Just saw the Falls Church premiere of I AM http://iamthedoc.com/ . Check it out. Will be at E Street starting Friday. Heart-centered it had all my favorites: Thomas Merton, Albert Einstein, Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and new insights on how we are biologically and spiritually hard-wired for cooperation. I AM The Documentary | [...]
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I AM
Posted in Activism, Burke y El Mundo, Community, Performing Arts, Science on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reggie Wills, our Director of Equity and Inclusion, Makes the News!
Posted in Activism, Community, Education, journalism on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reggie was interviewed by Teaching Tolerance Magazine, and he discussed Burke’s role in celebrating International Abolition Day last year in conjunction with the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation. He is quoted throughout the article and the reporter included details about the efforts of our students to recognize the plight of victims of slave trafficking. This is [...]
Burke.Word “Likes” the Burke Walk For the Homeless
Posted in Activism on October 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Make sure you check out Burke’s Facebook Page for great photos of today’s Homeless Walk by the entire school. If it’s your first visit to our Facebook page – make sure that you “Like” it – so that other cool updates show up in your newsfeed.
A big day in history…
Posted in Activism, Community, History on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For Human rights today is a HUGE day in history. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips orders an immediate Injunction on the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. You can read the full New York Times Article Here The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of service members but bans [...]
National Coming Out Day
Posted in Activism, Community, Culture on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is today! There are tons of ways you can show your support as a GLBTQ person or Straight Ally. Check out: HRC (human rights campaign) – the Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions [...]
…How you Can Help…
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, David on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently in Assembly David S. showed the school this video that Ellen DeGeneres made about the recent rash of Gay suicides, and GLBT bullying in schools/colleges. You can read more about these events and the political backlash here…(an associated press article) I won’t preach about why this is happening, or comment on the sadness of [...]
What do service and Marvin Gaye have in common?
Posted in Activism, Community Service on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our 9th grade! Last Friday, the whole 9th grade class got together to learn about one of DC’s coolest parks while helping clean it up. Working with Parks and People at their Riverside Center, students learned about DC history while putting in some focused work outside. The 9th grade Service Learning programs asks students to [...]
Find the Story and Let the Story Find You
Posted in Activism on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When teaching my students about Activism, I often tell them to look beyond the statistics and find the stories-”Who are the people affected?” and “What’s the human cost of the issue?”. As I begin teaching Artivism-Moving Image this trimester, I will ask my students to create documentaries on social issues they care about. Part of [...]
Senior Projects: Researching Research in Education
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, Senior Projects on May 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Our second senior is Lena Walker, who is doing amazing fieldwork/research exploring education and special needs. Here’s her update: I’ve been meeting some (super) cool people. And I’ve been getting to know a lot about autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities by talking and meeting with parents and students and teachers, and by spending time with [...]
Senior Projects: Use the F.O.R.C.E., Burke
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, Senior Projects on May 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With graduation just days away, all the rites of passages begin…Senior Prank (see below), Senior Trip, Senior Send-off…and now, a new offering: SENIOR PROJECTS! For two weeks after AP’s, seniors can now choose to undertake their own self-designed adventures. In its pilot year, 5 brave seniors have decided to be the pioneers in what will [...]
Our Last Night and Why It’s Important to Keep on Giving to New Orleans.
Posted in Activism, Community Service, Environment, History on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On our last night in New Orleans, the 19 students and 6 faculty of this year’s Service trip are taking some time to reflect on our experiences. Seeing the lower 9th ward – with some new construction from Habitat for Humanity and the Make it Right Project, but also many houses still in a state [...]
Understanding Katrina and the Levees breaking
Posted in Activism, Community Service, Education, Environment on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m writing from the McKendrick-Breaux House, the B&B the 2010 NOLA trip is staying at in the beautiful Garden District. It’s been an amazing trip (i’ll be sure you all get to see some of the 100′s of photos we’ve taken along the way) but I wanted to highlight one event we had yesterday, that [...]
Burke Partners with Atlas Performing Arts Center for the DC Premiere of the Documentary “ Prep School Negro”
Posted in Activism, Community, Performing Arts on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, March 5th, Edmund Burke School hosted the D.C. premiere of the film, “Prep School Negro”, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of its Intersections New America Arts Festival. Members of the Burke community as well as others from area independent schools attended the event. The film focuses on the experiences of [...]
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