Diego stands in for Lincoln and Jefferson at tonight’s Nats game. Now THAT’s community service!
Posts Tagged ‘Community Service’
The New Mount Rushmore – Diego Runs With Presidents
Posted in Community, tagged Community Service on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Service Learning…Let’s get it on!
Posted in Community Service, tagged Community Service on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does Marvin Gaye have to do with cleaning up the environment? The Burke 9th grade is the link! This past Saturday, 48 9th graders spent their Saturday working with Parks and People (www.washingtonparks.net) to help clean up Marvin Gaye Park in NE DC. You may know that Marvin Gaye grew up in Washington, DC, [...]
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 [...]
Service is Presidential!
Posted in Community Service, tagged Community Service on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This summer is all about service! President Obama, a big proponent of service and community work, has declared that from June 22 to September 11, a new initiative called United We Serve will be asking all Americans to step up and serve in their communities. Many of our Burke students will be completing and surpassing [...]
Why We Go: The Film
Posted in Community, Community Service, tagged Community Service, NOLA, service on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful trip, mostly because of the amazing group of students and the fabulous co-leaders! Thanks to all the students (Jenni, Sara, Julia, Iman, Isaac, Noah, Mike C., Mike B, Rachel, Colin, and Chelsea) and to Amanda, Rod, Elizabeth, Dan and Helene for their leadership. A big thank you as well to our [...]
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