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 ’08
Athisin “Ohm” Poolsawaddi sent in this update. “Since Dwight, I went to get my economics degree from NYU (Class of 2012), worked at Citigroup then get my MBA from Columbia Business School (Class of 2017). After Columbia, I wanted to get into healthcare/medical...
D-E ’09
Nicole "Nikki" Wilkins is a production assistant for the TV show, Good Morning America. She along with the cast of the show won two Disney's Daytime Emmy awards.
D-E ’16
Casey Danoff was recently featured in the George Washington University newsletter about her experience interning at the organization that helped track and support hundreds of women candidates running in races at every level and in every U.S. state and...
D-E ’18
Alexander Philliou was honored on April 7 by Tenafly Nature Center for his efforts in initiating the momentum for the Northern Valley Greenway which is a plan to convert a nearly 8-mile-long unused railroad line traversing six Northern Valley towns into a greenway....
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...
