Beyond the Classroom
There have been so many opportunities over the past few months for our students, faculty/staff, and families to enjoy learning experiences far beyond the confines of the classroom. This is all thanks to robust, exciting student life and community service initiatives. From our youngest students involved in Affinity Group-led diversity awareness assembly programs and being mentored in hands-on STEM workshops… to Middle and Upper School student leaders of clubs that are focused on the arts, identity, community service and specific interest areas … our mission is fully in action through D-E’s co-curricular offerings.
The D-E Garden Club, Jazz Rock, INSPIRE ( Introducing New Solutions to Promote Integrity & Respect Everywhere), WISE (Women in STEM Education), JADE (Jewish Awareness at D-E); GSA (Gender & Sexuality Awareness) and Spoonies ( a club dedicated to raising awareness about Chronic Illness) are just a few examples of clubs that have made a wonderful, positive impact on the School over the past few months.
The photos here provide just a sampling of these activities; please see the following pages for more specific examples of our students doing their part to ‘make it better’ through fundraising programs including V-Day 2023 and Art in Action, and affinity group activities celebrating differences.
D-E Lower School Chess Players Win 1st at Bryant Park Tri-State Chess Championship
CHEERS to D-E Chess! D-E came in first at the recent Bryant Park Tri-State Chess Championship! Congratulations to Easton M. ‘37, Nicolai D. ‘37, and Kabir G. ‘37, for this wonderful achievement! D-E 360° Director Dr. Brown noted, “A huge shoutout to [D-E Chess Team]...
String Society 2025 Grand Finale Concert Highlights
WOW & BRAVO!!! Our String Society 2025 program, presented by D-E 360° Summer, ended on a high note with a wonderful Grand Finale Concert. The concert, performed to a standing room-only audience in Hajjar Auditorium, was the culmination of a week-long, intensive...
Give to the Annual Fund Before the Fiscal Year Closes
Now that our 2024-2025 school year is in the books, we want to thank all of our incredible alumni for their continued connection and support! We’re especially excited to welcome the Class of 2025 into the alumni community, to celebrate the arrival of our incoming Head...
Faculty & Staff Luncheon Celebrates End of Academic Year
D-E celebrated its teachers and staff recently, during the annual Faculty & Staff Lunch under the big tent on Leggett Field. D-E 360° campers kicked off the festivities with a drumming performance, led by Middle School Music Teacher Jean-Marie Collatin, ahead of...
8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Highlights
On the evening of Friday, June 6, D-E eighth graders, dressed in summer white, gathered under a tent on Leggett Field for the Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony. Middle School (MS) Principal Jonathan Davis opened with farewell remarks in his signature jocular style. He...
5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Highlights
Fifth graders completed their era as members of the Lower School (LS) on the morning of Friday, June 6, during the Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony on Leggett Field. Interim Co-Principal Susan Abramson welcomed everyone and reflected on why this ceremony was not a...
MS “Field Day” Celebrates Final Day of School
School’s out for summer! On the last day of classes, D-E’s Middle School enjoyed a fun-filled Field Day, which included karaoke in Schenck Auditorium, a trivia game in Hajjar Auditorium, and sports, inflatable slides, and other activities in the Myrna B. Sherman Gym....
D-E Celebrates Pride Month
In the final days of the school year, D-E celebrated Pride Month with community-wide efforts to decorate the campus with Pride flags, banners, window decals, and a giant rainbow paper chain stretching from the Lower School (LS) and past the Upper School (US) to the...
Private Music Lessons Recital Highlights
An end-of-year D-E tradition, the Private Music Lessons Recital, once again proved to be a wonderful celebration of musicianship. This recent event, presented by the D-E Performing Arts Department faculty in partnership with D-E 360°, featured nearly 30 student...
Middle School Final Projects Wrap Up the Year
D-E Middle Schoolers were busy with end-of-year projects to cap off a productive year! For their American History class, 8th graders were each tasked with writing and illustrating a children’s book, based on a historical event from the 1960s. This was a pilot project...