Students at Bard College Berlin are encouraged to create their own Student Organizations.
Student Involvement Fair
Whether through Civic Engagement projects or common interests, students are supported by the College to be creative in their co-curricular work.
Student Clubs
At the start of each semester there is the ‘Student Involvement Fair’ where students can learn about ways to get involved on campus, including joining clubs and student organizations. This event typically occurs on the first Thursday of the semester during lunch time. Students interested in starting a new student club or organization should come speak with the Student Life Manager.
Over the years, many groups have started and done amazing things; some examples include our Student Parliament; the Politics, Rhetoric, and Debate Club; and numerous other art, theater, academic, outdoor and popular interest clubs.
Student Clubs
Student Clubs - Spring 2023
A.N.T. Radio
The Archive of Noise Transmission, or A.N.T. Radio, is an EHCN-funded project that provides a digital sphere for community members to vocalize their ideas. In the tradition of pirate radio, our program is collaboratively produced and freely distributed. We seek to build a space for our community, and to create and share work without the constraints that often hinder artists working under capitalism.
Anti-Racist Reading Club
The mission of the Anti-Racist Reading Club is to create a space for BCB community members who are committed to the process of unlearning their internal biases surrounding race. In this group, we meet weekly, and spotlight different texts or pieces of media chosen by revolving members of the group. These focuses inform the general topic which we discuss in the context of the media of the week. The Anti-Racist Reading Club seeks to be a group which meets people where they are, therefore all levels of knowledge are welcome!
Book Arts Club
Books are fun to make. Book Arts Club will explore simple but exciting ways to fold and bind paper goods. Each meeting will have a focused fold or technique that members will workshop together. Regular attendees will leave with a little collection of books. Members are encouraged to bring found paper and board as well as the basic materials provided. There will be tea and snacks.
Brot, Bier und Brettspiele
Do you want to practice your German? Do you feel shy to speak it? Brot, Bier und Brettspiele provides a safe space for playing games, making mistakes, and motivating each other to improve. We organize regular German evenings where we play games, listen to German music, watch movies in German, eat German dishes, etc. We offer different games and activities, so anyone can join regardless of their level of German Bis bald!
carvings magazine
carvings is an art & fiction magazine. We believe an artist’s greatest quality is their sensibility - how they look at the world, what they bring to the table. The pieces we look for are both bold in direction and meticulous in craft. Pieces right for carvings will notice the wealth of aesthetic opportunity found in our worlds - imagined, real - and follow that thread at any cost. Submissions should be romantic, unafraid, and lush. Like sculpture, carvings aims to unify the broadest gestures and the tiniest details, and hopes to arrive at something more significant than hewn stone.
Contributions are open every quarter under a new theme.
Ceramics Club
Our mission is to offer students interested in ceramics the opportunity to practice and develop their techniques outside the classroom. Ceramics Club meets every two weeks for a couple hours to create in the factory space. Our goal is to provide a communal creative outlet for everyone. Anyone interested in making art is welcome to join! We are an open community of creatives looking for a new space to create with others.
The Economics Club of Bard College Berlin
The Economics Club of Bard College Berlin is a not-for-profit club that strives to engage students interested in economics through academic and community-oriented activities. An emphasis is placed on achieving a link between students, faculty members, economists, and universities. We seek to equip the students with networking and professional opportunities in an effort to extend economic education beyond the classroom.
English Hour invites students and the residents of Pankow, the neighborhood which surrounds our college, to spend an hour together each week to discuss a variety of topics in English. It is an opportunity for the students at Bard College Berlin to make meaningful connections with our neighbors and an opportunity for our neighbors to improve and strengthen their English skills through dialogue This project creates a welcoming and encouraging environment which promotes cultural exchange and understanding and fosters positive relationship building between the diverse participants.
Film Club
Film club would like to indulge with the BCB community in that particular social trance, the curated departure from the everyday, which is born when the lights are flicked off and a community of spectators become immersed in a movie, at once outside themselves and one with the audience. We share our favorite films in weekly screenings that follow a malleable program exploring themes engaged in existing discussions on campus and in courses. We hope to create the opportunity for people to explore the world of cinema, exchange thoughts with peers, love a film, hate a film, engage casually, or come religiously to every screening.
