Students participate in D.A.R.E., and other substance abuse prevention programs. Students in community service projects at the local, state, national, and international level. Students are encouraged to develop a reverence for the earth as God's creation which we all share an obligation to conserve. Over the years EDS students have participated in a wide variety of academic fairs and competitions. Students regularly participate in the School, District and State Science and Social Studies Fairs.
Students plan, develop and present their own projects.
Other competitions are entered on an ad hoc basis, giving students an opportunity to expand their knowledge and explore an area of particular interest to them. The EDS Preschool and Day Care are licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources. EDS holds memberships in the Independent Schools Management Consortium, the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools, National Association of Episcopal Schools, National Association for the Education of Young Children, National Middle School Association, and the Louisiana Middle School Association.