Burke remains committed to not only rebuilding New Orleans, but making sure that the story of Katrina is told in its full complexity, from the botched response to the tales of hopes, survival and resilience. We have traveled to New Orleans for five years now, and in two weeks, 19 students and six faculty will [...]
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5 Years Strong for NOLA-Day 5 of Burke Service Week 2010
Posted in Activism, Community Service, tagged new orleans on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Place for Friendship-Day 4 of Burke Service Week 2010
Posted in Activism, Community Service on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently teaching a trimester class required of all Juniors called Activism. At Burke, Activism is about giving the students a space to think about their values, and to put those values in action through service. We start the class by focusing on homelessness, a topic that is increasingly pressing in both locally and nationally [...]
The Home Built by Humanity
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, tagged Community Service on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Burke has had a Habitat for Humanity Club Chapter since early 2008 (thanks Max!), and today held one of its most successful and well attended build days yet, with 19 people (a new record!) from the Burke community showing up to help. An amazing mix of parents, students and faculty contributed on this beautifully clear [...]
Abolition Day At Burke
Posted in Activism, Community, Education, History, Math on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Abolition Day Assembly was the culmination of several weeks of work by students throughout the school to research and learn more about Modern Day Slavery. We heard poetry written to express the truth about prostitution and watched a YouTube video created to publicize the horrors and the reality of human trafficking. Another student talked [...]
Talent for Doing Good
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, Performing Arts, tagged Community, Community Service, music on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the 1930′s Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney made a series of movies with the ticket-selling battle cry: “Let’s put on a show!!” Last month’s Open Mic Night did Rooney & Garland one better. Earlier this fall, 8th grade student, Julia O., had the idea to have a Burke talent show to benefit Rachel’s Women’s [...]
Abolition Day December 2, 2009
Posted in Activism, Community, Community Service, History on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“If you thought slavery had been abolished for good with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, you’re not alone. Most people don’t know that today the buying and selling of humans is the second most profitable illicit trade in the world. It is estimated that more than 27 million people are currently held in some [...]
Burke Fights Human Trafficking
Posted in Activism, Community, Education, History, tagged Community on October 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday at lunch, we were visited by Mr. Robert Benz and Mr. Ken Morris from the Frederick Douglas Family Foundation (www.fdff.org). Mr. Morris is a direct descendant of Frederick Douglas and Booker T. Washington, and is using his influence to raise awareness of modern day slavery through reaching out to schools. It was incredible to [...]
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