Katherine Delmar Burke School, commonly known as Burke's,[1] 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.[2]
Burke's is one of three all-girl K-8 schools in San Francisco. The school is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools as well as the National Association of Independent Schools. Originally it could have been a finishing school but the founder Katherine Delmar Burke wanted girls to be college ready.[3]
The school was founded in 1908 by Katherine Delmar Burke and was named Miss Burke's School.[2] Instead of the traditional finishing school for girls, Burke had the goal of building a school that would provide college preparation for girls.[4][5]
The school's first location 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.[6][7][8]
While once known as a finishing school where a school play made local headlines, Burke's in 2009 was cited in the Irish American newspaper the Herald that concluded, "[Burke's] innovative work of preparing young girls to attend college is an important chapter in San Francisco’s history."[9][10]
^Pope, Denise; Brown, Maureen; Miles, Sarah (2015-07-27). Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids. John Wiley & Sons. p. 154. ISBN978-1-119-02244-2. from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
^ abWorks and days. Miss Burke's School. from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
^. Burke's. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^David Fleishhacker, All Hail With Joyous Voices, San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2008
^Brogan, Josephine. "September 2009 - New Books" (PDF). The Irish Herald. (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. [Burke's] innovative work of preparing young girls to attend college is an important chapter in San Francisco's history.
^"Burke's Alumna Jennifer Egan Wins Pulitzer" Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today, Katherine Delmar Burke School official website, April 6, 2011.
^Staff (April 23, 1986). "Marjorie Eaton, Veteran Actress of Stage and Screen, P.A. Resident" (payment required). San Jose Mercury News. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^Julian Guthrie (July 6, 2010). "Vendela Vida wraps trilogy on women in crisis". San Francisco Chronicle. from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
^"'We Run The Tides' Pulls You Into The Rough Seas Of Female Adolescence". NPR. February 8, 2021. from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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Katherine Delmar Burke School commonly known as Burke s 1 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 2 Katherine Delmar Burke SchoolAddress7070 California StreetSan Francisco San Francisco County California 94121United StatesInformationTypePrivateMottoEducate Encourage amp Empower GirlsEstablished1908FounderKatherine Delmar BurkeHead of schoolMichele WilliamsGradesKindergarten Eighth gradeGenderGirlsEnrollment400 2020 2021 Color s Green and Gold MascotTreeAccreditationCAIS NAISYearbookWorks amp DaysTuition 41 000 Lower School 41 000 Upper School Director of Upper SchoolSheena Tart ZelvinDirector of Lower SchoolAlice MooreDirector of AdmissionsNatalie MastAthletic DirectorAshling BryantWebsitehttp www kdbs orgBurke s is one of three all girl K 8 schools in San Francisco The school is a member of the California Association of Independent Schools as well as the National Association of Independent Schools Originally it could have been a finishing school but the founder Katherine Delmar Burke wanted girls to be college ready 3 Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumnae 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe school was founded in 1908 by Katherine Delmar Burke and was named Miss Burke s School 2 Instead of the traditional finishing school for girls Burke had the goal of building a school that would provide college preparation for girls 4 5 The school s first location 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 6 7 8 While once known as a finishing school where a school play made local headlines Burke s in 2009 was cited in the Irish American newspaper the Herald that concluded Burke s innovative work of preparing young girls to attend college is an important chapter in San Francisco s history 9 10 Notable alumnae EditAli Wong comedian writer and actress 11 Eileen Gu freestyle skier Elizabeth Charleston painter 12 Jennifer Egan novelist and journalist 13 Marjorie Eaton painter and actress 14 Vendela Vida novelist and editor 15 16 References Edit Pope Denise Brown Maureen Miles Sarah 2015 07 27 Overloaded and Underprepared Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy Successful Kids John Wiley amp Sons p 154 ISBN 978 1 119 02244 2 Archived from the original on 2022 02 14 Retrieved 2022 02 14 a b Works and days Miss Burke s School Archived from the original on 2022 02 15 Retrieved 2022 02 15 Katherine Delmar Burke School All Girls K 8 School in San Francisco History Burke s Archived from the original on January 28 2022 Retrieved February 14 2022 David Fleishhacker All Hail With Joyous Voices San Francisco Calif Chronicle Books 2008 Brogan Josephine September 2009 New Books PDF The Irish Herald Archived PDF from the original on February 6 2022 Retrieved April 3 2022 Burke s innovative work of preparing young girls to attend college is an important chapter in San Francisco s history Tricia O Brien San Francisco s Pacific Heights And Presidio Heights Arcadia Publishing 2008 ISBN 978 0738559803 pp 76 77 Excerpts available at Google Books Mark Anthony Wilson Julia Morgan Architect of Beauty Gibbs Smith 2012 ISBN 978 1423636540 pp 65 66 Excerpts available at Google Books History Archived 2012 12 03 at the Wayback Machine at Katherine Delmar Burke School official website accessed 29 11 2012 Brogan Josephine September 2009 New Books PDF The Irish Herald Archived PDF from the original on February 6 2022 Retrieved April 3 2022 All hail with joyous voices Chronicle Books 2008 Archived from the original on 2022 02 15 Retrieved 2022 04 03 The Inner World Of Ali Wong digital modernluxury com Archived from the original on 2022 05 15 Retrieved 2020 01 31 Obituary Elizabeth Charleston Archived 2012 10 06 at the Wayback Machine San Francisco Chronicle April 11 1997 Burke s Alumna Jennifer Egan Wins Pulitzer Archived 2013 04 15 at archive today Katherine Delmar Burke School official website April 6 2011 Staff April 23 1986 Marjorie Eaton Veteran Actress of Stage and Screen P A Resident payment required San Jose Mercury News Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved January 16 2012 Julian Guthrie July 6 2010 Vendela Vida wraps trilogy on women in crisis San Francisco Chronicle Archived from the original on September 17 2012 Retrieved November 29 2012 We Run The Tides Pulls You Into The Rough Seas Of Female Adolescence NPR February 8 2021 Archived from the original on February 4 2022 Retrieved February 4 2022 External links Edit San Francisco Bay Area portal Schools portalKatherine Delmar Burke School official website 37 47 1 N 122 29 33 W 37 78361 N 122 49250 W 37 78361 122 49250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katherine Delmar Burke School amp oldid 1145095335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
