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From our "no cut" policy to our extracurricular schedule, we foster an environment where students can explore, collaborate, and try new things – be that in 6th, 9th, or 12th grade. Whether you are brand-new to cross country or well-versed in technical theater, Burke will be your space to grow.

We design our schedule to: 1) enable students to try a wide variety of extracurriculars and discover what they most enjoy and 2) build time for arts, clubs, and affinity spaces into the school day, both to affirm their significant value and to lessen the constraints on after school hours.

Extracurricular Overview

Sports teams, theatre practice and rehearse after school with occasional weekend commitments
Bands, choruses are classes and meet during the school day with some evening and off-campus performances
Affinity Groups meet during the morning community period on a rotating basis
Clubs, Yearbook meet during the Friday clubs period
Debate Team, Leadership Program, Newspaper, Student Government meet on their own schedule, which may include after school and lunch

List of 4 items.

  • Affinity Spaces

    Asian Student Association
    Black Girls Meet
    Black Student Union
    Boys Leading Boys
    Faith in Focus
    Feminist Cooperative
    Fusion (multiracial students)
    Latine/Hispanic Student Union
    Jewish Affinity Group
    Middle School Students of Color
    Queer Student Association
    Students Against Ableism
    White Allies for Values of Equity
    Young Black Men

    "Affinity groups help create a “brave space” in which people can explore issues of shared identities and experiences; they can affirm their emotional and intellectual responses to being part of a distinct subset of the larger school community." - Ashley Greene, The Churchill School and Center in New York City
  • Student-Run Clubs

    These clubs meet on Fridays during the morning community period.

    Updated: September 2024

    Baking Club
    Basketball Club
    Chess Club
    MS Cooking and Baking Club
    Crochet Club
    Dungeons & Dragons
    Dance Team
    Drama Club
    Entrepreneurship Club
    Fashion Club
    Film Club
    Flag Football Club
    George Orwell Consortium
    Make-a-Wish Club
    Math Club
    Munch n' Mingle
    Movie Club
    Oxford Comma Club Gold
    Photoshoot Club
    Science Club
    Skateboarding Club
    Stock Market Club
    Students Demand Action
  • Publications

    Photography, Art, Writing ("PAW") - meets during clubs period
    The Cageliner (newspaper) - meets during lunch and enables participation in other clubs 
    Yearbook - meets during clubs period
  • Additional Programs

    Debate Team
    Founders’ Day Team
    Leadership Program
    Student Government Association
Co-ed, progressive, college prep school in Washington, DC featuring a challenging curriculum in an inclusive environment for grades 6-12.