Meredith (“Mimi”) Garcia had the unique challenge of teaching “Apocalyptic Lit” amidst the COVID-19 hybrid year. Still, the central questions of the course remained, “Will the apocalypse bring total annihilation, transcendence, bloodthirsty zombies, or all of the above? Will it bring people together or tear them apart?” As a medium, fiction allows for distance from both the material and reality, enough to critically engage with the text. Despite the fantastical, sci-fi qualities to apocalyptic literature, Mimi stresses that each text, from The Walking Dead to Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, speak to questions of human nature and of hope.
Mimi’s new course offering, “Globalization, Literature, & Film”, investigates how globalization and media have come to shape each other and our everyday lives. The course utilizes films like Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950) and Walter Salles’ Motorcycle Diaries (2004) to discuss how politics, history, and cross-cultural encounters come to manifest in film. Mimi notes that the entire film industry and how we have come to watch film also plays a role in how we analyze and reflect on the relationship between literature and media—to be both critical of the past and the present.
D-E ’19
The Washington University in St. Louis Women's golf program announced that Emma Lee would be a member of the team.
Frost Valley
If you were at the Lower School on the afternoon of September 20th you would have seen many happy parents reuniting with happy (and tired!) children. They were freshly back from Frost Valley, a beautiful, 5,000 acre environmental center, and hopefully filled with...
Back-To-School Night
We had a wonderful Back-To-School Night and hope new and returning families had as much fun as we did. Lower School families are invited back to the Lower School for our “Special Area Teachers Back to School Night” on Thursday, October 3, 2019. This evening is an...
NEW: D-E 360° presents Middle School Enrichment (MSE)!
MSE – Chess Led by international Chess Master Saudin Robovic and sanctioned by the United States Chess Federation. MSE – Fencing Led by international coach and athlete Patrick Durkan and guided by US Fencing protocols. Read More The post NEW: D-E 360° presents Middle...
Introductions
We’d like to introduce you to our new faculty member, and also reacquaint families with faculty working in new positions this year: We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Teresa Cali to the kindergarten team! Many of you know and remember Mrs. Cali from Preschool 4. She...
Welcome to the 2019 – 2020 school year
Welcome to the 2019 – 2020 school year and the first Lower School Notes. Lower School Notes is sent digitally every other week and includes highlights and news from around the school. It was wonderful to see so many Lower School friends, families, faculty and staff...
Summer Connections 2019
Registration is now open! We welcome you to “Learn Boldly” with D-E 360° Summer Connections this Summer! This year, we have an exciting theme for our youngest campers: Keys: Opening Doorways to New Worlds. Click here for more info. Original...
Make your summer sizzle: Moulin Rouge! On Broadway
Thursday, July 18, 2019 – 8 PM Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th St, NYC Dwight-Englewood School has obtained 100 seats to the preview evening performance of Moulin Rouge on Broadway! Join us for a Pre-Theatre Cocktail & Hors d’oeuvres Reception, and...
D-E 360° View – Summer Notes Edition 7/26/2019
D-E 360° View Summer Notes Edition 7/26/2019 Week 5 was alive with energy at D-E 360° Summer Connections 2019, thanks to thoughtful initiatives linked to Camp Kindness Day (celebrated on July 25); exciting hands-on Enrichment offerings such as Cut N Sew, Delectable...
D-E 360° View – Summer Notes Edition 7/19/2019
D-E 360° View Summer Notes Edition 7/19/2019 Despite this week’s unusually high temperatures, our Week 4 campers had myriad opportunities to beat the heat and learn boldly with new experiences in the arts, athletics, cooking, debate, entrepreneurship, leadership, and...
