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 [...]
KidPower DC, Burke (and MTV): Day 3 of Burke Service Week 2010!
Posted in Burke Summer, Community Service on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Burke is crazy busy during the school year, but you may be surprised at how busy we are during the summer! Last year, we launched a new initiative at Burke with KidPower DC called the Summer Leadership Academy. KidPower DC is a non-profit organization that provides educational programming for 250 youth from underserved communities in [...]
Food and Friends-Burke Service Week Day 2
Posted in Community Service on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How does food help heal? What role does food play in terms of access, income and neighborhoods in DC? How does one’s life change when diagnosed with a catastrophic illness and there is no access to a supermarket? For the past six weeks our seventh graders have been exploring these questions by visiting and serving [...]
Winter Habitat for Humanity-Day 1 of Service Week 2010
Posted in Community Service, tagged habitat on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At least three times per year, Burke Habitat goes out to a parcel in NE DC to help rebuild homes. This past Saturday, a couple of Burke students and faculty braved the cold on a crisp, sunny day to help future DC homeowners. We were led by our amazing Habitat president Hannah Ceja’10, and our [...]
Oh What a Night
Posted in Community Service, Performing Arts, tagged Community Service, music on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To borrow from the Black Eyed Peas – We had a feeling that last Friday Night Was Gonna Be a Good Night. And, sure enough, the Open Mic Night for Haiti was one of those very special Burke events. The joint was jumpin’ to incredible performances that covered everything from the hard blues to a [...]
An Open Mic is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Posted in Community Service, Performing Arts, tagged Community Service on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A microphone is a powerful tool. And this Friday evening, Diego and Friends will be hosting another Burke Open Mic Night to support Haiti. Members of the Burke Community will be using the microphone and stage to sing, dance, perform and talk all to raise awareness and money for the people of Haiti. Here’s the [...]
Eighth Grade Writes Books and shares with Preschool
Posted in Community Service, Education, tagged Community Service, Education on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year we put together a new service learning opportunity for our 8th graders. We reached out to 3 different preschools – Phoebe Hearst, Broadcaster’s Child Development Center and UDC – and asked if our 8th grade students could present a science lesson, a history lesson and an English lesson to their preschool aged children. [...]
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 [...]
The House Built on Hope
Posted in Community, Community Service, tagged Community Service on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight Burke held a very special event for Hope House, an organization working on behalf of DC families living with an incarcerated husband/father. Burke stepped up in an amazing way, with families, friends and students contributing gifts and/or volunteering their time. The Hope House event helps everyone realize the importance of family and allows the [...]
Extra, Extra…
Posted in Community Service, tagged Community Service on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Burke’s work in support of Abolition Day – and its efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking is a front page headline story in this week’s Northwest Current newspaper. The article features powerful quotes from Fernando S. (’11), Diego Duran and David Shapiro. You can read the entire article below the fold – as they [...]
Burke Abolition Day in 3, 2, 1…
Posted in Community Service, Education, tagged Community Service on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Burke hit the mainstream media yesterday. Washington’s own WAMU did a cool radio story about the work the school did on Abolition Day. It’s a must listen – and a proud day. Check it out here. Be sure to listen to the story. Read more about Burke’s involvement in Abolition Day and stopping global human [...]
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 [...]
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