Activities Fair 2026 Highlights

Recognition of Sept. 11 Continues: Special US Assembly & Lunch & Learn Highlights

The First LS Assembly of the Year Celebrates Community

Mr. Harrell’s Denim Designs Kick Off the Swartley Gallery Series

PA Welcome Back to School Barbecue Highlights

Last Thursday, the D-E Parents’ Association hosted a “Welcome Back to School” Barbecue on Leggett…

Coming Together as a Community to Reflect on Sept. 11, 25 Years Later

Welcome Back! First-Day Energy Shines Bright Across the D-E Campus

Tara Weinstein Book Launches

From Physics to Fiction! Ms. Tara Weinstein, who is D-E’s Science Department Chair, teaches Upper School Physics, and enjoys a range of hobbies from dancing to weaving, can now add published novelist to her list of accomplishments! Ms Weinstein’s debut novel, The Only Way Out Is Through (Blair; 2026), won the independent publisher’s annual Bakwin Literary Award in 2024, and she celebrated its August release with two book launches last month and more to come. To read more about these events and Ms. Weinstein’s literary process, click the link in our bio!

Appreciating the Power of AI: Panel Discussion Sheds Light on Students’ Use and Perspectives

Garden Work Party Highlights

Our D-E Green Upper School student club and the Parents’ Association Garden Project Volunteer…

Spotlight on D-E Departments

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Features

D-E Embraces the Season of Giving

by Valerie Berrios

’Tis the season! D-E’s students are fulfilling the school’s core value of community with pre-winter-break donations to families in need. In the Lower School, third graders have been embracing their program tradition, “Third Graders Making a Difference” (TGMD), for…

An Overview: A Fireside Chat With D-E’s Next Head of School, Dr. James Calleroz White

by Valerie Berrios

D-E recently introduced our next Head of School, Dr. James Calleroz White (aka Dr. CW), who officially begins his tenure on July 1, 2025, by way of a “Fireside Chat” held during Dr. CW’s visit to our campus in late November. Dr. CW, who holds a Doctorate in…

Swartley Gallery Presents: Alumna Artist Sophia Seriale ’22

by Valerie Berrios

D-E welcomed back Sophia Seriale ’22, a “D-E lifer,” as the Swartley Gallery’s featured alumna artist, with a meet-the-artist reception on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Her exhibit, “Until Now,” includes sketches she created as an Upper School student and in her art classes…

Student Leaders Encourage Digital Wellness at D-E

by Valerie Berrios

Digital Wellness has been top of mind at D-E, just as it has on a broader scale in recent years with the release of data highlighting the harm that social media and excessive screen time can have on kids. To this end, the D-E Parent Ed. Committee hosted a Digital…

Building Community at D-E Through Poetry Sharing

by Valerie Berrios

On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Middle School English Department hosted its MS Poetry Connections programming, in its second year running. Each student wrote a poem to highlight aspects of their identity. They were encouraged to share who they are and coached by their…

D-E 360°’s Private Music Lessons Prep Students for Concert Performances

by Valerie Berrios

Music ensembles—such as jazz, classical, handbells, and choir—have long been an integral part of school life at D-E. The incredible talent at our school is often on display during D-E’s annual assemblies and concerts, including the upcoming Winter Orchestral and…