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WHYBURKE’S?
At Burke’s your daughter
finds her voice, and we want
to hear what she has to say.
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WHY AN ALL–GIRLSSCHOOL?
A Burke’s girl is . . . anything she wants to be.
Katherine Delmar Burke founded the school
more than 100 years ago to educate girls in
preparation for college. This defining purpose
challenged societal expectations and norms,
helping to lead the way for women’s equality.
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Today, although much has improved for girls
and women, we still face gender imbalance
in the workplace with alarming statistics
related to salaries and the lack of female
leaders in top positions and in specific
industries. At Burke’s, girls are not limited,
exemplifying that “There Are 400 Ways to Be
a Burke’s Girl.” An all-girls education helps
girls be confident and true to who they are.
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An all-girls education relies on teaching
methods derived from the latest research
on female brain development.
WHAT ARE THE UNIQUE LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIESAT BURKE’S?
Memorable and life-transforming experiences
are abundant at Burke’s thanks to unique learning
environments and classes led by innovative
educators committed to project-based learning.
On any given day, you’ll see students experimenting
with levers while changing a tire; sewing the
costumes for their class play; or taking risks riding
a unicycle as they learn about balance, teamwork
and self-advocacy.
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SLAVE TRADE
21ST – CENTURY LEARNING
The girls solve problems through invention
and examine difficult subject matter such
as modern-day slavery and childhood hunger.
A Burke’s girl will find her own voice and utilize
it to make a difference.
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The teachers at Burke’s are just as innovative
and unique as the classes they teach. Burke’s is a
school where teachers are constantly challenging
themselves through collaborating cross–divisionally
and across subject matter. Burke’s teachers
participate regularly in local and national professional
development opportunities, pursue National Board
Certification and take advantage of countless other
experiences that enhance the learning of each
and every girl.
OPPORTUNITIES
As a result, our program is characterized by
integrated project-based learning and a range
of differentiated instruction—always focused
on the whole girl.
HOW DOES BURKE’S EMPOWER GIRLS TO BE LEADERS?
Burke’s empowers girls to succeed as leaders in
their classrooms, in their communities and in
their own lives. They lead classroom meetings,
assemblies and campus tours, and start clubs
such as the Gay-Straight Alliance. Through
project-based collaborative work, they learn to
lead small groups, facilitate decision-making and
advocate for themselves. Our girls participate in
public-speaking classes and drama productions.
A hallmark in the development of voice is the
presentation of each girl’s original speech to
the assembled Upper School in her seventh-grade
year. During her eighth-grade year, she prepares
a presentation that highlights an experience
she’s had, a passion she has pursued or a
newfound interest she has explored. At the
heart of this journey to leadership, a Burke’s
girl will find her own voice and use it to make
a difference.
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In both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school
years, Burke’s girls received the most
awards of any school in their age group
through the Toshiba/National Science
Teachers Association ExploraVision
competition which required them
to identi f y a societa l problem and
propose a solution.
WHAT MAKES BURKE’S 3.5 – ACRE CAMPUSSO SPECIAL?
For a school situated in a city populated with more
than 800,000 people — and with the highest real-
estate cost per square foot in the country — a
3.5-acre outdoor campus is unique; Burke’s is the
only independent elementary school in San
Francisco with an expansive, green campus.
At the end of California Street, you will find a
city block that epitomizes joy and learning.
Girls greet their classmates as they walk along
a landscaped playing field and move freely
around campus all day. Beautiful views of the
Golden Gate Bridge can be seen when walking
along the second floor of the Grace Magill
Arts and Sciences Building.
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• Four distinct outdoor spaces including a sprawling,
grass soccer field
• A multipurpose gymnasium with a regulation-sized
basketball court
• Three state-of-the-art science labs
• Two innovation labs known as Makery Up and
Makery Down
CAMPUS SPECS
• Two performance spaces with professionally
rigged sound and lighting systems
• Two large, light-filled art studios
• Two music rooms, each with an electronic keyboard
and a full complement of Orff instruments
• A fully-equipped kitchen, lunchroom and outdoor
eating spaces
WHAT ARE SOMETRADITIONS THATDEFINE BURKE’S?
A Burke’s girl will participate in a variety of institutional
traditions—many of which date back to the school’s
founding. As a Burke’s girl, she will square dance at
the Lower School Picnic. She will attend the near
century-old Fall Festival, an event that transforms
the campus into an autumnal playground. She will
perform in Greek plays, concerts, cabarets and musicals.
As an eighth grader, she will participate in
the colorful Maypole ceremony. Tradition
will follow her until the day she graduates.
