By Brendan Largay, Head of School | November 22, 2024
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 friends. As Thanksgiving break and the winter holiday season approaches, I invite you to consider […]
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 assembly, John O’Neill, our director of athletics and a former associate teacher at BDS, ran […]
November 08, 2024
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 we get closer, the hands beckon us to take a closer look. From both perspectives, […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | November 01, 2024
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 leadership, the upcoming presidential election, and the post-pandemic state of the world intersect. The four […]
By Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head | October 25, 2024
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 had the opportunity to experience these meetings both as a parent and as a teacher, […]
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 Zine Fest on Saturday and preparing to welcome families to the Admissions Open House on […]
on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, due to weather.
