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.
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS 2020-2021
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS 2020-2021 Even during a hybrid-learning year, our student-athletes nevertheless shined on and off the field. With new PRs, team wins, and new challenges, we are so proud of what Bulldogs were able to accomplish. Take a look back on the biggest...
TECH HIGHLIGHTS | BERGEN SCIENCE CHALLENGE 2020-2021
BERGEN SCIENCE CHALLENGE 2020-2021 The Bergen SciChallenge, hosted by the Bergen County Academies, is an annual middle school science fair (grades 5-8) affiliated with the national science fair, the Broadcom Masters! The challenge encourages projects from lab-based...
TECH HIGHLIGHTS | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 2020-2021
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Our students go above and beyond to follow their curiosity, using technology and problem-solving to lead their way. The 2020-2021 school year was unlike any other school year. In the midst of a pandemic, students still pushed themselves to think...
TECH HIGHLIGHTS | ROBOTICS AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES 2020-2021
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THROUGH STEM & ROBOTICS It is incredible to see when STEM, Robotics, and technology come together to serve our larger community. Thanks to the brilliant minds of our students and guidance from our incredible staff, students were able to...
ELGAR &BEACH PIANO QUINTETS
Harumi Rhodes ’97 of the Takacs Quartet and Garrick Ohlsson ELGAR &BEACH PIANO QUINTETS Hyperion Records, May 2020 Pairing pieces by American composer Amy Beach and English master Edward Elgar, this recording, which features violinist Harumi Rhodes ’97, has received...
THE PALEONTOLOGIST’S DAUGHTER
Katherine L. McKenna ’74 THE PALEONTOLOGIST’S DAUGHTER Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild April, 2020 Katharine L. McKenna is the only daughter of the renowned paleontologist Malcolm Carnegie McKenna and his wife, Priscilla, his co-explorer. Did she inherit their sense of...
WAR AGAINST WAR
Michael Kazin ESB ’66 WAR AGAINST WAR Simon & Schuster January, 2018 The untold story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War. This book is about the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in one of...
THE POPULIST PERSUASION
Michael Kazin ESB ’66 THE POPULIST PERSUASION Cornell University Press, November 2017 In The Populist Persuasion, the distinguished historian Michael Kazin guides readers through the expressions of conflict between powerful elites and "the people" that have run...
BURNT SUGAR
AVNI DOSHI ’01 BURNT SUGAR Hamish Hamilton, July 2020 Originally published in India under the title Girl in White Cotton, Avni Doshi’s debut novel, Burnt Sugar, has been short-listed for the Booker Prize, the leading literary award in the English-speaking world. It...
A BULLDOG’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
Doesn’t it seem like we can’t talk about anything these days without it getting political? Everything is so fraught. You’re either on our side or their side. You’re either liberal or you’re conservative. Democrat or Republican. Black lives or Blue lives. These...