Our Helping Hands
November 08, 2024
Stepping through the front door of the Schoolhouse this month, our students, faculty, parents, and guests are being greeted by a growing gallery of colorful hands. From afar, the hands wave together joyfully to welcome us to the community. As we get closer, the hands beckon us to take a closer look. From both perspectives, […]
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Certainty in an Uncertain Time
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | November 01, 2024
I was “Deep in the Heart” at the 2024 Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA) Head’s Retreat earlier this week in Austin, Texas. I gathered with fellow heads of school in that big state to consider the big ways that school leadership, the upcoming presidential election, and the post-pandemic state of the world intersect. The four […]
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Tips For Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
By Betty Chu Pryor,
Lower School Head | October 25, 2024
Next Thursday and Friday, we will host our fall parent-teacher conferences in grades PK-8. Every parent/guardian will have the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher(s) to discuss their child’s progress, set goals for the year, and ask questions. Having had the opportunity to experience these meetings both as a parent and as a teacher, […]
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The Power of ‘The Share’
By Annie Fuerst,
Director of Innovation | October 18, 2024
This week, the innovation team presented about last spring’s community birding project at the annual MassCUE conference at Gillette Stadium. Upon returning to campus today, we are scanning and folding the final zines for our table at the Watertown Library Zine Fest on Saturday and preparing to welcome families to the Admissions Open House on […]
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Planting the Seeds of Independence
By Betty Chu Pryor,
Lower School Head | October 11, 2024
Yesterday, I had the rare opportunity to leave campus during school hours when I joined our fifth grade at The Farm School–a non-profit educational farm on 400 acres of land in Athol, Mass. Formerly a sixth grade trip back when our middle school was smaller, the three-day, two-night excursion is now a landmark experience for […]
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It Was Love at First Accreditation
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | October 04, 2024
This Sunday, Belmont Day will welcome nine faculty and administrators from a collection of independent schools who serve as the AISNE (Association of Independent Schools in New England) Accreditation Visiting Team for our ten-year accreditation visit. Technically speaking, it has been eleven years since AISNE’s last visit (the pandemic put a one-year pause on the […]
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