The genesis of “Beyond Empire” comes from a personal place. As a first-generation American of Trinidadian immigrants, who came to the US amidst Trinidad’s independence from the UK, Stephen Bailey finds that it is imperative to trace these stories. The central questions of the course ask, “What is it to move beyond empire? How do people understand themselves in a new context? How do you reacquire or reinvent yourself?” What underlies the curriculum is the belief that through investing in the literary worlds of other cultures, students can be world scholars and compassionate readers.
Stephen emphasizes reading a breadth of literary styles like poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc. to think critically about how language is used. With challenging material from authors and playwrights like Tayeb Salih and Lynn Nottage, Stephen asks for courage from both his students and himself; the courage to ask hard questions and to listen to different voices and opinions. “That is where true inquiry begins!”
Jazz Rock Spring Show on April 17
Jazz Rock, directed by our legendary Mr. Rob DeBellis and with vocal coordination by Mr. Kenneth Kacmar, hit another one out of the park with its Spring Show this morning in Schenck Auditorium! An enthusiastic crowd cheered, hooted, and clapped along to a dozen...
Swartley Gallery LS “High Five” Closing Reception
Art-tastic! The Swartley Gallery displayed multimedia work from our Lower School art students as part of the “Keep the High Five Alive” showcase, curated by Ms. Christine Hanaway Maloney. First graders experimented with colors and patterns by painting squares...
HOPE Fashion Show 2025 a Whimsical, Wonderful Success!
The annual HOPE Fashion Show, with its whimsical fairy tale theme, was a tremendous success on multiple levels, from being a cross-divisional learning opportunity and a creative example of our mission in action to benefiting a wonderful cause, the Limb Kind...
D-E Attends Ethics Bowl Championships @ UNC Chapel Hill
Way to go! Our Ethics Bowl Team made D-E history by coming in 6th place at the National Championship last weekend at UNC Chapel Hill. They competed against high schools from across the country, including Canyon Crest Academy in California, All Saints Academy in...
The Play’s the Thing: 8th Grade Shakespeare Workshop Highlights
What’s in a name? This week D-E 8th graders got a closer look at the Bard’s famous tragedy about star-crossed lovers after the cast of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare LIVE! performed Romeo & Juliet for students in Schenck Auditorium, followed...
Orchestra Extravaganza Concert is Friday, April 25
Save the date! On Friday, April 25, D-E Performing Arts Department’s annual Orchestra Extravaganza Concert is set to perform. Rehearsals are underway with D-Edicated guidance from our Music Department faculty; student musicians from all three divisions will be...
Congrats Gabe Feldman ‘25: 200 Career Points in Boys’ Lax!
CHEERS and congratulations to senior Gabe Feldman ‘25 for scoring his 200th Career Points mark earlier this week! Gabe currently has earned an amazing 108 goals and 94 assists for D-E Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse! Way to go Gabe! GO BULLDOGS!!!
D-E Varsity Baseball named Team of the Week!
WOW and WAY TO GO D-E Varsity Baseball! After a week of voting, the Bulldogs were recently named as “North Jersey Team of the Week”! The Bulldogs earned this nod thanks to the results of an outstanding 4-0 week and outscoring their opponents 34-5! Go D-E Varsity...
DEIB Cultural Showcase 2025 Highlights
Bravo! D-E’s Affinity groups shined bright during our Second Annual Cultural Showcase! Dynamic live musical, dance, choral performances and videos from the Black, Chinese, Latino, South Asian, Korean and LGBTQ+ communities kept the audience in Schenck Auditorium...
Congrats Dani Weiss ‘25: 100 Career Goals for D-E Girls’ Lax!!!
WOW & Congrats to senior Dani Weiss’ 25, for scoring her 100th career goal for the Bulldogs! Dani netted her 100th career goal in the Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse win earlier this week AND topped the school record for goals in a game – with 10. Dani previously held the...