The Senior Project gives students an opportunity to pursue interests beyond the classroom and to connect with communities and workplaces outside of Burke.
Rather than take classes in their final weeks of high school, seniors engage full-time in these projects. Students may also partner with peers in a small project group. Upon completing the hands-on component of their project, seniors present their work to the community during the week before Graduation.
Senior Projects require a significant investment of time, effort and initiative, but alumni often agree that it is one of the most rewarding Burke experiences.
Group & Individual Projects | 2023
Working as an EMT at the Takoma Park Fire Department
Interning with the Chief of Neuroethics & Neuroscience at Georgetown
Tutoring Through Reading Partners DC
Recording and Producing a Music Album
Volunteering with the Posse Foundation in DC
Working with Voices of Now at Arena Stage
Facilitating Outdoor Learning at Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School
Doing a Ceramics Deep Drive with a Professor at Howard
Shadowing Chemists at US Customs & Border Protection Laboratories in Ashburn
Interning in the Resolution Policy Group at a Law Firm
Creating an Online Store to Benefit a Local Activism Hub
Marketing with Green Visions and BHeart Foundation
Volunteering with Quality Trust for Individuals With Disabilities
Assisting at Sweetbay Yoga in MD
Conducting a Family History Project in Guayama, PR
Researching in the Art History Department at GWU
Helping at an Animal Shelter in Isla Holbox
Volunteering with Food & Friends and Meals on Wheels