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First Graders Ask the Best Questions About BDS!

By Koreen McQuilton, Director of Communications and Marketing | October 14, 2022

Recently, first graders in Geoffrey Fox’s class had lots and lots of questions all about Belmont Day School. To answer them, Mr. Fox turned to Koreen McQuilton, director of communications and marketing. After more than 25 years working here at Belmont Day, Ms. McQuilton knows a lot about the history and traditions of our school […]

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Living Our School Values

By Connie Yepez, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | October 07, 2022

As we enter the second full month of school, I marvel at how I see our school values on display every day! Certainly, as a new member of the community, I’ve been adjusting to Belmont Day culture, lingo, events, traditions, and schedule. There is much to learn and take in—and so much that I already […]

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We’re Off to a Wonderful Start!

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | September 30, 2022

Parent socials are in full swing, and it was wonderful spending time with kindergarten, third, fourth, and fifth grade parents this week. I find myself being asked the same question with each encounter: How’s the start of the school year? My answer—we are off to a wonderful start—seems to resonate with everyone who has asked. […]

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Starting the New School Year With Excellence in Focus (Part 1)

By Liz Gray, Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | September 23, 2022

Thank you to all who attended the Middle and Lower School Curriculum Nights during these past two weeks of school. Each night was kicked off with remarks from the respective school heads looking at the year ahead. We share those remarks in two parts. This is part one: Middle School Curriculum Night, Thursday, September 15 […]

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Starting the New School Year With Excellence in Focus (Part 2)

By Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head | September 23, 2022

Thank you to all who attended the Middle and Lower School Curriculum Nights during these past two weeks of school. Each night was kicked off with remarks from the respective school heads looking at the year ahead. We share those remarks in two parts. This is part two: Lower School Curriculum Night, Wednesday, September 21 […]

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Cultivating Community and Making Excellence Visible

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | September 16, 2022

During August faculty meetings, there were two key priorities as we welcomed new faculty and reckoned with fully reopening campus: transmitting school culture and setting the visible standard of excellence for our students. The first part of our time together was dedicated to understanding one another and learning about or relearning the recipe of Belmont […]

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By Koreen McQuilton, Director of Communications & Marketing |

October 14, 2022

Recently, first graders in Geoffrey Fox’s class had lots and lots of questions all about Belmont Day School. To answer them, Mr. Fox turned to Koreen McQuilton, director of communications and marketing. After more than 25 years working here at…

By Connie Yepez, Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging |

October 7, 2022

As we enter the second full month of school, I marvel at how I see our school values on display every day! Certainly, as a new member of the community, I’ve been adjusting to Belmont Day culture, lingo, events, traditions,…

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

September 30, 2022

Parent socials are in full swing, and it was wonderful spending time with kindergarten, third, fourth, and fifth grade parents this week. I find myself being asked the same question with each encounter: How’s the start of the school year?…

By Betty Chu Pryor, Interim Lower School Head |

September 23, 2022

Thank you to all who attended the Middle and Lower School Curriculum Nights during these past two weeks of school. Each night was kicked off with remarks from the respective school heads looking at the year ahead. We share those…

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

September 16, 2022

During August faculty meetings, there were two key priorities as we welcomed new faculty and reckoned with fully reopening campus: transmitting school culture and setting the visible standard of excellence for our students. The first part of our time together…
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