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 The snow-covered fields are no hindrance to the spring athletic season at DCD! Read more...
Photo by Hilary Rochelle
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Middle School Arts Celebrated During Arts Gallery Week
Please join us in celebrating the Middle School visual arts program at DCD during Arts Gallery Week April 5 to April 13 when the Lowell Center will be transformed into an arts gallery. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 5, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. featuring presentations from student woodworkers and visual artists at 7:15 p.m. Much like a typical gallery opening, there will be refreshments, and guests are welcome to attend all or part of the evening's festivities. We hope you will join us in celebrating the work of our talented young artists.
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Dress Down for Red Sox Home Opener!
Students are invited to dress down in jeans and wear their baseball gear on
Thursday, April 5, in honor of Opening Day at Fenway! Head Chef Jack O'Donnell is preparing a special opening day lunch to help celebrate.
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DCD Book Club
Need an evening out? Or just love books? Join us on
Monday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. a
t Herrick House for a meeting of the DCD Book Club to discuss
Sing, Unburied, Sing,
by Jesamyn Ward. Wine and refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact
Sharisse Cail Perry
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"The heart of Jesmyn Ward's
Sing, Unburied, Sing is story-the yearning for a narrative to help us understand ourselves, the pain of the gaps we'll never fill, the truths that are failed by words and must be translated through ritual and song...Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love, and this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it." -
Buzzfeed
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DCD Connects: What helps a child build a meaningful life?
Parents, mark your calendars for
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m., for this year's final DCD Connects event. You won't want to miss Emily Esfahani Smith, internationally known journalist and author of
The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness.
Grounded in the field of positive psychology, she has been on the TED Stage as a speaker, and her articles and essays have appeared in the
Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Criterion,
and other publications. DCD is fortunate to have Emily on campus to share her research and thoughts on how we as parents can re-think our drive for constant happiness for our children and, instead help them pave the path for a meaningful life.
Click here for a flyer to share with neighbors and friends.
Reserve your spot here.
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Horizons Future/Bright Benefit
Help our community support the community at large by attending Horizons' 10th Anniversary Celebration "Future/Bright Benefit" on
Thursday, April 26, at WGBH Studios! Join Allison Webster, past and present parents for an evening of fun. You will hear from Horizons' students, learn about our life-changing programming, bid on exciting auction items, and listen and dance to The Barndogs. This event sells out!
Buy your tickets by April 12 by clicking here.
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Details of this year's RAFFLE were announced at the DCD Fair Kickoff Assembly on Thursday. Lucky raffle winners could take home Billy Joel concert tickets, Dunkin Donuts coffee every day for a year, an overnight stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Red Sox/Yankees tickets, or an Xbox One X.
Each student will receive three books of raffle tickets in their cubby on Monday. Sold raffle ticket stubs and money should be returned to the FAIR mailbox in the front office. Additional books of raffle tickets are also available in the front office.
Contact Ellen Volpe at
ellenhvolpe@gmail.com
with questions.
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Make An Impact - Give Today!
DCD has a strong track record of Annual Fund participation. In prior years, 97% of current families and 100% of faculty and staff have given to the Annual Fund. We hope to continue to exceed our goals and encourage those remaining families who have not yet done so to participate and show their support for the community.
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Re-Enrollment Contracts Now Online through Smart Tuition
We are looking forward to the 2018-2019 school year! As part of the re-enrollment process, we would like families to re-enroll in Smart Tuition for the 2018-2019 school year for tuition billing information. Please click here for the re-enrollment instructions. If you have any questions related to your Smart Tuition account, please contact Maura McCarthy in the Business Office at 781-915-2555.
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| Sign Up Now for Spring EDP Chess Wizards
Chess Wizards is back for spring! This Chess program teaches children many important life concepts, such as learning the ability to win graciously and accept defeat with dignity and sportsmanship. Students will be divided into groups according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, each student will have had the chance to participate in a mini-chess tournament.