BCB Go Green
BCB Go Green is the umbrella organization of several environmental initiatives on campus and one of the longest-existing student clubs. Its primary aim is to provide students with a range of events and opportunities centered around environmentalism. BCB Go Green empowers students to recognise their own capacity to be change agents through focusing on the immediate circumstances they live in.
Initiatives like the poster campaign on environmentalism and the Environ-mental podcast point out how everyday decisions can have a significant environmental aspect, so therefore becoming more conscious does not require radical changes in one’s life. Our club also cultivates the community-building aspect of environmentalism, highlighting how our shared responsibilities also empower us to take shared action. Finally, BCB Go Green through enterprises like Urban Gardening wishes to help every member of our community to find their room for action while being supported by a network of committed peers.
BCB Go Green invites every member of our college community to join our currently existing projects and bring their own ideas. In the coming semester, we are planning to diversify the range of events we have offered so far, organizing vegan feasts, thematic weeks, and excursions in collaboration with other student initiatives. Join BCB Go Green and our shared endeavor of creating a community of individuals where the individual ideas can become shared ambitions.
The "Ї" club
Pryvit, everybody! We are your fellow Ukrainians and allies who give a face to everything you hear about Ukraine on the news. We’re here to raise awareness about the Russian invasion, educate on Ukrainian culture and history, share modern Ukrainian art, and so much more! Curious about the true Ukraine? Hop on board!
Letter Writing Club
The club revolves around writing letters to whomever is important to you. Dear helps people make meaningful connections by reaching out to their friends and family in a more intimate way than text messages or social media. The club acts as the push many people need to reach out to those they care about.
LGBCBTQ+
This club aims to create a safe space for queer and trans youth at BCB and the wider community of Berlin. We aim to not only educate and learn from each other, but to have fun and explore our creativity. Together we can grow and heal in our experiences and understanding of gender identities and sexualities.
The Middle East and North Africa student forum
The Middle East and North Africa Student Forum aims to be a home for students from the region and a space for allies to interact with and learn about the region’s rich history and culture.
Movement Research Club
Movement Research Club is a place for BCB students to dance together, exercise, explore body-based and contemporary dance practices, and research their own movement. The goal of the club is to create a space for students to dance together and exchange their knowledge of contemporary dance practices, and to maintain our health as a community through regular physical exercises. The club is a perfect fit for those who like to dance for fun, as well as for those who use their body movement as a coping strategy, self-expression, or artistic practice.
Musical Mushrooms
In the Musical Mushrooms our aim is to bring people together with beautiful jam sessions. All you need to participate is any sort of musical alignment. Whether singing, playing an instrument, or even just keeping a consistent beat going, all are welcome. Even if you just know a few chords you can still make some smashing tunes with us.
Queer Bouldering
Do you like rocks? Do you like body movement that isn't competitive? Are you a bit fruity? Join Queer Bouldering club! What is bouldering? Free climbing (without rope and harness, with safety mats and proper footwear) on an artificial rock wall in a massive, luxurious indoor bouldering gym.
BCB Yoga Tribe
The BCB Yoga Tribe is all about doing yoga together to experience the benefits of this ancient Sanskrit practice in its pure form and essence. Any yoga enthusiast, regardless of skill level, who values physical and mental fitness and staying healthy on campus is welcome to join.
When the weather allows, we will even be hopping into nature and practicing yoga at the beautiful parks and hills in the Pankow neighborhood!
Members of the StuPa lead a discussion on the liberal arts and BCB's curriculum
The Student Parliament
What is Student Parliament (StuPa)?
We are the student representation for all things from academics to housing at Bard College Berlin. We facilitate general assemblies, collect student input on campus building projects, and review student services to guarantee the best possible experience for our peers and ourselves here on campus and in Berlin. You can contact us generally at: [email protected]
The Student Parliament
Your Student Parliament of Spring 2022
Representatives Co-Chairs: George (Ruben) Chinchaladze, Vasko Popchevaliev Academic Senate: Deborah Oliveira, Jasmine Ahmed Studies Committee: Teagan (Tay) Mitchell, Eve Sanchez Communications Representative: Daria Khomiakova DEI Representative: Chibuzo (Chichi) Ezekwenna SLC Representatives: Mouadh Elarbi, Kai Bradley Gutiérrez de Terán SL Representative: Ana Mihajlovska
For More Information
For more information about the structure and responsibilities of the Student Parliament, please see our constitution.