D-E kicked-off National Poetry Month in a meaningful way this week by welcoming the award-winning slam poet S.C. Says. S.C. met with both Middle and Upper School students in a series of assemblies, small group discussions and English class visits. Through sharing...
WOW & Congratulations to D-E Faculty members Lisa Wittner and Marisol Diaz, BOTH of whom have been named as Fulbright Awardees! Lisa, D-E Director of Social and Emotional Learning, will travel to Nepal this summer and work with a local school and NGO,...
WAY TO GO GABE FELDMAN! Congrats to Gabe Feldman ‘25 who just scored his D-E career 100th point (total points for goals and assists) for Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse! What an amazing milestone, and the Bulldogs’ season has only just begun! We can’t wait to see what...
Last week we had the pleasure of having Dr. Elisabeth-Becker Topkara and Dr. Rachel Wahl (pictured) on campus to speak with our Middle and Upper School students. Dr. Topkara is a Fellow/Assistant Professor at the Max Weber Institute of Sociology and a scholar of...
Our 1st Grade students presented their Houses & Homes Project this week! What makes a home, and how do we homes differ across the world? Students began by first learning about continents and their features. Then in groups of 5, students built models based off of...
This week the Middle School celebrated Diversity Day, an all-day program hosted by Ms. Henry and the DEIB (Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging) Office. Students heard from speakers like Dr. Marsha Maxwell about the importance of inclusive AI and even saw an...
During Spring Break, a small group of 8th grade students were fortunate to travel to Peru on an incredible trip hosted by D-E 360°. From all accounts the trip was an amazing experience, including visiting the Rainbow Mountains, shopping (and bargaining!) at an...
The 7th Grade recently hosted their “The Anatomy of a Human” Exhibit that showcased their interdisciplinary projects for Science and English. In Science, students have been learning about the various systems of the human body. They created life-sized silhouettes that...
We had a splendid time at this past week’s Lower School Assembly (Sing-along Edition!) Students from Preschool 3 to 4th Grade showcased a few songs that they’ve learned over this year. Preschool 3 & 4 sang Ella Jenkins’ “You’ll Sing a Song”. Kindergarten did a...
WOW & Way to go D-E “Mathletes!” D-E Upper School students Elise Zhu '24, Alex Sheffield '26, Brandon Zhu '26 and Matthew Suh '26 scored in the top 5 -10 percent of their respective American Mathematics (AMC) competitions in November, which earned each of them an...