F I N D Y OUR
SPARK AT DW IG H T
Welcome to Dwight School, where we are dedicated to crafting a personalized journey for every student based on individual interests and passions. We call this “igniting the spark of genius in every child.” Our students are encouraged to believe in their own talents, follow their hearts, and take intellectual risks through the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) — recognized as the “gold standard” in pre-university preparation worldwide. The IB offers a balance of traditional and progressive learning that reflects international benchmarks for excellence and fosters life-long skills.
Primary Years Program: Preschool 3sGrade 5
Middle Years Program: Grades 6-10
Diploma Program: Grades 11-12
We invite you to read on to learn more about what makes the Dwight experience so special.
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WELCOME
The comprehensive IB curriculum includes:
SPARK TANK We don’t believe that students should have to wait until graduation to pursue their “big idea” to change the world. Starting as early as kindergarten, students can dive into Spark Tank to take their ideas — for businesses, non-profits, or products — from concept to market launch. These range from students’ signature fashion lines, to a 3D-printed prosthetic hand and a series of children’s books about endangered ocean life. Designed to nurture entrepreneurial, leadership, and innovation skills, Spark Tank matches students with faculty mentors to fine-tune their ideas. During the development cycle, students pitch their projects for feedback and funding to The Dwight School Foundation’s Spark Tank Committee, comprised of industry experts and entrepreneurs from our community. Dwight is one of the only K–12 schools in America to offer this after-school incubator experience.
STAGES
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IDEA PLAN PROTOTYPE OPERATIONS
LAUNCH
SPORTS
We have a proud, long-standing scholar-athlete tradition in which Dwight students excel equally in the classroom and on the playing field. Dwight students and teams set and break records each season and come together to cheer each other on as proud Dwight Lions. Our 40,000-square-foot Athletic Center features: • 25-yard, six-lane pool • Fitness/weight rooms • Two roof-top tennis courts • Basketball court with • Dance studio tiered bleacher seating
Grades 7–12 Teams Fall Cross-country Girls Soccer Boys Soccer Girls Volleyball Winter Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Swimming Squash Spring Baseball Softball Golf Rugby Girls Tennis Boys Tennis Co-ed Tennis Track & Field Boys Volleyball
TRIPS
Dwight opens the door to greater learning and global citizenship through a wide range of trips to destinations that bring U.S. history to life, expand students’ worldview, and connect them to peers at Dwight global campuses in London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, and online. Dwight Destinations to Every Continent
• Grades 4 and 8 trips to Washington, DC • Grade 5 exchange with Dwight School London • Grades 6–8 service learning trip to Costa Rica • Grades 6–12 music festival in Shanghai • Grade 7 trip to Boston • Grade 7 exchange with Dwight School Dubai • Grade 8 trip to NASA Space Camp • Grades 8–11 Global Issues Network Conference in Luxembourg
• Grades 8–12 choral trip to London • Grade 9 exchange with Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School
• Grades 9–12 trip to the WISER School for Girls in Kenya
• Grades 9–12 service learning trip to Nepal • Boys Varsity Rugby training trips to Ireland, Scotland, and England
• Girls Varsity Soccer training trip to France
CLUBS
Dwight’s after-school activities are an important extension of the day and reflect our dedication to igniting the spark of genius in every child. Students develop their interests and talents — and discover new ones — through a wide range of extra-curriculars. Lower School
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Acrobatics Art Chess Outdoor Adventures Chorus Co-ed Soccer Cooking Dodgeball Fencing Flag Football Gardening Greener Earth Knit & Stitch Musical Theater Orchestra Parkour Swimming Swing Dance Tennis Yoga & Mindfulness Zoology
Middle and Upper School
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Debate Team Media Lab Literary Magazine Photography Math Team Business Investment Greener Earth Dwight Feminists Future Physicians Meme AmourLGBTQ Race Matters Robotics Science Squash
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Note: Clubs are subject to change
Broadcasting Master Theater Program Yearbook Cheerleading Baking Mock Trials Dance Chess Fashion Flag Football Music Studio Recording Chamber Choir Stop Motion
ARTS
The arts are integral to a Dwight education. Our faculty are professional working artists who share their expertise and connect students with colleagues across New York’s City’s world-famous arts spaces for real-world learning experiences. Visual and Digital Arts Student learning and creativity flourish through a wide array of programs, from drawing, painting, and sculpture; to film, graphic design plus digital, new, and emerging media. Music Whether a soloist or part of an ensemble, orchestra, band, or chorus, students perform on campus and at leading New York City venues, including Carnegie Hall, alongside peers from Dwight’s global campuses. Private Conservatory lessons are available in more than 15 instruments. Dance Focusing early on creative movement, students develop skills to express themselves, take part in theater programs, and perform in Upper School musicals. Theater Students learn about theater arts both on and behind the stage, developing a wide range of creative and technical skills. They work with professional mentors such as designers and casting directors, and perform in Dwight’s black-box theater and off-Broadway venues.
