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The Hidden Menu

By Tara Lightbody, Food Program Director | February 07, 2025

7 a.m. I arrive at BDS to the aroma of garlic and tomato wafting from the kitchen. As I walk in, the day’s menu prep is already underway. Music plays, and I check in with the team. Chef Vlad focuses on preparing the main hot meal–a complicated and physical job. It’s “Pasta Monday,” so he’s […]

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Whether You’re A Dragon, Snake, or Tiger, Happy Lunar New Year!

By Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head | January 31, 2025

Legend has it that long ago, the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven, was creating a calendar. He decided he would hold a race, and the first twelve animals to cross the finish line would have a year named after them in the Chinese zodiac. Growing up, I loved hearing this myth, which was retold […]

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The Value of Getting Outside In All Seasons

By Jen James, Chief of Staff; Registrar | January 27, 2025

When the predictions of “plowable snow” for this past Sunday night began rolling in, I wondered about the possibility of our first snow day. Then I quickly remembered that Monday was a holiday, so we would already be away from school. While we didn’t get to enjoy the opportunities (or confront the challenges) that an […]

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Reaching Across the Country To Help A School Devastated By Fire

By Jen James, Chief of Staff; Registrar | January 17, 2025

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at our annual assembly honoring the iconic civil rights leader. From our youngest learners teaching us their song about Martin to our middle […]

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Brendan Largay, Head of School

A New Year, A New Call To Our Values

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | January 09, 2025

Happy 2025, Belmont Day! The new calendar year is upon us, and in just a few short days, it is clear that there is boundless energy in our halls and classrooms. To start the year, I have had the great pleasure of being invited into those classrooms for morning greetings. Ask a kindergartener about the […]

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The Need for Music to Brighten Our Darkest Days

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | December 13, 2024

“If music be the food of love, play on.” – Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Excuse the Shakespearean allusion right off the top. I am in the thick of teaching Shakespeare to our seventh graders, and nothing speaks more to the season and how winter, music, food, and love are connected than the Bard of Avon’s […]

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Annie Fuerst

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…
Betty Chu Pryor

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…
Brendan Largay

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

October 4, 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…
Betty Chu Pryor

By Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head |

September 27, 2024

(These remarks were prepared for lower school curriculum night and have been edited for length.) Our lower school division represents pre-kindergarten through grade five and includes a wide range of developmental stages and milestones. A few weeks ago, Brendan announced…
Liz Gray, middle school head

By Liz Gray, Middle School Head |

September 20, 2024

Thank you to all who attended last evening’s middle school curriculum night. The remarks below were shared by Liz Gray, middle school head, to welcome families and kick off the event. (These remarks were edited for length.) Welcome to our…
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