Service Learning - Burgundy Farm Country Day School
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:31
Service Learning - Burgundy Farm Country Day School
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We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child. Students here are active partners in their education, and learning is joyful.
Academics
Academics
From its inception, Burgundy has educated children in innovative ways. Our students learn by doing. The school community and its two campuses offer a nurturing atmosphere that inspire creativity through the arts and develop critical thinking skills with an integrated curriculum and hands-on projects.
Admission
Admission
Burgundy educates children from Junior Kindergarten through grade 8. The admission process begins in the fall prior to the year in which a student enrolls.
B for Burgundy
Community
Community
Burgundy doesn’t just refer to our school or our campuses. Burgundy is a beloved community.
The Burgundy Difference
Burgundy Difference
The Burgundy community is united by its commitment to creating a learning community that affirms children for who they are and where they are developmentally and that helps all our students realize their full potential as students and as people.
Giving
Giving
The Burgundy that our students and families love and enjoy today is the product of a handful of families doing together what none could have done individually: purchasing land, rehabilitating and raising buildings, hiring a professional faculty.
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Service Learning
In keeping with Burgundy’s mission, students at every grade level learn about the importance of service.
Community service and service learning at Burgundy grow from our mission. These hands-on activities instill respect for diversity, and teach responsibility for self, for others, and for the natural world. Especially during Middle School, community service opportunities are often shared with parents, creating memorable and meaningful inter-generational experiences. One of the central and explicit goals of progressive education is to prepare students for their eventual roles as intelligent and contributing members of the American democracy. Service within Burgundy’s curriculum and on its campuses helps students understand their place in each of their communities: home, school, country and the world.
We introduce to students in all grades developmentally appropriate ways they can serve their communities. We have collected and distributed food and clothing, helped with literacy campaigns, collected and prepare bikes for transport, served in community- and nation-wide service days, and more.
In Early Childhood classrooms, students live by the rule: Take care of yourself, each other and the world. Daily routines include caring for each person’s physical and emotional well-being, as well as caring for the Alexandria campus through recycling, composting, and picking up after ourselves. These concepts help students understand their role in the community and empower them to become active participants in service projects in later grades.
In Lower School grades, students coordinate with community organizations on projects that support area animal shelters and homeless shelters and partner with the elderly at a local retirement community. Students also continue and expand on daily jobs that put conservation and environmental stewardship into practice.
Service became a formal part of the Middle School curriculum almost 20 years ago, when the Middle School instituted a service requirement. Middle School students are asked to volunteer for a minimum of 10 hours toward serving individuals or organizations in need or in doing environmental work. In addition to coordinating a variety of communal service projects, Middle School teachers help students explore their passions and learn how their strong interests in sports, arts, world affairs and more can lead to opportunities to be of service to others
Inquire Now
Growing Together: how a PD trip to Reggio Emilia is benefitting students in the classroom
Jan 13, 2026
Our spring teams have become more competitive; the teamwork throughout the school day and during games is beautiful to see, and the leadership from our 8th graders has been phenomenal.
read more
Burgundy is a one-of-a-kind independent school for Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade. We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child.
3700 Burgundy Road
Alexandria, VA 22303
703.960.3431
Accredited by:
Affiliated with:
Partners with:
©2026 Burgundy Farm Country Day School
Designed and developed by
The Design Channel
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Links
Veracross Parent Portal
Burgundy's Library
Burgundy Barnyard
Camps
Summer Camp
Nature Camp at BCWS
Blog
Calendar
Shop
Burgundy Spirit Wear
Blazers Fan Gear
Facility Rentals
Contact
About
About
We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child. Students here are active partners in their education, and learning is joyful.
Academics
Academics
From its inception, Burgundy has educated children in innovative ways. Our students learn by doing. The school community and its two campuses offer a nurturing atmosphere that inspire creativity through the arts and develop critical thinking skills with an integrated curriculum and hands-on projects.
Admission
Admission
Burgundy educates children from Junior Kindergarten through grade 8. The admission process begins in the fall prior to the year in which a student enrolls.
B for Burgundy
Community
Community
Burgundy doesn’t just refer to our school or our campuses. Burgundy is a beloved community.
The Burgundy Difference
Burgundy Difference
The Burgundy community is united by its commitment to creating a learning community that affirms children for who they are and where they are developmentally and that helps all our students realize their full potential as students and as people.
Giving
Giving
The Burgundy that our students and families love and enjoy today is the product of a handful of families doing together what none could have done individually: purchasing land, rehabilitating and raising buildings, hiring a professional faculty.
Community
Home
>
Community
>
Service Learning
Service Learning
In keeping with Burgundy’s mission, students at every grade level learn about the importance of service.
Community service and service learning at Burgundy grow from our mission. These hands-on activities instill respect for diversity, and teach responsibility for self, for others, and for the natural world. Especially during Middle School, community service opportunities are often shared with parents, creating memorable and meaningful inter-generational experiences. One of the central and explicit goals of progressive education is to prepare students for their eventual roles as intelligent and contributing members of the American democracy. Service within Burgundy’s curriculum and on its campuses helps students understand their place in each of their communities: home, school, country and the world.
We introduce to students in all grades developmentally appropriate ways they can serve their communities. We have collected and distributed food and clothing, helped with literacy campaigns, collected and prepare bikes for transport, served in community- and nation-wide service days, and more.
In Early Childhood classrooms, students live by the rule: Take care of yourself, each other and the world. Daily routines include caring for each person’s physical and emotional well-being, as well as caring for the Alexandria campus through recycling, composting, and picking up after ourselves. These concepts help students understand their role in the community and empower them to become active participants in service projects in later grades.
In Lower School grades, students coordinate with community organizations on projects that support area animal shelters and homeless shelters and partner with the elderly at a local retirement community. Students also continue and expand on daily jobs that put conservation and environmental stewardship into practice.
Service became a formal part of the Middle School curriculum almost 20 years ago, when the Middle School instituted a service requirement. Middle School students are asked to volunteer for a minimum of 10 hours toward serving individuals or organizations in need or in doing environmental work. In addition to coordinating a variety of communal service projects, Middle School teachers help students explore their passions and learn how their strong interests in sports, arts, world affairs and more can lead to opportunities to be of service to others
Inquire Now
Growing Together: how a PD trip to Reggio Emilia is benefitting students in the classroom
Jan 13, 2026
Our spring teams have become more competitive; the teamwork throughout the school day and during games is beautiful to see, and the leadership from our 8th graders has been phenomenal.
read more
Burgundy is a one-of-a-kind independent school for Junior Kindergarten through 8th Grade. We believe children learn best in an inclusive, creative, and nurturing environment that engages the whole child.
3700 Burgundy Road
Alexandria, VA 22303
703.960.3431
Accredited by:
Affiliated with:
Partners with:
©2026 Burgundy Farm Country Day School
Designed and developed by
The Design Channel
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