COLLEGE GUIDANCE &ACCEPTANCES Dwight graduates gain admission to the finest colleges and universities in the world.
We provide students with expert counseling and resources to help guide them through every step of the college admissions process. Beginning in grade 9, students receive standardized test preparation as part of the curriculum; and college guidance, which continues through all four years of Upper School. The IB is recognized as one of the world’s most rigorous courses of study, providing Dwight students with a distinct advantage in the college admissions process. They also have the opportunity to earn college credit for their IB coursework. Seniors in the Classes of 2017-19 have matriculated to the following:
American University
Franklin & Marshall College
Syracuse University
Amherst College
Hamilton College
The George Washington University
Amsterdam University College
Harvard College
The Juilliard School
Babson College
High Point University
The New School
Bard College
IE University
The University of Manchester
Barnard College
Johns Hopkins University
The University of Texas, Austin
Baruch College of the CUNY
King’s College London
Tilburg University
Boston College
Loyola Marymount University
Tufts University
Boston University
Lund University
Tulane University
Bowdoin College
Marymount Manhattan College
Universita Bocconi
Brandeis University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley
Brown University
McGill University
University of California, Los Angeles
Bucknell University
Middlebury College
University of Chicago
Carleton College
Mount Holyoke College
University of Leeds
Carnegie Mellon University
New College of the Humanities
University of Miami
Case Western Reserve University
New York University
University of Notre Dame
Chapman University
Northeastern University
University of Oslo
Claremont McKenna College
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Clark University
Occidental College
University of Southern California
Colby College
Pratt Institute
University of Toronto
Colorado College
Princeton University
University of Utah
Columbia University
Providence College
University of Vermont
Concordia University - Montreal
Quinnipiac University
University of Virginia
Cornell University
Reed College
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dartmouth College
Rice University
University of York
Dickinson College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Vassar College
Drexel University
Rollins College
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Duke University
Rutgers University
Wake Forest University
Elon University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Washington and Lee University
Emerson College
Skidmore College
Washington University in St. Louis
Erasmus University College
Smith College
Wesleyan University
Fashion Institute of Technology
Southern Methodist University
Williams College
Fordham University
Stanford University
Yale University
DWIGHT FIRSTS FIRST in the U.S. and the Americas to offer the comprehensive IB curriculum from preschool to grade 12 FIRST in New York City to offer the IB Primary Years Program FIRST in the U.S. to open an international campus in 1972 FIRST (and only school) selected by the Seoul Municipal Government to open a model IB World School FIRST 2 (New York and London) of 6 schools selected originally from over 3,700 worldwide to pilot online education for the IB FIRST (and only) independent, Chinese-foreign collaborative high school approved by the Ministry of Education in China FIRST in the U.S. to be accredited by the World Academy of Sport FIRST to partner with the Dubai DOE to launch innovative online and blended learning models throughout the UAE
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