Sports & Athletics
Home of the Bears
The BASIS Independent Brooklyn Bears athletic teams are composed of student-athletes with varying skills and abilities. With guidance from our talented coaches, all student-athletes work toward a common goal of learning the value of teamwork, sportsmanship, and dedication. Our approach to athletics promotes healthy competition and empowers students with the discipline, grit, and persistence to become leaders in athletics and beyond. It is the command of these skills that has led many of our student-athletes to victory in a variety of competitions, large and small. We are as proud of our students as athletes as we are of them as scholars. Go, Bears!
Sports and Athletics Highlights
Our league athletics teams compete in the CPSAL (Charter Public School Athletic League) against schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In league sports, we emphasize competing at a high level and prioritize sportsmanship and teamwork. Our non-competitive athletics are focused on participation and skill building. Some athletics that are non-competitive now may eventually grow to be league sports in future years depending on participation and availability. The list below is a sampling of our offerings.
Fall Sports
- Middle School & Varsity Flag Football
- Middle School & Varsity Girls Volleyball
- Middle School & Varsity Boys Soccer
- Middle School & Varsity Girls Soccer
- Middle School & Varsity Boys & Girls Cross Country
- Grades 3–5 Boys Soccer Clinic
- Grades 3–5 Girls Soccer Clinic
- Grades 3–5 Co-Ed Flag Football Clinic
- Grades 3–5 Boys & Girls Cross Country Clinic
Winter Sports
- Middle School, Junior Varsity & Varsity Boys Basketball
- Grade 6 Girls Basketball
- Middle School & Varsity Boys & Girls Indoor Track
- Grades 3–5 Boys & Girls Basketball Clinic
- Grades 3–5 Boys & Girls Indoor Track Clinic
- Grades 5–12 Squash Clinic
Spring Sports
- Grades 3–5 Boys Baseball Clinic
- Middle School & Varsity Boys Baseball
- Middle School & Varsity Boys & Girls Outdoor Track
- Grades 3–5 Boys & Girls Outdoor Track Clinic
- Grades 3–5 Boys & Girls Tennis Clinic
- Middle School & Varsity Boys & Girls Tennis
- High School Boys & Girls Tennis
Strength & Conditioning
Our Strength & Conditioning program is designed to empower students with the physical skills, knowledge, and discipline necessary to excel at a high level on the court, field, track, or pool. Tailored specifically for our student-athletes, this program focuses on building a strong foundation of functional movement patterns, improving athleticism, and instilling lifelong habits of physical well-being.
Our Mascot
The Bears
Chosen By Our Community
When our elementary school first opened, we didn't have a mascot; we were simply known as the Elements. A few years in, we decided it was time for our students to help define who we were. We turned the decision over to the community and invited students to submit their own mascot ideas for a school-wide vote. There was just one rule: The mascot had to have a name that incorporated different chemical elements from the periodic table. After plenty of creativity, excitement, and student debate, we chose the Bear, which represents the strength of our community as well as the elements of Beryllium, Argon, and Sulfur.
