Edmund Burke School

Edmund Burke School
Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Information
Type	Private Preparatory School
Established	1968
Headmaster	David Shapiro (1998-2011)
Faculty	unknown
Enrollment	320 (grades 6-12)
Student to teacher ratio	7:1
Campus	Connecticut Avenue and Upton Street, NW
Color(s)	Burgundy and gray
Athletics conference	Potomac Valley Athletic Conference
Mascot	Bengal Tiger
Website	www.eburke.org

The Edmund Burke School is a private college preparatory school in Washington, D.C. Located on Connecticut Avenue, NW, near the Van Ness metro station, it covers 6th through 12th grades, and it currently enrolls about 320 students. Founded in 1968 by Jean Mooskin and Dick Roth, the school practices progressive education: teachers are called by their first names and classes are small. In 2003, the school, after years of legal negotiations with neighbors, gained city approval to expand its facilities with a new building which would increase the school's size and capacity. A new theater, computer labs, offices, classrooms, athletic facilities, and a large parking garage have been built.

The school was named for Irish parliamentarian and philosopher Edmund Burke, who quite ironically is the founder of modern Conservatism. The quote "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," which is often misattributed to Burke, hangs in the main hallway adorned with statues of the school's founders, Dick Roth and Jean Mooskin.

Facilities

The school has two buildings, and though the older one was dubbed "Calvin" and the newer "Hobbes," the majority of the student body still refers to them as "The New Building" and "The Old Building." The buildings occupy the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Upton St. Although the school is small in comparison to others in the area, all of the essential educational facilities can be found, including a black box theater, a gym, a library, two computer labs, and a music room. Future plans for a pool table have been rebuffed. In 2011, Burke refurnished Howard field.

History

1968 Founded. Moves into building on California Street, Northwest, Washington, DC
1973 Purchases and moves into 2955 Upton Street,Northwest, Washington, DC, in the science building of a former Girl's school.
1984 Constructs addition on west side of building, roughly doubling the size. New addition includes gymansium
1998 Founders Roth and Mooskin retire. Search committee selects David Shapiro as Headmaster
2006 New building opens at corner of Connecticut and Upton street, across alley from existing building. Buildings are connected via 2nd floor walkway over the alley.

External links

• Official site