Upper School

Dwight Photographers is a student service organization that collaborates with the Dwight Media team to provide photos for the Yearbook, Dwight Times, and The Dwight Literary Magazine. 
 

This year-long after-school activity provides an open and supportive environment for high school students interested in creative writing including: fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and all other genres.  Time is devoted to individual writing as well as work-shopping within the group, focusing on constructive and positive feedback designed to guide students into more compelling creative efforts. Additionally, the group publishes the Dwight Literary Journal, handling layout, artwork, promotion, and all responsibilities of the Editorial Board including: recruiting, selecting, and editing creative pieces for publication from across the Dwight community.
 

In this community service activity, students collaborate with each other to support local charities. Members of the club meet on a weekly basis to plan future fundraisers and events. Dwight Outreach aspires to promote philanthropy within the Dwight School and the local community. Additionally, this activity intends to foster student participation in community service.
 

This club is Dwight’s chapter of SustainABLE Start, a non-profit charity founded by Dwight students Victoria Buendia-Serrano and Chloe Trujillo. In this club, members will package sustainably made toiletries into care packages, and distribute these packages at the New York Common Pantry to low-income and homeless individuals. Members who take on a leadership role will also help run the non-profit on their own time as part of the organization itself. 
 

If you love animals, this is the club for you!

Activities may include:

• Field trips to nearby farm sanctuaries where you can meet and help with animals that have been rescued from abusive environments
• Community service hours and volunteer opportunities
• Visits to local shelters where you can learn more about ways to help
• Activities planned by the club for our elementary and middle school students
• Guest speakers
• Letter writing campaigns
• Other ideas/activities that the club develops
   

This club seeks to involve artists, musicians, scientists, hackers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to create multiple co-labs between seemingly disparate fields. Using a wide range of technologies and strategies, students will create new ways to view and interact with the world. Students will have the chance to use virtual and augmented reality, robotics, film equipment, machine learning, APIs, an array of hardware, and several programming languages. This is a student-driven and project-based club. What is made is 100% up to students and their collaborations. All levels of programming or tech experience are welcome, including none at all!

Feminist club seeks to educate the Dwight community about women's rights by focusing on current events concerning inequality. Weekly meetings will begin with a specific topic.  Diverse opinions will be encouraged, as we educate ourselves through videos, lectures, and presentations. The feminist club is not based on a gendered concept but is based rather simply on being an ally toward gender equality, and so is open to anyone. 
 

LGBQT brings together LGBTQ students and faculty to address intolerance and to increase understanding on our campus and within our community.  We will discuss different gender and sexual identities, as well as advocate for the equal treatment of youth regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.  In doing this, our LGBTQ group aims to create an environment free of homophobia and transphobia, as well as free of verbal and physical harassment.
 

The Race Matters group focuses on creating and maintaining an emotionally safe space for the discussion of social issues relevant to the lives of the young women and men of color at Dwight. This affinity group provides a secure environment where its members may openly express their views, concerns, and experiences as minorities at Dwight. Race Matters forum encourages free speech, respect, and camaraderie among its members. The existence of this diverse forum is crucial for the emotional support of community members who have similar experiences.
 

The MC (Multicultural) group is open to those who are of varying ethnicities, traditions, and beliefs, and will provide a space for discussing the intersection of such identities. Students will be supported in embracing their multi-dimensionality and encouraged to share their knowledge with members of the Dwight community through activities and panel discussions among others.
 

WISER (Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research) is a non-profit NGO, which opened the first girls’ boarding school in Muhuru Bay, Kenya, to provide girls with the opportunity to overcome life obstacles through education. Dwight works with WISER through its Partner Program to build global relationships, create an international exchange of ideas, and assist in providing scholarships for girls. Members of Dwight's WISER group will work on continuing and building relationships with the girls and teachers in Muhuru Bay, as well as further promoting WISER within our Dwight community.  
 

Greener Earth is an environmental club devoted to advocating changes and looking for ways to save the environment. The club’s goal is to improve sustainability here at Dwight. Planned activities include composting, recycling, and raising awareness.
 

Investment club is a great way to gain insight and experience into the world of finance. You will learn about investing money, playing the stock market game, and pursuing careers in finance.
 

This club will offer inspiration and support for any student who aspires to become an entrepreneur. There are also opportunities to make friends, share business ideas, develop professional networks and build teams for competitions.
 

Students in grades 9-12 are invited to drop by to ask questions about their assignments, or simply have a seat and complete their homework. A math teacher will be available to help, and resources like textbooks and calculators will be provided.
 

Serving as a Dwight tutor is an opportunity to make a difference by helping your peers and younger students to study more efficiently, while earning SA or CAS credit. Many of today’s best teachers began as student tutors!