Dwight-Englewood School

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Dwight – Englewood (D-E) is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, located in Englewood, New Jersey, with an approximate enrollment of 1,000 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.

The school teaches students from pre-k through 12th grade via three functionally separate schools. The Lower School (also known as the Bede school) serves students in pre-k through 5th grade in the Bede building. The Middle School, in Umpleby Hall, serves students in grades 6-8. The Upper School serves grades 9-12, and houses its administration in the Leggett building and now the Klein Campus center.

Dwight - Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

1 Awards and recognition
2 History
3 Campus
4 The Fifth-Grade Opera
5 Organization
6 Notable alumni and students
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

Dwight - Englewood was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1986-87 school year.^[1]

[edit] History

In 1889, the Dwight School for Girls was founded as a college preparatory school by Euphemia S. Creighton and Ellen W. Farrar. The name is chosen to honor the then president of Yale University, the Rev. Timothy Dwight V, whose educational philosophy they admired. The Englewood School for Boys was established in 1928 as a college preparatory school. In 1973, the two schools formed a nonprofit corporation known as Dwight-Englewood School. In 1993, Dwight-Englewood School and The Bede School merged to serve students in Pre-K through twelve.

[edit] Campus

The school's principal educational facilities are Leggett Hall, The Khubani Performing Arts Center, Pope Science Hall, Umpleby Hall, Swartley Arts Center, The Imperatore Library, Graham House, The Nature Center, the Modell Sports Complex, and the Lower School. Additionally, a building called the Klein Campus Center was opened at the start of the Spring 2006 Semester.

[edit] The Fifth-Grade Opera

In fifth grade, students compose and write an original opera. They form an opera company and go through all the steps necessary to stage a full production—script writing, libretto, costumes and makeup, set design, lighting, and publicity. This project is part of the Metropolitan Opera’s program, “Creating Original Opera.” 2004 will be the 16th year of opera production at the Lower School.

[edit] Organization

Internally, the school has Principals for the lower, middle, and upper schools, as well as deans of students. The overall executive position which oversees all three schools is that of the Head of School. The current head is Dr. Rodney V. De Jarnett. Within the schools, there are departments for Math, English, History, Science, Language, Physical Education, Technology, and Arts. Each department has a department chair. Additionally, each grade in the middle and upper schools has a grade level adviser, or "GLA," who acts to help the students in their grade.