Katherine Delmar Burke School
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | |
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| Address | |
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7070 California Street San Francisco, California, San Francisco County 94121 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Educate, Encourage & Empower Girls |
| Established | 1908 |
| Founder | Katherine Delmar Burke |
| Head of school | Michele Williams |
| Grades | Kindergarten-8 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 400 (2014-2015) |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Tree |
| Yearbook | Works & Days |
| Tuition | $29,100 (Lower School) $30,200 (Upper School) |
| Director of Upper School | Rebekah Wolman |
| Director of Lower School | Alice Moore |
| Director of Admissions | Sheika Luc |
| Athletic Director | Ashling Bryant |
| Website | http://www.kdbs.org |
Katherine Delmar Burke School or Burke's, is an independent girls' school for kindergarten through eighth grade, located in the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States, near Lincoln Park. Until 1975 it also included a high school. It was founded in 1908 by Katherine Delmar Burke and was named Miss Burke's School.
Burke's is one of three all-girl K-8 schools in San Francisco. Burke's celebrated its centennial during the 2007–2008 school year. The school is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools.
Burke's first location in 1908 was at Steiner and Pacific Streets in Pacific Heights. It then relocated to a house at 2310 Broderick Street. In 1918 the growing school moved to a new building designed by architect Julia Morgan (a friend of Katherine Burke), located at 3065 Jackson Street. The school began acquiring property in Sea Cliff in 1929. At first only the Kindergarten and First grade were located there. The rest of the property was used as a sports venue for the upper classes. There was a large grass sports field, basketball courts, and 5 tennis courts. In 1949, grades 2 through 6 were moved there after the completion of new classrooms.
The high school and grades 7 and 8 remained at the Jackson St. building until 1975, when Burke's high school closed and the building was acquired by San Francisco University High School.
Michele Williams, July 2012 – present
Mascot: Pine Tree
School colors: Green and Gold
A healthy, organic lunch and snack is provided daily by Acre Gourmet, and is included in student tuition.
The cafeteria also doubles as an auditorium and assembly hall.
Assemblies happen once a week for lower school and once every 6-day rotation for upper school.
3½ acres, including:
The Youth Voice is the student council. The officers consist of 1-2 moderators, 1-3 green officers, 1-3 community service officers, and 1-2 spirit officers. There are also four advisory representatives (reps) for each grade, one from each homeroom/advisory, that are elected each semester. The officers and reps meet once a six-day rotation, and the officers meet separately once a rotation. There are also two teachers who supervise the meeting.
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