Dwight-Englewood School
Encyclopedia
The Dwight–Englewood School (D-E) is an independent coeducation
al college preparatory
day school
, located in Englewood
, New Jersey
. The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade via three functionally separate schools. The Lower School (also known as the Bede School) serves students in pre-kindergarten 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. Other buildings are the Swartley Arts Center, the Imperatore Library, the Modell Sports Complex, and the Pope Science Building.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 897 students (plus 35 in Pre-K) and 125.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.1.
Dwight-Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1999.
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1986-87 school year.
, 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 add students in Pre-K through sixth grade.
Leggett Hall -
21 Upper-School Classrooms -
Middle School Drama Classes -
Headmaster's Office -
Hulst House -
Wireless Internet Access
Klein Campus Center -
Haijar Auditorium -
9 General Classrooms -
Student Coop and Bookstore -
Senior Lounge -
Bells Classroom -
Choir Room -
Arts Display Spaces -
Wireless Internet Access
Imperatore Library -
35,000+ Volumes -
Computer Workspaces -
Student Lounge -
4 Language Classrooms -
Taub Technology Center -
Wireless Internet Access
Swartley Art Center -
Photography Studio -
Ceramics -
Art History -
2 Studio Arts Classrooms -
Music Practice -
Art Gallery -
Printmaking Facilities -
Wireless Internet Access
Pope Science Hall -
8 Fully Equipped Laboratories -
Wireless Internet Access
Khubani Performing Arts Center -
State-of-the-Art Theatre -
Music Instruction Rooms -
1 Sound and Lighting Booth -
1 Projection Booth
Modell's Sports Complex
2 Gymnasiums -
Dance/Aerobic Studio -
Weight Room -
2 On-Campus Fields -
3 Additional Fields -
5 Tennis Courts
Lower School Building
15 Classrooms -
Cafeteria -
Gymnasium -
Library -
Computer Room -
Wireless Internet Access
Umpleby Hall -
28 Middle-School Classrooms -
2 Fully Equipped Science Labs -
Wireless Internet Access
Graham House -
Admissions Office -
Alumni Office -
Business Office -
Development Office
Nature Sanctuary
boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys baseball, girls softball, boys football, coed golf, girls field hockey, boys basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball, boys tennis, girls tennis, coed spring and winter track, coed cross country and coed Ultimate Frisbee. The school competes in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
, which consists of public and private schools located in Bergen County
, Passaic County
and Hudson County
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Dwight-Englewood was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
.
Boys tennis: In spring 2002 the boys tennis team won the Non-Public B State Championship and was the runner-up to Holmdel High School
in the Tournament of Champions, falling by the score of 3-2 in the finals. In spring 2008, the boys tennis team finished with a record of 21-1 and won the Bergen County Groups 1-2, North Jersey Group B Sectional, and Non-Public B State Championship with a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart High School
. The team's only loss was in the Tournament of Champions semi-finals to ultimate runner-up Westfield High School
by the score of 3-2.
The girls varsity tennis team won the Bergen County Small Schools title in 2010, finishing the season with a record of 18-1 and earning Courtney Baiardi Stasi recognition by The Star-Ledger
as its Coach of the Year for the season.
The Facilities Committee passed a cell phone proposal, which will help with student-parent communication. The Curriculum Committee succeeded in securing several new course for this next year, including a Philosophy course.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al college preparatory
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, located in Englewood
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade via three functionally separate schools. The Lower School (also known as the Bede School) serves students in pre-kindergarten 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. Other buildings are the Swartley Arts Center, the Imperatore Library, the Modell Sports Complex, and the Pope Science Building.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 897 students (plus 35 in Pre-K) and 125.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.1.
Dwight-Englewood is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The Association consists of 70 member schools with a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students...
and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1999.
Awards and recognition
Dwight-Englewood was awarded the Blue Ribbon SchoolBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1986-87 school year.
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 UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, the Rev. Timothy Dwight V
Timothy Dwight V
Timothy Dwight V was an American academic, an educator, a Congregational minister, and president of Yale College...
, 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 add students in Pre-K through sixth grade.
