Ethics Bowl Headed to Nationals at UNC Chapel Hill!
D-E’s Ethics Bowl Team is headed to Nationals for the first time in 14 years! After winning a virtual match in the Northeastern Division, our team, coached by Philosophy and Ethics Department Chair Joseph Murphy, is heading to North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the...
School Life Highlights
Thanks to daily campus events, seasonal traditions, and the activities of our student-led clubs and activities, student life @ D-E remains as dynamic as ever! Our youngest Lower School (LS) learners have been enthusiastically engaged in D-E Chess Team and LS Chorus...
D-E 360° ACE Students Enjoy Discovery Day Aboard the Intrepid!
What a treat! D-E’s Lower School students in D-E 360°’s AfterCare & Enrichment (ACE) program had a wonderful “Discovery Day” aboard the Intrepid Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 18. “It's Kids Week so we were treated to an expo of most of the kids’ program venues across...
Eastern European Culture Club US Assembly Highlights
A recent Upper School (US) Assembly, presented by the Eastern European Culture Club, a newly formed D-E student organization, centered on understanding Eastern Europe. The timing of the assembly was chosen deliberately, says club co-founder/leader Len Glozman ’25, to...
Small but Mighty: D-EMUN Wins Best Small Delegation at AMUN!
Last week, D-E's Model United Nations (D-EMUN) team competed at AMUN, hosted by Bergen County Academies. Their conference has been hosted for more than 25 years, and has expanded to more than 15 schools with 300+ delegates participating. The D-EMUN delegation had 10...
Acclaimed Author Reyna Grande (“The Distance Between Us…”) Visits 7th Graders
Award-winning author Reyna Grande recently visited D-E’s 7th graders, who read her memoir, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition at the Middle School. The book is about growing up in rural Mexico and crossing the border at a very young age with her family to...
D-E US Students Participate in Civic Leadership Summit, Washington, DC
D-E student leaders connect to create change! Seven Upper School students traveled to Washington, DC, earlier this month to participate in the NAIS Student Civic Leadership Summit in partnership with the Close-Up Foundation. Caroline Choi ’25, Anna Ibarguen ’26, Nick...
Middle School Mathletes Host “Math Counts” Event
On Saturday, February 1, D-E hosted and participated in the MathCounts Bergen/Hudson Chapter Competition. More than 200 middle school students from over 20 schools converged on the D-E campus and took part. “The competition consists of multiple rounds, with students...
Club Être Field Trip Inspires Future Legal Leaders
D-E’s Club Être recently took a field trip to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, a law firm in New York City. “The goal of this field trip was to provide girls with an opportunity to explore their interests in law and hear from mentors who...
MS News & Creative Writing Discovery Classes Explore “Above Ground” Exhibit
Two of our Middle School Discovery Classes on “In the News and Creative Writing” recently visited the exhibit “Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection” at the Museum of the City of New York. Throughout their gallery tour, students were greeted with...