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Burke On The Road - October 2024

Experiential learning abounds this fall. On a given day, you might spot numerous classes leaving campus during the double period for exploration and research. For example:
 
Last week, Mustafa's 9th grade Ancient World class visited the National Museum of Asian Art to explore art of Ancient China, followed by his 10th grade Modern World History class, who browsed art of the Mughal and Ottoman empires.
 
Addie and the Environmental Science classes have begun their ongoing field work in nearby Rock Creek Park. Addie adds, "we were checking out lichens and mushrooms and scouting the newly opened Soapstone Trail."

This past Wednesday, Curtis' US History class visited the Americans exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian and explored how Native American imagery is used in pop culture, corporate logos, and sports mascots.
 
Curtis adds, "On our way to the museum, we came across an encampment of Muwekma Ohlone Tribe members. They traveled from San Francisco to DC by horseback to demand federal recognition. We talked for 15 minutes with them about why federal recognition matters for tribal nations, and they also told us about the police arresting members during a protest on Tuesday."

In the middle school, the 6th grade has begun the Ward Project, visiting unique locations in each ward of the District and developing projects around them in small groups. Last week, they toured the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Ward 8 and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Ward 7.
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