Beyond Academics: Supporting a Holistic Learning Environment at D-E
In this issue, Michelle Carstens-Potts, Chair of the Health and Wellness Department; Dr. Danny Carragher, Chair of the Human Development Department; and Lisa Wittner, Director of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), discuss their roles and the programs they implement.
In our next issue, Part II of this series will feature conversations with members of our Student Support Leadership Team, including Dr. Deirdre O’Malley, Director of Counseling Services, and Marc Gladstone, Lead Learning Specialist. Interviews have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Sylvie Yao Named NJIC Girls Tennis Athlete of the Year!
Congratulations to Upper School student athlete Sylvie Yao ’27 for being named Girls Tennis Player of the Year by the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC)! The NJIC described Sylvie as “dominant” when she’s on the court, with only one loss in dual matches...
Thanksgiving Drive
D-E’s Thanksgiving Drive 2024 was a huge success! Thanks to the D-E community’s overwhelming generosity, we collected more than $5,000 for the Center for Food Action in addition to a large quantity of food items. We also filled half a school bus with all the oversized...
Announcing Our Next Head of School
With tremendous excitement and confidence, we are thrilled to announce that the Dwight-Englewood Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Dr. James Calleroz White as Dwight-Englewood’s 7th Head of School, beginning his tenure on July 1, 2025. Amidst an intensive...
MS Robotics Teams Prepare for Competition!
D-E’s three Middle School Robotics Teams have officially kicked-off their 2024-2025 season! Team Neutron, Team Nano Navigators, and Team Nitro each took turns presenting to fellow students, faculty/staff, families and friends in a recent showcase event to help them...
Recapping D-E 360’s Discovery Day at Newark Museum
On Friday, Nov. 15, our lifelong learners in the Lower School had a fun-filled, hands-on learning day at The Newark Museum of Art! The event was part of our D-E 360° “Discovery Day” Field Trips that are organized when classes are not in session. In addition to viewing...
Jazz Brunch D-Elivers Great Live Jazz Performance
CHEERS to our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop, and of course Director Rob DeBellis, who ‘D-Elivered’ a great live Jazz Brunch performance this past weekend! The concert featured classics from Oliver Nelson including “Hobo Flats” and “Kilimanjaro” as well as other jazz...
D-E Thanksgiving Drive 2024 Reminder
It’s the time of year for giving! The D-E community is reminded of our annual Thanksgiving Drive, underway now through tomorrow morning, Tuesday, Nov. 19. Donations of new or gently used winter coats and other apparel items are requested and will benefit the local...
Way to Grow, D-E! Garden Work Party Highlights
Way to ‘grow’, D-E! Thanks to the parents and students who participated in our recent Garden Work Party! Volunteers helped weed, tend and tidy the Nettie Louise Coyt Teaching Garden and also did a great "leaf round up" for which volunteers brought in bags of dead...
Jazz Rocks at D-E!
The D-E community enjoyed an excellent Jazz Brunch Concert in Hajjar Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024—one of the School’s highly anticipated musical events. This year’s brunch featured the Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles, directed by longtime Music Teacher...
Write Night Highlights
An annual D-E tradition that’s “write-on”, Write Night was recently held in the Imperatore Library. A collab between the Library, our Upper School student Writers’ Club, and D-E’s English Department, Write Night celebrates the power and inspiration of both original...