Parent Education & Engagement: Opportunities Bloom This Spring
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | March 27, 2025
Clear your calendars, Belmont Day has plans for you this spring. We are in the latter half of the decision-making month for newly accepted families. They have until April 10 to choose a school for their child. As you might expect—and as many of the readers here once did when they were prospective parents—these folks […]
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Finding the (Right) Role for AI in Education
By Liz Gray,
Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | March 21, 2025
I was excited to attend the recent Human-centered AI in Education workshop with Eric Hudson at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alongside colleagues from many local independent and public schools. I was familiar with Hudson’s work from his time at the Global Online Academy (GOA), a virtual school and National Association of Independent Schools member. […]
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The Infinite Reasons We Celebrate Pi Day
By Brittany Ryan,
Grade 6 Math Teacher | March 14, 2025
Today may seem like just another day to most. But in the world of math education, it’s a day to celebrate—Happy Pi Day, everyone! While the approximate value 3.14 is commonly used to represent the mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference (distance around) to its diameter (distance across), pi is an […]
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Some Shining Middle School Moments
By Jen James,
Chief of Staff; Registrar | March 07, 2025
In the hustle and bustle of my daily work, which has been on the hectic side of late, it’s rare that I get the time to step back and truly experience first-hand the power and purpose of our work here at Belmont Day School. However, over the past week, I have had the great fortune […]
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Out Like A Lamb: Five Years After COVID Arrived
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | February 28, 2025
March, as they say, comes in like a lion. Typically, in the Northeast, that expression is a comment on Mother Nature and her stubborn refusal to move away from winter. As March begins, a slushy mix of snow across our fields and beneath Big Blue reminds us of the lion’s cold roar. For me, however, […]
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Taking the Small Steps to Innovation
By Annie Fuerst,
Director of Innovation | February 24, 2025
When I introduce myself as a director of innovation, people often assume that my job is to make waves, whether reinventing programs, jumping headfirst into new technologies, or pushing for big, bold changes. While I do love brainstorming and tapping into some futurist thinking, in reality, innovation is often quieter and more incremental. I’ve always […]
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