it is for students.

Who We Are

The PA Leadership oversees the entire Parents Association and works with class representatives, new family engagement representatives, and event and committee chairs to carry out the PA's mission.

2023–2024 PA Leadership

PA President
Maleha Haroon P’22 P’24 P’28

PA Vice President
Kathryn Bhirud P’33

PA Secretary/Treasurer
Tammi Brodsky P’25

PA Vice President for Community and Belonging
Naomi White Randolph '93 P’27

PA Upper School Division Representative
Sofia Perea P’24 P’26

PA Middle School Division Representative
Stefanie Spina P’29 P’30

PA Lower School Division Representative
Gabrielle Breslow P’32

Class Representatives

Class representatives are dedicated to keeping the parent body connected and informed about school events and policies. They fill the critical role of liaison between their class and the Nightingale administration and serve a two-year term. The PA Leadership Team works closely with class reps to make sure announcements and important information is disseminated to parents in each class in a timely manner. Class reps should be your first stop anytime you have a question or concern, as they are familiar with school policies and procedures and can address many issues that arise. Each class has three reps, with the exception of Kindergarten, Class IX, and Class XII (which have four class reps). You should expect to hear from them fairly regularly, as they send out email reminders of upcoming events and coordinate a variety of class-wide communications.

Event & Committee Chairs

Event & Committee Chairs are responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and execution of events and committees, and collaborate with PA Leadership to organize numerous events that connect and entertain our community during the school year.

Supporting the event chairs are hundreds of parent volunteers whose talent, creativity and generosity are invaluable to every Nightingale event’s success. We encourage and welcome every parent to participate. Throughout the school year, there are numerous volunteer opportunities for parents to be involved.

2023–2024 Events and Committees
New Families Engagement Committee
Uniform Closet
General Store
Professional Community Appreciation
Nightingale Cares
Parents in Action
Cultural Night
Parent Party
Lower School Bingo Night
Middle School Ping Pong Night
Middle School Alliance
Nighthawk Athletics
Parents of Daughters of Color (PODOC)

Questions?

If you have questions about the Parents Association, please email us at pa@nightingale.org.

Together with several peer schools, we offer private morning bus service from seven locations in Brooklyn and several locations in downtown Manhattan (below 23rd Street) and the Bronx. To see past years’ bus routes and timing, please click here. There are also DOE buses available for students in Classes K-VI; ridership is dependent on the distance from a student’s home to Nightingale.

Lower School Uniform

• Navy uniform tunic, navy Lands’ End uniform pant
• Navy PE shorts under tunic
• White short-sleeved Lands' End ruffle collar Peter Pan knit top
• Navy knee socks, plain white high-cut ankle, crew socks or white ankle socks with navy piping
• White tie sneakers for K-IV

Middle School Uniform

• Uniform navy blue or grey skirt, navy chino pants, or bermuda-length navy chino shorts (no words or logos)
• White Nightingale polo shirt with bird logo; Classes VII and VIII may also wear light blue, navy blue, or gray Nightingale polo shirts with the bird logo
• Visible white ankle socks (no peds), white or navy knee socks, or navy tights
• Athletic sneakers only

Upper School Uniform

• Uniform navy blue or grey skirt, navy chino pants, or bermuda-length navy chino shorts (no words or logos)
• White Nightingale polo shirt with bird logo, solid-colored collared shirts with sleeves, including polo shirts, turtlenecks, and button-down shirts
• Any ankle, knee socks, or peds; tights or stockings must be a solid color (no fishnets or other weaves that create a pattern)
• Low-heeled or flat shoes, boots or sneakers (including high-tops). Sandals and backless clogs are not allowed. All shoes must have a closed toe and back.

The Uniform Closet

The Parents Association sponsors the Uniform Closet as an alternative to buying from Lands' End. It is a wonderful option for picking up gently worn uniforms at no cost.