Middle School Marks ‘Dot Day’
D-E’s 6th graders recently made their mark for International Dot Day! Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book “The Dot,” the annual event celebrates creativity, courage, and collaboration. As part of the D-E event, Innovation Coordinator Ms. Larionoff read the story...
Swartley Art Gallery Series: Haley Algrant ’21
D-E happily welcomed back alumna Haley Algrant ’21, as the guest artist kicking off this year’s Swartley Gallery Series. In her exhibit, “A VHS Love Story,” on view through September 30, Haley paints disfigured characters to show how characters in pop culture have...
Annual All-Volunteer Kick-off Highlights
“We’re here to build community” was the key message from this morning’s All-Volunteer Kickoff event at the Wharton Lessin Dining Hall. It was a great time for parents and guardians to catch up with other members of the D-E community and for both returning parents and...
Middle School Recognizes ‘International Day of Peace’
In honor of International Day of Peace, observed annually on September 21, D-E Middle School gathered today in Schenck Auditorium for poetry readings from Zorena A., Portia R., and Livvy G., and a vocal performance from Justine B., celebrating this year’s theme of...
Imperatore Library Hosts Annual Domino Rally
A domino effect was set in motion at D-E recently, as the Imperatore Library hosted our annual Domino Rally. Over 50 students from Grades 6 to 12 worked together to build elaborate domino towers and runs spanning several tables and bookshelves. The event culminated in...
Upper School Celebrates Annual Clubs & Activities Fair
D-E students get involved! This morning the annual Activities Fair was held at Leggett Field, where Upper School students gathered to check out and sign up for one or more of 50+ clubs at the School, ranging from performing arts and service-oriented to affinity-based...
Senior Rock Painting
A beloved annual D-E tradition continues! The D-E Class of 2025 gathered earlier this week to paint the Senior Rock, one of several activities marking the start of every school year. Cheers to our seniors and best wishes to all for a fantastic 2025-2026 school year!
Welcome (Back) to D-E: Happy First Day of School!
D-E is thrilled to welcome all our students back on campus! Our Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School are buzzing with activity once again. From kindergartners entering the halls of Drapkin for the first time to our new Class of 2025 seniors on campus greeting...
Diana Gross – Chief Innovation Officer
Diana Gross is D-E's new Chief Innovation Officer. Her experience is vast and spans being a global educator, a technology coordinator, a curriculum facilitator, an education strategist and most recently, a K-12 Learning and Innovation Strategist and Consultant in the...
Welcome to Our New Faculty and Staff!
Dwight-Englewood is delighted to announce our newest faculty and staff members for the 2024-2025 academic year. Learn more about each of them below. Natalia Arbelaez joins the D-E community as a 4th-grade Leave Replacement Teacher. She has been teaching for more than...
Write Night Featurette
Despite a pandemic, one of the core traditions of the English department, Write Night, was held over Zoom this past April 2021. Founded by former English chair, Fred Daly, Write Night has been a special community gathering for students and faculty to share original writing and poetry twice a year since 2012. The spring Write Night is hosted in April in honor of National Poetry Month. Especially in these unprecedented times, Write Night is a reminder of poetry’s power to reflect on the past, imagine new futures, and hold space for the present.