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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Going for Gold: Building the Skills for Success
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 to the faculty that the theme of the two curriculum nights this year would be […]
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Back to Basics: Guiding Principles To Start The School Year
By Liz Gray,
Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | 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 middle school curriculum night. It is a joy to be able to work with each […]
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Off They Go! Why Do Middle Schoolers Start The School Year By Leaving School?
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | September 13, 2024
This week’s Scoop may be hitting your inbox at about the same time our intrepid middle schoolers return to campus from their start-of-the-year orientation/team-building trips, so apologies if you find yourself reading this in a congested carline. This week, sixth grade students and faculty left campus for a three-day experience at Cathleen Stone Island (formerly […]
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Our Culture, Curiosity Matter: Thoughts to Send Us Into Summer
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | June 07, 2024
Happy summer, and welcome to the final Scoop Opening Message for the 2023-24 school year. It has been another tremendous year of growth, discovery, and abundant joy. As our eighth grade students prepare to become Belmont Day’s 97th graduating class, I look forward to the reflections and wisdom three graduates will share at the ceremony. […]
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