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Liz Gray, middle school head

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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Brendan Largay

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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Brendan Largay

Welcome Back, Belmont Day!

September 06, 2024

A row of trees lines the fence that separates the Osborne Tennis Courts from Big Blue. Over my years at Belmont Day—this year will be my ninth—I have come to anticipate that one of those trees, the last of the line as you move towards Claflin Field, usually offers an early signal that fall and […]

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Brendan Largay

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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Anderson Santos

Making Each Season Shine At Belmont Day

By Anderson Santos, Director of Operations | May 31, 2024

The cover is off, and the pool is shimmering again under the sun. The transition from spring to summer and from school to camp is underway, quietly building momentum through the work of a crew that keeps us constantly moving smoothly and safely through the days, weeks, and seasons at Belmont Day. I’m entering my […]

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Thirteen Titles for Thirteen Weeks: Books to Send You Into Summer

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | May 24, 2024

With summer soon upon us, I’m piling up a selection of intriguing books to read during the quieter weeks ahead, and I am delighted to share my 2024 summer reading list. The recommendations come almost entirely from Belmont Day community members, my Mom, my spouse, and close friends, who consistently inform and fuel my love […]

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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…
Brendan Largay

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

September 6, 2024

A row of trees lines the fence that separates the Osborne Tennis Courts from Big Blue. Over my years at Belmont Day—this year will be my ninth—I have come to anticipate that one of those trees, the last of the…
Brendan Largay

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

June 7, 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,…
Anderson Santos

By Anderson Santos, Director of Operations |

May 31, 2024

The cover is off, and the pool is shimmering again under the sun. The transition from spring to summer and from school to camp is underway, quietly building momentum through the work of a crew that keeps us constantly moving…
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