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…

LS Last Assembly Celebrates Pride Month & Honors Departing Faculty/Staff

During the final Lower School (LS) Assembly of the school year, we celebrated Pride Month and…

Spotlight on D-E Departments

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Features

‘Gratitude Is the Word of the Day’ During the Thanksgiving Assembly

by Valerie Berrios

There were hellos and hugs all around during the Annual Thanksgiving Assembly on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 25, where students and faculty/staff from each division gathered in the Myrna B. Sherman Gym to express their gratitude in a multitude of ways. The event was…

D-E Faculty/Staff Reflect on the Idea of ‘Mattering’ by Author Jennifer Wallace

by Valerie Berrios

“Students are crushed by an unrelenting drive to succeed and then climb even higher…” A series of conversations about the book Never Enough, which delves into the pressure our kids feel to achieve and how a strong sense of “mattering” can act as a buffer to this…

Ninth-Grade Workshops Prep Freshmen for Life in the Upper School

by Valerie Berrios

Ninth graders at D-E recently participated in a three-part series of workshops over the course of four weeks to help them in their transition to the Upper School (US). The workshops were based on a program US Principal Kim Lalli P’35,’37 designed years ago for the…

Art & Design Department Spotlight: ‘Meaning-Making’ at D-E

by Valerie Berrios

To show how and why D-E is such a vibrant “ community of learners ,” we have introduced a monthly series that spotlights our mission in action, core values, and academic departments, starting with our innovative Art & Design Department . Department Chair and…

Reunion Weekend 2025 Recognizes Esteemed Alumni, Beloved Faculty with Awards Ceremonies & Celebrations

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A Monster Calls: A Fall Play About the Human Experience

by Valerie Berrios

The annual D-E Fall Play for the 2025-2026 school year is A Monster Calls, based on the young adult novel by Patrick Ness and an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, about a boy burdened by a recurring nightmare in which a “monster” tells him a series of tales. Performances…