We had some awesome programming this fall thanks to visiting presenters on-campus and via zoom for parents, students, and faculty! For parents, we had a virtual Parent Education event with Signe Darpinian LMFT. Signe spoke to parents about “Raising a Peaceful...
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...
School Life Highlights
The fall was full of festivities and fun with Spirit Week! Spirit Week was a blast with every division participating in some capacity. Monday was Pajama Day; Tuesday was Jersey Day; Wednesday was Pink-Out Day for Breast Cancer; Thursday was Baggy Clothes Day; Friday...
Athletics Fall 2023 Season Highlights
Bulldogs fans had plenty to celebrate thanks to a fantastic Fall 2023 season. Our D-E Athletics coaches for both Middle School (MS) and Upper School Varsity Teams provided season highlights for us (see below). Internal and All-League and All-County awardees are noted...
Arts Highlights
We had an eventful fall season with all the arts! The year began with an exhibit by Science Department Chair Tara Weinstein and her exhibit, “Dabbling”! “Dabbling” showcased Tara’s appreciation for learning new things from shoemaking, watercolor, clothes-making...
Seniors, Diaz Participate in “DIGS” program in France
Marisol Diaz and two rising seniors entering the highest level of visual art (AP Studio Art) were invited to the SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) campus in Lacoste, France this past summer! Jayla Willis ’24 and Mia Soler ’24 traveled with Marisol to...
Professional Development Drives New Arts Education Innovations
Marisol Diaz was one of the selected applicants for the 2023-2024 Cohort of the National Arts Education Association’s “School for Arts Leaders” Program—an extremely competitive program! Chosen from hundreds of applicants, Marisol is currently participating in their...
A Conversation with Marisol Diaz
Tell us about your career journey and your arrival to D-E. This is my 26th year at D-E, and I have been the Art & Design Department Chair for the last six years. I attended the HS of Art & Design in NYC. Though I started as an English major, I returned to...