By Liz Gray,
Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | September 19, 2025
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, everyone, to our middle school curriculum night, and thank you so much for joining us. First, I […]
“The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.” –Zora Neale Hurston Throughout my first two months at Belmont Day, I have returned to Hurston’s wisdom as I deepen my understanding of the school’s culture and rhythms. Through conversation, observation, and immersion, I am experiencing all aspects of the […]
Welcome back, everyone! On Wednesday (the first day of school!), Belmont Day was buzzing in all the best ways. Students reconnected with classmates after a long summer apart. Parents beamed with joy as their children shifted from the free form of summer to the schedule and promise of the school day. And faculty, fresh from […]
To our loyal leadership blog readers, thank you for another year. We hope you have found this space to be meaningful, instructive, and helpful to you and your family. This last column of the year is an early goodbye, as our final days of school still lie ahead, culminating in our Moving Up Assembly and […]
Another Inspiring Admissions Season at Belmont Day
By Liz Parfit,
Director of Admissions and Institutional Advancement | June 02, 2025
With each passing year, it becomes even more clear: Belmont Day School is a place where prospective families feel energized and inspired by our mission and faculty, and by how an intentional, welcoming community intersects with a strong academic program to create meaningful experiences for our students. As we close out another remarkable admissions season, […]
With summer soon upon us, I’m again piling up a selection of intriguing books to read during the quieter weeks ahead. I am delighted to share my 2025 summer reading list. The recommendations come almost entirely from Belmont Day community members who consistently inform and fuel my love of reading. The titles are my best […]
Few heads of school have the regular opportunity to share what is on their mind with their community. I am grateful to have this privilege and consider it a meaningful way to foster connection with the school’s parents, faculty, and…
By Anthea Lavergne, Director of Curriculum and the Associate Teacher Program |
November 15, 2024
In a short walk from this morning’s Fall Sports Assembly in the Barn to Mrs. Bettinelli’s music room in the Schoolhouse, the impact and importance of the Associate Teacher program at Belmont Day School were on full display. At the…
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…
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…
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…
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…