Dwight-Englewood is proud to have two of its buildings LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, awarded by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council). The first building, the Hajjar STEM Center – more commonly known as “STEM” – consists of seven...

The US Garden Club has been working hard over the past few weeks to rehabilitate the Lower School Garden, which had effectively been left fallow since the departure of long-time LS science teacher and avid gardener Beth Lemire. Now, the Garden Club has successfully...

On April 12, the Garden Club took a field trip to the organic vegetable garden at the Center for Food Action. While the Sixth Grade has a long-standing relationship with the CFA, having been the ones to originally construct this garden, this was the first organized...

This Spring, the AP Environmental Science class went on three field trips to get some firsthand experience with various aspects of Environmental Science. The first trip was to the Columbia Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and to the Hudson River Field Station,...

In an age where fast fashion dominates and environmental concerns are at an all-time high, one high school student, Eddy Gelman, is making a difference by sourcing his clothing through exclusively green means. Eddy, committed to sustainability, opts to buy from thrift...

 Strengthening Research& Innovation Skills in Outdoor Classrooms! Strengthening Research& Innovation Skills in Outdoor Classrooms! Beyond academic courses and Robotics and other STEM-oriented co-curricular activities, which typically take place indoors,...

D-E's apiary is a thriving site for learning about bees and our relationship to them!  Bees play a crucial role in our ecosystem, and the apiary on D-E's campus provides a holistic and hands-on approach for multidisciplinary learning. In partnership with Bee Haven...