Month: June 2019
Earlier this year a special music concert, “Feeling the Vibes,” was performed by D-E students in the Stage Band and Upper School Chorus and Handbells ensembles and alumnae together, in honor of the late Joseph Erwin. Erwin was a beloved member of the...
“Scene” in classrooms, labs, playgrounds, practice rooms and performance stages, gyms and athletics fields, and even in our parking lots are all the individuals who make D-E a place like none other. From the excitement of the first day of a new school year...
Dwight-Englewood commends the following D-E faculty members, who through their recent projects each epitomize our mission to have “passion for life-long learning” and commit to “making it better.” Shawn Clybor, Ph.D. Earlier this year D-E History Department faculty...
The Upper School winter musical this year, Cats, and the annual Winter Arts Festival (a three-concert event spanning several days and featuring performances by all Orchestral and Wind Ensembles as well as African Drumming, Handbells, and Choral Ensembles, Stage Band,...
This fall the Upper School Play, David & Lisa, offered D-E audiences a sensitive, thought-provoking, and awareness-building performance on the complexities and many faces of mental illness. Primarily focused on a pair of institutionalized adolescents who form a...
This school year D-E has hosted several exhibits at Swartley Art Center displaying works in photography, oil, and other media by both alumni and visiting artists. In introducing this year’s Swartley Series to students, teachers, and staff, Visual Arts Chair...
Celebrating their hard work in the arts, D-E students have provided myriad inspirational experiences this school year. From the Start of School Assembly in early September to the annual Jazz Rock assembly events held in December and March, and all the time...
Nearly 40 enthusiastic instrumentalists of all ages participated in String Society 2018, once again enjoying each other’s musicianship in an intensive week-long program now celebrating its eleventh year. Designed for exceptional string musicians in Grades 5-12, String...
This past summer, 13 teachers from around the country and from right here at D-E joined us in our STEM Institute professional development workshop. Over a three-day period, these teachers worked through an intense but fun curriculum that included physical computing,...
Each summer in late June, the D-E campus begins its annual transformation into a day camp for 700+ participants in D-E 360° Summer Connections. With programs for learners of all ages, from preschoolers all the way to adults (Editor’s Note: see STEM Institute story on...