Belmont Day is an all-gender, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade independent day school, where your child will be held to high standards in a supportive, nurturing environment. Through a hands-on, innovative curriculum integrated with the outdoors, students develop their voice and grow into confident communicators and leaders, well prepared for high school and life.
students in our all-gender pre-kindergarten to eighth grade day school community
student-teacher ratio
miles from Boston in Belmont, Massachusetts
acres of conservation land surround our beautiful campus
core values are shared and practiced
of students identify as students of color
NEXT STEPS
to join our community
of learners & leaders
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | September 18, 2026
If I had to choose one word to describe Fridays at Belmont Day School, it would be community. We start each Friday gathering in some way, intentionally coming together to share in our learning and simply be with each other. The power of presence is, and I’m sorry/not sorry for the alliteration here, profound. We […]
BDS September 18, 2026
In second grade, we have been working on building our community and using our collective intelligence to create norms and guidelines to ensure friendship, fun, and learning for all. After reading This Plus That, Life’s Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, we created our own equation of 29 + 2 = 1 to illustrate our […] 
Our associate teachers are graduate students who are knowledgeable and passionate about education. They come to Belmont Day to be mentored through a one-year residency by our master faculty. Through this collaboration with Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education, our faculty are shaping the next generation of teachers.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
Belmont Day School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
It does not discriminate based on race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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