There are many educational resources for both children and adults within Burleith and surrounding Burleith.

Burleith is served by an excellent and popular public primary school system, which has high parental involvement. Local elementary schools are Benjamin Stoddert School, at 39th and Calvert Streets (Glover Park), Hyde, at 32nd and O Streets (Georgetown), and Key, at Hurst Terrace and Dana Place (Palisades). The middle school is Hardy, now located in the Rosario Center at 35th and T Streets. All these schools share the resources of Fillmore, at 35th and T Streets, which serves as the Arts Center.

Many excellent private schools are also close by. These include Holy Trinity (37th and N Streets), Our Lady of Victory (MacArthur Blvd and Whitehaven Parkway), St. Albans (Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues), St. Ann's Academy (Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues), Sidwell Friends (3825 Wisconsin Avenue), Georgetown Visitation (35th and Volta Place), and Washington International School (1690 36th St).

The Burleith Citizens Association sponsors an annual public information meeting on schools, usually in February. For more information on local schools, contact Gwen Verhoff, at 965-3059.

Within the boundaries of Burleith is the Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts. At 35th Street and Reservoir Road, this school is a DC public High School which specializes in music and the arts.

Also in Burleith is the Primary school campus (pre-K to grade 5) of the Washington International School, a private school. The school moved to Burleith in 1997. The WIS main campus is on Macomb Street in Cleveland Park. A highly-regarded private school, WIS has pioneered an innovative curriculum emphasizing instruction in French and Spanish as well as in English.

Just across the 35th Street boundary of Burleith is the former Gordon Junior High School building, which now houses Hardy Middle School and the Fillmore Center of the Arts. Fillmore is a distinctive arts program that serves Hardy and four local public elementary schools.

Also across 35th Street from Burleith is the historic former Fillmore School building, which has been renovated and is being used for classes of the Corcoran School of Art. The Corcoran School of Art is an art school affiliated with the Corcoran Gallery in downtown D.C. It offers degree programs, and also has an extension program for the general public. Phone: 638-0561.

Georgetown University forms the southern border of Burleith. Because of this proximity, the University and the community have a great deal of interaction, and many University students live in Burleith. The University offers many cultural, academic and athletic programs to the general public.

The Lauinger library, the main University library, is open to the public without charge. This includes use of many databases, but not book-borrowing privileges. A &idquo;Library Associate” membership is available for $35, which provides 6-8 lectures per year and subscription to a newsletter. Library Associates who join at the $100 level also get book-borrowing privileges.

The Georgetown athletic facilities (Yates Field House) may be used by members from the community. Usually, membership is offered to the general public at a low rate, and members may join for the school year or for the summer, with no initiation fees. This is an inexpensive way to keep fit (although the facilities are naturally not equal to those of a higher-priced athletic club).

Georgetown has an extensive and inexpensive adult education program, designed for the general public. Most courses run for 13 weeks and cost about $150. Catalogs and further information may be obtained by calling 687-5942.

Gaston Hall on the University campus is the site of many concerts throughout the year by artists from the area and from around the world. These include concerts by the Georgetown Symphony Orchestra, an independent, non-profit group.

Many lectures and seminars are open to the public. The schedule can be found in the Blue & Gray, the biweekly faculty/staff newspaper (phone: 687-5164).