by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Student Voices
Submitted by Sophia Dorner on behalf of the Lower School Diversity Professional Learning Group (Ericka Collado, Madison Farrar, Ashley Gray, Sandra Harrison, Mary Heveran, and Jennifer Koteles) “Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist...
by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Student Voices
The Planeteers is an environmental group that meets after school to learn about issues of our planet and our school. They learn how to create positive change and let their voices be heard on environmental issues that are important to them. On Monday, April 17, the 4th...
by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Student Voices
Following the success of the fall parent/child book club, on Tuesday evening, third graders and their parents gathered in the Lower School for their second book club. This time they read The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Since the story revolves around...
by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Student Voices
Both second grade classes completed a heartwarming social studies project helping a local organization, Canine Companions. Canine Companions trains service dogs to assist people with disabilities. As part of this project second-grade students learned about...
by admin | Oct 28, 2016 | Early Childhood, Student Voices
submitted by Lisa Dove Enter the music room during an early childhood class, and you may spy giants tromping through the woods, or perhaps you might get caught up in a herd of galloping horses or unicorns. Then again, you may come upon a village of prancing elves or a...
by Jung | Sep 19, 2016 | Student Voices
Dr. Penina Bukiet Dr. Penina Bukiet, an NYC resident and native Canadian, is thrilled to be joining the D-E community as the Lower School Psychologist. Through her doctoral training at Yeshiva University, Penina has had the opportunity to work with children and...