“The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition:” Middle School Musical 2024
What a spectacular run of “The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition”, this year’s Middle School musical! Featuring an all-student cast and crew, fantastic choreography, eye-popping costumes, and dramatically-staged moments, the production was a memorable experience for all! Our...
Arts Highlights
Thank you to D-E’s Visual Arts & Design and Performing Arts Departments for a spectacular showcasing of original student work this spring! Whether visiting our Swartley Art Gallery exhibits or attending events on the stages of Schenck Auditorium, Hajjar Auditorium, or the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab, anyone with an interest in the arts has had so much to enjoy and experience this past season.
A Conversation with Marc Gladstone
Can you introduce yourself and your professional background? I’m Marc Gladstone, and I’m the Lead Learning Specialist in the Upper School. I have been an educator in mostly K-12 independent schools for over 30 years. Prior to embarking on my career in education, I...
A Conversation with Dr. Deirdre O’Malley
Please introduce yourself, your professional background, and how you came to D-E! My name is Deirdre O’Malley. I am a clinical psychologist, and I’m the Director of Counseling Services. I’ve been a psychologist at the Upper School for the last 15 years. I came to D-E...
Beyond Academics: Part 2 of our series on “Supporting Holistic Learning”
In our last issue of D-E Today, we introduced several members of our SEL (Social Emotional Learning) and Health & Wellness Departments. This latest issue of the magazine continues our “Supporting Holistic Learning” series through discussions with Dr. Deirdre O’Malley, Director of Counseling Services, and Marc Gladstone, Lead Learning Specialist. Both serve on the Student Support Services Team and have unique perspectives on how comprehensive and thoughtful mental health support is critical to sustaining and fostering our ‘community of learners’.
A Letter from the Board of Trustees
Independent school boards have fiduciary duties and an obligation to lead the organization they oversee toward the fulfillment of its mission and purpose. Dwight-Englewood’s Trustees are focusing on strategic planning as a process to ensure the present and future well being of our school.
5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Highlights
Last week our 5th Graders officially “moved up” and became rising 6th Graders! Parents, families, faculty/staff, Lower School (LS) students, and friends came to celebrate our eldest of the LS division. The 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony prominently featured our 5th...
8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Highlights
Our 8th Graders recently celebrated the bittersweet ending of their middle school years during the annual 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, under the big tent on Leggett Field. Students shared poignant personal reflections about how much they have changed in just a few...
“D-E & ME” Lower School Art Exhibit in Swartley Gallery
Here’s to our last Swartley Gallery exhibit of the year! “D-E & ME” is presented by our Lower School (LS) students and represents striking artwork curated by LS Visual Arts & Design teacher, Ms. Christine Maloney. The exhibit includes beautiful self-portraits...
D-E’s Cater to You Dining Team Honored in End-of-Year Assembly!
As per D-E tradition, the annual end-of-year assembly recently took place under the big tent on Leggett Field, for all Middle School (MS) and Upper School (US) students. The assembly included the annual presentations of the 2024 editions of Calliope (D-E’s US literary...