Learning About the Burke's Community in First Grade
The first grade recently recruited members of the Burke's faculty and staff — including Head of School Michele Williams, After-School Teacher Jewel "Ms. J" Devora '09, and website editor Allison Rost — to be part of its Community Building project.
After answering questions about what they do at Burke's on paper, participants met up with pairs of students for interviews about what they like to do "after school." Some of those questions included:
- What's your favorite animal?
- Where do you like to go on vacation?
- Do you like Taylor Swift?
After the interviews, students crunched down the responses and crafted thank-you notes to participants. "The girls loved meeting different community members and asking them the questions they came up with," says first-grade teacher Anjali Ramisetti. "It was surprising (to the students) that there are so many different jobs at Burke's!"