Upper School
Our role as educators is to know, challenge, and love our students - in return, we can fairly ask them to work hard, build their character, and take care of each other.
- Henry Heil, Clark Family Head of Upper School
The academic program of the upper school represents a four-year college preparatory curriculum that provides broad training in the liberal arts and sciences and stresses independent thinking, writing, critical reading, discipline, and creativity.
We promote understanding through classroom experiences and real-world applications that involve students in the in-depth discovery and development of their talents, skills, and acquired knowledge. Each student is also assigned a faculty advisor through our advisory program, a cornerstone of an ESD education, who provides guidance, counseling, and support.
View the 2023-24 Upper School
Course Catalog
For specific guidance in course selection, please view the document above.
Beyond the Classroom
News and Notes From the Upper School
We are delighted to announce that Thad Lepcio has accepted our offer to be ESD’s next Director of Athletics.
Dave Baad introduced Matt Peal, a current Head of Upper School in North Carolina, as ESD's next Head of Upper School.
Congratulations to the 11 ESD student-athletes who officially committed to play their respective sports in college.
Nine musicians earned top ratings the regional event held in March.