Who: Available to students in grades 1-5
When:
Thursdays starting April 12 through May 24 (7 sessions)
Time: 3:00pm-4:30 p.m. (starts after snack)
Where: EDP
Registration: Registration required.
Click here for the registration form.
Other Info: There is a $175 fee for 7 sessions
(no additional EDP charge unless staying past 4:30pm)
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Ready, Set, Go!
Sign up now for the James Joyce Ramble!
Calling all runners and poets! Save the date for the James Joyce Ramble, a 10-K race that will wind through the hills of Dedham on
Sunday, April 29.
DCD is a race sponsor again this year. Come represent your school at this great community event! There are three ways you can get involved: 1.) Join the
running team (
register for the race here) and be a moving ambassador for DCD; 2.) be part of the
hydration team handing out water along the route; 3.) or help the
tent crew at the Endicott Estate.
Go to our event page on
SignUpGenius to let us know how you're planning to participate (runners who register for the race on the James Joyce website should also sign up on DCD's SignUpGenius page).
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Morning Assembly:
Aimée
Coleman performs on cello
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
PA Coffee at Caffe Nero, Legacy Place
8:15 a.m.
PA Night of Knitting
6:30 p.m.
Day 3
Community Outreach Meeting
8:15 a.m. Lawrence Room alcove
Wednesday, April 4
Day 4
Accepted Students Event
8:30-9:45 a.m.
Thursday, April 5
Day 5
Gallery Week, April 5-13
Gallery Week Opening Reception
6:30 p.m. Lowell Center
Alumni Council Meeting
6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 6
Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day
8:00-11:30 a.m.
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Click here
to view next week's lunch menu.
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Celebrating Women's History Month
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
-Mae Jemison, Astronaut
Susan Hood has written over two hundred children's books, and her most recent is
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World (Harper). The author introduces readers to women and girls whose accomplishments are inspirational to people of all ages and genders. There is a timeline of those featured that ranges from the 1780s to 2014.
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DCD Grad Looking for Babysitting Job This Summer
Maeve Sullivan, a member of the DCD Class of 2012 and a sophomore at Elon University, is looking for a part-time babysitting job for this summer. She lives in Dedham and has a car as well as lots of experience babysitting. Please reach out to her directly,
781-856-9712, if you have any questions or would like references.
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June Summer Sports Camp at DCD
Mark Jackson and Dan Balk will be running a sports program in June, soon after school ends, for students currently in grades Pre-K-Grade 5 (friends from outside of DCD are welcome). The program runs for two weeks, June 13-15 and 18-22. You can sign your child up for the full week or for individual days, for full days (9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) or half days (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.). Activities will include sports and games, including soccer, floor hockey, baseball, basketball, handball, kickball, and capture the flag. The cost is $35 for a half day or $70 for a full day. For more details and to sign up, contact
Mark Jackson or
Dan Balk.
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FCUSA Boston Spring Junior Academy Starts in April
Spring training for boys and girls ages 5 to 11 starts April 2 in Canton at the ICC and April 6 at DCD. Each program runs for seven weeks and costs $175. Click here to register. 
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PIN Speaker to discuss "Children and Technology"
The Parents' Independent School Network (PIN), a non-profit organization of independent schools in the greater Boston area that provides parent education opportunities for its member schools, will hold a meeting at Inly School, 46 Watch Hill Drive in Scituate, on Monday, April 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with coffee followed by the presentation at 10:00 a.m. The topic, "Children and Technology," will feature a presentation by Katie Greer, of KL Greer Consulting, who has provided nearly a decade of Internet/technology safety education to schools, law enforcement agencies, corporations, and community organizations throughout the United States and Canada.
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A Night in Havana in Dedham!
A gala event to support Dedham's libraries, part of Dedham Reads 2018, will take place on Friday, April 13, 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the newly renovated Endicott Library. Taking its inspiration from the book Havana by Mark Kurlansky, the Cuban-themed event will feature an open bar, Cuban food truck, and live Latin band! Tickets are $40 until March 31, then $45 in advance or $50 at the door. (Reading the featured book is NOT a requirement!) Click here to order tickets.
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