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Features
ESB ’65
In March 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Lawrence Kudlow ESB ’65, a 2015 D-E Distinguished Alumni Award honoree, to be the Director of the National Economic Council.
Fifth Graders Explore “The Best Part of Me”
In an effort to promote self-confidence, self-awareness, and ultimately foster empathy, the teachers in Grade 5 used The Best Part of Me, a book by award-winning photographer and educator Wendy Ewald, to drive a story-sharing project this past fall. Through striking...
Lower Schoolers Explore the Story of the Hudson River and Their Role as Earth’s Stewards
The Lower School’s Hudson River Project for second, third, and fourth graders is an exciting place-based approach to learning developed by science teacher Elizabeth “Beth” Lemire. It is also an interdisciplinary curriculum that uses Native American storytelling and...
Middle School Explores “Humans of D-E”
Humans of New York is the brainchild of photojournalist Brandon Stanton, who set out to photograph New Yorkers on the street and “create an exhaustive catalog of the city’s inhabitants,” a project that has evolved into a blockbuster blog, two bestselling books, and a...
Grade 9 “Identity” Seminar
The first semester Grade 9 Seminar at D-E is designed to help orient students to life in the Upper School. This year the seminar focused on exploring the concept of identity within a diverse community, and it relied heavily on students feeling comfortable enough to...
Students Attend National Diversity Conference
The People of Color Conference (PoCC) for faculty and staff and the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) for students, sponsored by the National Association for Independent Schools (NAIS), brought nearly 6,000 attendees to Anaheim, CA, November 30-December...
Recent News
HOPE “Whimsical Fairytale” Fashion Show on Saturday, April 5
Final preparations for D-E’s “Whimsical Fairytale” HOPE Fashion Show & Fundraiser...
TEDxDwight-Englewood School Is Thursday, April 3!
Our TEDx student participants, from the production crew to our speakers, have been hard...
D-E 360° 8th Grade Peru Trip 2025 Highlights
Another successful D-E 360° 8th Grade Spring Break Trip is in the books! Of the 8-day...
Odyssey of the Mind Tournament Highlights
D-E’s Odyssey of the Mind (OotM) teams recently competed at the Skylands Regional...
PAW 2025 Includes Innovative Ways to Engage US Students in Lessons Learned
Last week, D-E’s Upper School (US) students were immersed in our annual Projects &...
D-E 360° March 23 Chess Tournament
Chess players, are you ready for a new challenge? Great news! D-E 360° 's own “Coach...
Community Is the Focus of the Middle School’s Diversity Day
For the annual Middle School (MS) Diversity Day on Thursday, March 13, 2025, our MS...
LS Music Concert Showcases Grades 2-4
D-E’s Schenck Auditorium was packed with an appreciative audience for the recent Lower...
D-E Celebrates “Pi Day”
Today may be St. Patrick’s Day (Sláinte!), but D-E recently celebrated another beloved...
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Arts
“D-E & Me” Exhibit
Our last Swartley Gallery exhibit of the year, “D-E & ME”, was presented by our...
“sixth Night” Senior Show
“Sixth Night” – an adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night” - ...
All-Choral & African Drumming Concert
Thanks to the annual All-Choral & African Drumming Concert, the entire D-E campus...
Athletics
Reece Davidman Hits 250 Points for D-E Ultimate!
WOW & Congratulations to Reece Davidman ‘24 for hitting an amazing 250 career points...
Lower School Fencing Assembly Highlights
We were in for a treat yesterday with a demonstration of basic fencing skills thanks to...
Congrats Track Athletes: Invited to Bergen Meet of Champions (BMOC)!
Congratulations to these 5 D-E Track & Field Athletes, for being invited to compete...
School Life
D-E Senior Athletes Signing Ceremony 2025 Highlights
D-E’s Athletic Department recently hosted a Senior Athletes Signing Ceremony yesterday...
MS Assembly Features US Student Presentations
This week’s Middle School Assembly was a great example of cross-divisional collaboration...
US Assembly Highlights Environmental Awareness
This morning’s Upper School Assembly, organized by Environmental Club leaders Kelly Chu...
DEIB
Middle School Diversity Day 2023
The D-E Middle School has been taking great strides to inspire diversity, equity,...
Neurodivergent Affinity
The Neurodivergent Affinity Club’s mission is to educate and inspire change. Founder and...
South Asian Affinity
According to one of South Asian Affinity’s student leaders, Sujan Munver ’23, “affinity...
Annual Fund
While we all can appreciate that a D-E education is a worthy investment, tuition alone covers only 88% of the true operating costs of our community.