Due to the global pandemic, the annual National Association of Independent Schools Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) was forced to move to a virtual setting this year.
Each year the conference...
As Burke’s full HyFlex program begins, following the three-week pilot program, students have expressed a range of opinions about whether or not the school was rushing too much into reopening. The HyFlex...
With the winter months now upon us, many students may be wondering how Burke plans to handle the possibility of snow days. Some local schools and school districts already have plans in place, but Burke...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many new twists and turns to 2020, the first of which was an unprecedented election for Student Government Association (SGA) Co-Presidents last spring. The vote was so...
Burke plans to bring back 6th and 9th graders in a new hybrid learning system on December 2nd, with the rest of the school to follow in late January.
Head of School Damian Jones presented the new proposal...
One of the major changes to Burke’s schedule this year is that core classes will be confined to one semester only. For every student, both middle school and high school, that means that normally year-long...
COVID-19 has brought many changes to the Burke community, not least of which has been holding classes virtually, and students have faced many conflicting emotions such as stress and grief. After a makeshift...
As area schools—including—Burke face the difficult decision of whether (and when) to bring students back to campus, one important consideration is student mental health. In a study by the Harris Poll...
Schools around the DMV are considering the prospect of reopening and what that would require. Educators, students, and parents are experiencing a plethora of emotions, from anxiety to excitement.
Some...
As of September 3rd, 2019, Burke’s neighboring building has 185 new residents: the students of Whittle School and Studios.
“The start of the school year has been great and crazy. For most schools,...
Although Burke is one of the most progressive private schools in the D.C. area, when it comes to Advanced Placement (AP) classes, Burke has taken a more traditional course. Last year, when seven private...
Burke’s theater department premiered “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe and “we, the invisibles” by Susan Soon He Stanton in the first two weeks of November.
Both plays grappled with heavy...
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