Edmund Burke School

Edmund Burke School is an independent college preparatory school in Washington, D.C. Located on Connecticut Avenue NW, two blocks from the Van Ness - UDC metro station, Burke is home to a middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12).

Founded in 1968 by Jean Mooskin and Dick Roth, the school practices progressive pedagogy: classes and advisory groups are small, teachers go by their first names, and students have significant independence.

The school was named for 18th century British parliamentarian and philosopher Edmund Burke, who wrote, "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one." These words are often cited as inspiration for the saying, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."