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!”
Write Night
The Imperatore Library was a fitting backdrop for our recent “Write Night”! The event is held in honor of National Poetry Month. In keeping with D-E tradition, Middle and Upper School students as well as faculty and staff (including D-E Librarian and published poet...
WEDNESDAY April 17: Congratulations D-EBaters: Undefeated this Season!
CHEERS to our Upper School (US) D-Ebate Team for their incredible success during the Bergen County Debate League (BCDL) season! At the March invitational event, Joe McDonnell ‘24 (center in photo) achieved 1st place best speaker, while Aly Calmas ‘24 (2nd from right...
M.A.G.I.C Week 2024 Day 1 & Day 2 Recaps
It’s the Upper School’s M.A.G.I.C. Week 2024 here on campus! M.A.G.I.C. stands for the Michael Andrew Glowski Intramural Competition, and we’re changing it up this year. As opposed to just one day of games and fun, we’re celebrating in ‘magical’ ways, this entire...
Orchestra Extravaganza Concert on Friday, April 26.
Save the Date! D-E Performing Arts proudly presents their annual Orchestra Extravaganza on Friday, April 26, at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium! The concert will feature our student ensembles from all three (3) divisions, including the Lower School Band and Strings; Middle...
Congrats to Dani Weis ‘25: New D-E School Records in Both Goals and Points!
WOW & CONGRATULATIONS to Dani Weis ‘25, for setting new D-E School records for BOTH goals & points in Girls Varsity Lacrosse! Dani made these milestones in the team’s recent game against Tenafly! She scored the most goals in a game (9) and the most points in a...
Vote for Uma Rajan ‘24 for NJ.com Girls Track & Field Performer of the Week!
GET OUT THE VOTE for Uma Rajan ‘24! Uma is up for NJ.com’s Girls Track & Field Performer of the Week! According to NJ.com, Uma is “showing her versatility this spring by winning the 400 and 800 and the triple jump as the Bulldogs lost close meets to Midland Park...
Vote for Noah Thomas for NJ.com Boys Track & Field Performer of the Week!
GET OUT THE VOTE for Noah Thomas ‘24! Noah is up for NJ.com’s Boys Track & Field Performer of the Week! According to NJ.com, Noah “won all three jumps to lead Dwight Englewood to a win over Midland Park and a dramatic 70-70 tie against Emerson as he continues his...
Gymnast Stella Sherry ‘24 Headed to Nationals!
WOW and Congratulations to Stella Sherry ‘24, who just this past weekend secured a spot at the USA Gymnastics Nationals by placing 4th All Around at Regionals! Stella earned 4th place out of all the USAG girls her age in our region, which is made up of 6 states. She...
Jazz Rock Concert
The long wait is over! D-E Jazz Rock is performing their annual Spring Concert this Friday, April 19, at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium! Always a crowd favorite, Jazz Rock will be performing a range of popular hits including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” (Frank Valli);...
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr
Earlier this week D-E School officially observed Eid Al-Fitr on Wednesday, April 10. To then celebrate the holiday as a community, our Middle Eastern Parent Affinity Group hosted a D-Elicious luncheon today for faculty and staff. Additionally, the parent group also...
