Our Department of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB), often in partnership with our Parent & Caregiver Affinity Groups (PCAGs), brought so many distinctive, valued communities of D-E into the spotlight this spring. From hosting insightful speakers to remembering important historical events and recognizing holidays, here’s to the efforts of so many to follow-through on our D-E mission statement in tangible, meaningful ways!
Lunar New Year Middle/Upper School Assemblies
In honor of the Lunar New Year coming up on February 10, our Upper School East Asian Affinity Group, Korean Culture Club, Chinese Culture Club, & others hosted a Lunar New Year Celebration Assembly. We began with an outstanding dragon and kung fu dance by our...
Grade 6 Identity Unit Celebration & Food Festival
What a great way to wrap up a curriculum unit! 6th Graders concluded their academic Identity Unit earlier this week in a “D-Elicious” (and thoughtful) way. The students first shared personal presentations – candid reflections centering on their identity including...
Diwali Highlights
In light of the annual Diwali holiday, D-E’s South Asian Parent & Guardian Affinity Group (PGAG) this year hosted a series of wonderful programs for our students and faculty/staff in all three divisions. In the Lower School, parent volunteers provided hands-on...
DEIB Assemblies Raise Awareness & Celebrate Differences
Assembly programs held in all three divisions help to promote understanding as our differences are both highlighted and celebrated. Within the first week of the new 2023-2024 school year, the Lower School gathered for a special opening assembly. Ms. Simone Henry...
A Message from Dr. Marcus Ingram, Director, DEIB
Dear Dwight-Englewood School Families: In my four months here, I am already moved by the centrality of the school’s mission and how it calls us to community. Nevertheless, recent weeks have exposed the difficulty of genuinely being together in a remarkably diverse...
