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!”
Faculty Endeavors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dwight-Englewood commends the following D-E faculty members, who through their recent projects each epitomize our mission to have “passion for life-long learning” and commit to “making it better.” ...
LIVE at D-E
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Upper School winter musical this year, Cats, and the annual Winter Arts Festival (a three-concert event spanning several days and featuring performances by all Orchestral and Wind Ensembles as well as African...
David & Lisa Fall Play
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] This fall the Upper School Play, David & Lisa, offered D-E audiences a sensitive, thought-provoking, and awareness-building performance on the complexities and many faces of mental illness. Primarily focused on a...
Swartley Series Showcases Alumni and Visiting Artists
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] This school year D-E has hosted several exhibits at Swartley Art Center displaying works in photography, oil, and other media by both alumni and visiting artists. In introducing this year’s Swartley Series to...
Appreciating the Arts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Celebrating their hard work in the arts, D-E students have provided myriad inspirational experiences this school year. From the Start of School Assembly in early September to the annual Jazz Rock assembly events held in...
String Society 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Nearly 40 enthusiastic instrumentalists of all ages participated in String Society 2018, once again enjoying each other’s musicianship in an intensive week-long program now celebrating its eleventh year. Designed for...
STEM Institute 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] This past summer, 13 teachers from around the country and from right here at D-E joined us in our STEM Institute professional development workshop. Over a three-day period, these teachers worked through an intense but...
“LEARNING BOLDLY” with D-E 360° Summer Connections
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Each summer in late June, the D-E campus begins its annual transformation into a day camp for 700+ participants in D-E 360° Summer Connections. With programs for learners of all ages, from preschoolers all the way to...
Legacy Families 2018-2019
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title="12th Grade" tab_id="1559674298836-ab004eef-c826"][vc_column_text] Hayley Basner Elli Cola Basner ’84 Austin Borg Stephen Borg ’86 Sandy Agemian Borg D ’57 GP & Malcolm Borg ESB ’56 GP Ezra...
A Glorious Evening at Gloria Crest
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The D-E Head of School Society (HoSS) gathered earlier this year together with Head of School Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett and his wife, Annette, and members of the Board of Trustees, for an appreciation event at the historic Gloria...
