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!”
“D-E & ME” Lower School Art Exhibit in Swartley Gallery
Here’s to our last Swartley Gallery exhibit of the year! “D-E & ME” is presented by our Lower School (LS) students and represents striking artwork curated by LS Visual Arts & Design teacher, Ms. Christine Maloney. The exhibit includes beautiful self-portraits...
D-E’s Cater to You Dining Team Honored in End-of-Year Assembly!
As per D-E tradition, the annual end-of-year assembly recently took place under the big tent on Leggett Field, for all Middle School (MS) and Upper School (US) students. The assembly included the annual presentations of the 2024 editions of Calliope (D-E’s US literary...
Lower School Wacky Water Day Highlights
Wacky Water Day was a hit in the Lower School earlier this week! Students enjoyed some waterplay activities in the sunshine followed by Kona Ice snow cones! CHEERS to the end of the school year and a great upcoming summer break just around the corner!
Middle School Success @ Bergen SciChallenge
This past weekend, three D-E Middle School (MS) student teams participated in the Bergen SciChallenge! Students conducted research in science fair club or added on data and analysis to their 6th grade experimental design project, demonstrating critical thinking,...
Congratulations to the D-E Class of 2024
Yesterday, we had beautiful weather for the Class of 2024 Commencement! Smiles, grad caps, and a record number of cheering families and friends gathered under the big tent on Leggett Field to honor and celebrate our graduates. Dr. Ami Vaidya ’91, Board of Trustees...
BRAVO! Private Music Lessons Recital Recap
Bravo to all our students who have been taking private music lessons this past year! Many of these students performed last week in the annual Private Music Lessons Recital, which was the culmination of their year-long studies. The appreciative, enthusiastic audience...
Senior Selectives Highlights: Wrapping Up Senior Year for Class of 2024
These past two weeks have been filled with fun for our seniors with Senior Selectives. Seniors have been choosing fun activities to partake in prior to this Sunday’s Commencement. While on campus, they’ve been decorating grad caps, creating catapults for water balloon...
Thank You D-E Volunteers! Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event
The incredible efforts, enthusiasm, and energy of all our parent/guardian volunteers were recently recognized at the annual Volunteer Appreciation event! Leaders of the Parents’ Association (PA) expressed appreciation to everyone who has been so D-Edicated with their...
8th Grade “In the News” Field Trip
8th grade students enrolled in the Middle School’s “In the News” elective class recently enjoyed an exciting, inspiring field trip to New York City. Focused on current events, “In the News” challenges students to study various topics that appear in the news. During...
SENIOR FOCUS PRESENTATIONS
“Senior Focus” Presentations just finished up in these past few weeks, and we couldn’t be prouder! Senior Focus is a year-long elective that seniors can take to thoroughly investigate a topic that they’re interested in. The first semester is devoted to research and...
