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Arts News, October 4

Christopher Parsons, Theater Arts Teacher
October 4, 2019

Developing Characters in Improv Elective

The seventh and eighth grade students in this year’s improvisation class have been working hard on developing characters and expressing emotions. Improv scenes are more captivating to watch when they involve one crucial element: emotion. Feeling emotions in improv enables audiences to enjoy a deeper level of performance and comedy. Often times, the best movies, stories or memories, have a strong tie to feelings. The pictures you see are the starting points for different emotions. Can you guess what emotion each picture is trying to convey?

Zach d'Arbeloff presenting at the ACA New England conference

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April 11, 2025

Zach d’Arbeloff, director of summer programs at Belmont Day School since 2021, was recently named to two leadership positions by professional organizations in the field of summer camp management. The American Camp Association New England named Zach as its New…

By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |

March 28, 2025

The mountain biking program rostered 13 athletes this spring, the most in the program’s short but successful history. Returning riders Altay Jomazer, Eyan Morales, Clark Rutherford, and Ewan Wheeler highlight a team with mixed experience on bikes. From beginner riders…

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March 27, 2025

Second Graders Read To Fight Food Insecurity On Wednesday, you could hear a pin drop in second grade. How is this possible, you might ask? We were holding our 18th annual Read-a-thon! The second graders spent all day reading to…

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March 21, 2025

Eighth Grade Math Gets Abstract Like many students their age, middle school mathematicians at Belmont Day have the opportunity to grapple with increasingly abstract mathematical concepts as they progress through their school math careers. This is a fantastic mental exercise…
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