She will be showered with pansy flower petals
during a time-honored stepping-up ceremony,
followed by Commencement, a moving
ceremony during which each girl is paid tribute
for her individual talents and achievements.
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HOW DOES BURKE’S CARE FOR THE “WHOLE GIRL”?
At Burke’s, our focus extends beyond the classroom.
We aim to provide our students with a multifaceted
education that includes physical and wellness
education, outdoor education, service learning,
confidence building and mindfulness. We make it
our mission to know and care for the whole girl.
It is our goal that at the end of a student’s time
at Burke’s, she leaves not only well-versed in
academics, but as an empathetic individual
who finds joy in learning, is emotionally and
physically self-aware, is fortified with coping
and resiliency skills, is confident in her ability
to achieve whatever may come to mind, and
practices self-efficacy.
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HOW DOES THE BURKE’S COM MU N IT Y REFLECT THATOF THE OUTSIDEWORLD?
Burke’s faculty and staff establish an environment
that cares for the whole girl and, by extension, the
whole family. We are an inclusive community that
prepares all of our students for participation in
an increasingly global community. This work is the
responsibility of everyone on campus. Diversity is
celebrated throughout our curriculum, and our
Director of Inclusivity and Community Building and
our Multicultural Committees help guide our efforts.
In our new strategic plan, Burke’s is committed
to creating a diversity task force to research
and develop a three-pronged approach of
recruitment, enrollment and inclusion to
ensure that the school continues to reflect the
rich diversity of the Bay Area in the student
body, faculty and staff.
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Although the numbers below shift with each incoming class, our
current community reflects the following demographics:
54%DUAL WORKING PARENTS
STUDENTS OF COLOR
RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
DUAL HOUSEHOLD FAMILIES
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
LGBTQ HOUSEHOLDS
35%
18%
6%
2%
2%
1%
HOW DO BURKE’S
GIRLS ENGAGE THE
WORLD OUTSIDE OF
BUR KE’S CA MPUS
WALLS – LOCALLY
AND GLOBALLY?
When a girl joins the Burke’s community, she joins
a group of friends, family and mentors. Burke’s
girls learn to give of themselves in our smaller
community and outside of our campus. The girls
appreciate the many opportunities they have to
participate in our school recycling program,
field trips throughout San Francisco, Burke’s
Gives Back and our outdoor education programs.
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OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
The girls gain a strong understanding of who
they are and have many opportunities to
develop their voices and utilize them to make
a difference.
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WHAT DO STUDENTS DO AFTER SCHOOL?
At Burke’s, the day does not end at the ring of
the dismissal bell. Lower School students have the
option of attending Tree House, an after-school
program that fosters play, friendships across grade
levels and time to relax and reflect on the day.
In addition, classes are offered through the
After School Enrichment Program in areas
such as woodworking, languages, writing,
yoga, musical instruments and more. Upper
School students attend study hall and
athletic practice, and some volunteer at a
local neighborhood center or elementary school.
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WHAT HAPPENSAFTER BURKE’S?
A Burke’s alumna is confident and engaged
in the larger world and connected to her
alma mater. Burke’s girls attend high schools
and colleges that further engage their
curiosity and interests post graduation.
They have gone on to have careers as research
biologists, concert musicians, technology
entrepreneurs, senior executives of Major
League Baseball teams and Pulitzer Prize-
winning novelists. Whatever the path chosen, each
young woman knows where her passions lie and
goes on to make a difference in her community.
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ALUMNA LAREINA YEE
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNAE
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HOW CAN
PARENTS GET
INVOLVED IN
THE BURKE’S
COMMUNITY?
At Burke’s, volunteerism is taught in the classrooms
and by example from our parents. There are many
opportunities for Burke’s families to become involved
in the Burke’s community. We enthusiastically
encourage parent participation, and most parents
find volunteering a rewarding way to share in the school
life of their daughter and to meet other parents.
There is a vast array of volunteer opportunities
that can accommodate a full range of parent
schedules, such as helping with morning drop-
off, assisting in the lunchroom or driving on
field trips.
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In addition, parents can serve on the Parents’
Association on a variety of special committees,
such as Sustainability, Burke’s Gives Back,
Wellness and others. They can help make Annual
Fund phone calls, work on Dinner Auction
or Fall Festival or help plan the Burke’s Speaker
Series, as well as other special events
throughout the year.
When parents give of their time they do so
joyfully, knowing that they are contributing to an
environment in which their daughters are
learning about volunteerism and are developing
their own voice and sense of confidence.
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At Burke’s your daughter
finds her voice, and we want
to hear what she has to say.
If you would like more information, contact
the Admissions Off ice at 415.751.0177 ext.
221. We look forward to hearing from you!