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We are thrilled to report the successful conclusion of our historic campaign, which included a $1 million Campaign for Girls Endowment Challenge, putting us far over the top of our original fundraising goal.
$12 MILLION
Reimagining
Burke's Campus
$6 MILLION
The Ultimate
Endowment
$2 MILLION
The Gift
of Innovation
This is bold. This is Burke's.
WE WANT TO BECOME THE MODEL FOR K-8 GIRLS' EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY.
There are many fine schools — public and independent — in the United States, but Burke's stands out as a place that uniquely combines academic rigor and joy. But the best institutions refuse to stand still. With your support, our great school will become the benchmark for K-8 girls’ education. As our campaign name suggests, we embark on this great adventure together.
BURKE'S TODAY:
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A scattered campus without a central area that brings divisions together
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Lower School classrooms that have been largely untouched since 1952.
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Teachers that are in high demand and courted by other independent schools due to a small pool of talent
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Not enough freedom to test cutting-edge curricula and programs
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A maker space that is limited by the walls that contain it
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A beautiful campus that is not easily accessible
BURKE'S
TOMORROW:
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A Campus "Center" for parents and alumnae to congregate and students to work and perform, with a professional performing arts stage
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Lower School classrooms that allow for project-based learning across all curriculum and extend into the outdoors to further leverage our space
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Faculty free to pilot innovative new courses of study
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Thriving teachers who can afford to work and live here
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A Women in Technology residency program
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Expanded bus routes that come to Burke's from all over the city
We will invest $12 million in
Reimagining the Burke's Campus
A campus center that simultaneously serves myriad needs
Your investment will equip generations of Burke's girls for the future, whatever it holds.
Look below to see how this campaign will transform our campus.
We will invest $2 million in
The Gift of Innovation
We will invest $6 million in
The Ultimate Endowment
With your help, we can make this happen.
Campaign timeline
JUNE 2018
Groundbreaking for
All Construction
FEBRUARY 2018
Community Phase of Campaign Begins
SEPTEMBER 2018
Lower School Classrooms Completed and Students Return from Summer Break
SPRING 2019
(tentative)
Campus Center
Grand Opening
JUNE 2019
Campaign Completed
The best teachers and faculty in the Bay Area, attracted by robust salaries and extensive professional-development opportunities
The flexibility to create and try out innovative curricula
THANK YOU
Students at Burke's have benefited from the generosity of the generations that came before them. Thank you for your support to help us create a school that is transformative for current and future generations of Burke's girls.