Campus
The school's Campus consists of 14 buildings totaling 318000 square feet (29,543.2 m²). The principal educational facilities are:Leggett Hall -
21 Upper-School Classrooms -
Middle School Drama Classes -
Headmaster's Office -
Hulst House -
Wireless Internet Access
Klein Campus Center -
Haijar Auditorium -
9 General Classrooms -
Student Coop and Bookstore -
Senior Lounge -
Bells Classroom -
Choir Room -
Arts Display Spaces -
Wireless Internet Access
Imperatore Library -
35,000+ Volumes -
Computer Workspaces -
Student Lounge -
4 Language Classrooms -
Taub Technology Center -
Wireless Internet Access
Swartley Art Center -
Photography Studio -
Ceramics -
Art History -
2 Studio Arts Classrooms -
Music Practice -
Art Gallery -
Printmaking Facilities -
Wireless Internet Access
Pope Science Hall -
8 Fully Equipped Laboratories -
Wireless Internet Access
Khubani Performing Arts Center -
State-of-the-Art Theatre -
Music Instruction Rooms -
1 Sound and Lighting Booth -
1 Projection Booth
Modell's Sports Complex
2 Gymnasiums -
Dance/Aerobic Studio -
Weight Room -
2 On-Campus Fields -
3 Additional Fields -
5 Tennis Courts
Lower School Building
15 Classrooms -
Cafeteria -
Gymnasium -
Library -
Computer Room -
Wireless Internet Access
Umpleby Hall -
28 Middle-School Classrooms -
2 Fully Equipped Science Labs -
Wireless Internet Access
Graham House -
Admissions Office -
Alumni Office -
Business Office -
Development Office
Nature Sanctuary
Athletics
Dwight-Englewood has many athletics programs, including:boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys baseball, girls softball, boys football, coed golf, girls field hockey, boys basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball, boys tennis, girls tennis, coed spring and winter track, coed cross country and coed Ultimate Frisbee. The school competes in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school athletic conference located in New Jersey. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North...
, which consists of public and private schools located in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
and Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Dwight-Englewood was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
Bergen County Scholastic League
The Bergen County Scholastic League was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New...
.
Boys tennis: In spring 2002 the boys tennis team won the Non-Public B State Championship and was the runner-up to Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School
Holmdel High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school located in Holmdel Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, operating as the only high school in the Holmdel Township Public Schools...
in the Tournament of Champions, falling by the score of 3-2 in the finals. In spring 2008, the boys tennis team finished with a record of 21-1 and won the Bergen County Groups 1-2, North Jersey Group B Sectional, and Non-Public B State Championship with a 5-0 win over Sacred Heart High School
Sacred Heart High School (New Jersey)
Sacred Heart High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Vineland, New Jersey, United States, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
. The team's only loss was in the Tournament of Champions semi-finals to ultimate runner-up Westfield High School
Westfield High School (New Jersey)
Westfield Senior High School, or simply, Westfield High School is the only public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Westfield Public Schools. It was established in the early 1900s at its original location on Elm Street until 1951 when it was...
by the score of 3-2.
The girls varsity tennis team won the Bergen County Small Schools title in 2010, finishing the season with a record of 18-1 and earning Courtney Baiardi Stasi recognition by The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
as its Coach of the Year for the season.
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.” 2011 will be the 25th year of opera production at the Lower School.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 class dean, formerly grade level adviser, or "GLA," who acts to help the students in their grade.Student government
The Dwight-Englewood Student Government is a vital part of Student Life at Dwight-Englewood School. Divided into three Committees, it serves the interests and needs of its Student Body. The Student Life committee focus on things such as social events, and student privileges. The Facilities Committee addresses needs that include mending infrastructure around campus, and Maintenance Appreciation Day. The Curriculum Committee works on the curriculum of the school. There is a President and a Vice-President, along with a Head for each Committee. There is also the position of Class Coordinator within each grade.The Facilities Committee passed a cell phone proposal, which will help with student-parent communication. The Curriculum Committee succeeded in securing several new course for this next year, including a Philosophy course.
Popular culture references
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mentions that he had attended the school. - In 2005, chef/author Anthony BourdainAnthony BourdainAnthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is well known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.A...
’73 returned to Dwight-Englewood to film a segment for his TV show, "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations".
Notable alumni
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External links
- Dwight–Englewood website
- Data for the Dwight-Englewood School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...