15 Years of Wearing Two Hats
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | June 08, 2023
In my professional life as an educator, I have worked at three independent schools. My first stint at The Park School in Brookline ended on June 11, 2004. Generally speaking, I am a big believer that dates matter in history, and this one was significant to me because the very next day, my first child […]
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The Lasting Lessons from a Joyful Career
By Fred Colson,
Chief Financial Officer | June 02, 2023
Having announced my retirement at the end of this school year, I have found myself in moments of reflection recently. I remember my first visit to Belmont Day, for a day of interviews, on May 8, 2017. I found a nurturing and magical place. During my drive home to northwestern Connecticut that day, I stopped […]
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My Summer Reading List
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | May 26, 2023
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” –Jhumpa Lahiri It’s Memorial Day weekend, and so I offer one of my favorite annual traditions: my summer reading list. What follows is shared with you in the hopes that this year–for the first time–I might be successful in reading a book […]
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“Today Is Just That Kind of Day”
By Brendan Largay,
Head of School | May 19, 2023
After a wonderfully full week that has emphasized community, connections, and celebrations at every turn, I’m taking a brief break today from offering my own words, to instead offer in this space, the beautifully constructed words of someone else–the poem, Today, by Billy Collins. For me, this poem perfectly captures the spirit of Belmont Day […]
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Welcome to Belmont Day School! A Wonderful Admissions Season Concludes
By Liz Parfit,
Director of Admissions and Institutional Advancement | May 12, 2023
After three complete admissions cycles, our team was able to run an entirely in-person season, and what a success it was! While we still maintained many of the positive practices we adopted during the pandemic (virtual parent/guardian interviews are easier and more accessible for many families than in-person ones), we were able to joyfully return […]
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Beyond the Limits of Our Imagination: Some Things We Learned in the Southwest
By Liz Gray,
Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | May 05, 2023
Hailing from Missouri, I am no stranger to the wide sweep of sky that greets travelers from Boston as they exit an airplane and look out across the Midwestern plains. Having just returned with our eighth graders and faculty chaperones from our Southwest trip to Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon National Parks, I’ve been reflecting […]
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