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Learning Updates for March 27 to March 31

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March 31, 2023

Arts Update: Fifth Graders Rehearse Class Plays Fifth graders are very excited to be performing together on stage in The Princess Plays. One student noted, “We haven’t done a class play since first grade because of COVID!” This week some…

Athletics Update: Mountain Biking Hits the Trails for Year Two

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

March 31, 2023

After a successful inaugural season, the mountain biking team returns for its second season this spring. Under the tutelage of coaches Geoffrey Fox and Vlad Hucko, the squad is mixing in some fitness training, bike maintenance, and trail work into…

Athletics Update: JV Teams Rounding Into Form

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

March 24, 2023

This spring, a trio of JV teams will be competing interscholastically for Belmont Day. The girls’ lacrosse, tennis, and ultimate programs are all fielding junior varsity teams this year and athletes are off to a great start. Eighth graders Audrey…

Learning Updates for March 20 to March 24

BDS

March 24, 2023

Fifth Graders Write Free Verse Poetry Over the past week, our fifth graders have been writing their own free-verse poetry. The fifth graders’ definition of free verse poetry is a poem that has no rules but requires the author to…

BDS Teacher Publishes Interview With Rhonda Magee

BDS

March 24, 2023

When Belmont Day physical education teacher and mindfulness director Alex Tzelnic was challenged by bridging mindfulness and social justice in his lessons for fourth graders, he contacted Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice, for help. A…

Dolly Ryan, Belmont Day School’s Longest-Serving Employee, To Leave At End of School Year

BDS

March 17, 2023

After thirty-six remarkable years, the inimitable Dolly Ryan will leave Belmont Day in June. Dolly arrived at BDS in a temporary role; it wasn’t long before Head of School James Farr (1979-1988) offered her a permanent position as assistant to…

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Learning Updates for March 27 to March 31

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March 31, 2023

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Athletics Update: Mountain Biking Hits the Trails for Year Two

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

March 31, 2023

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Athletics Update: JV Teams Rounding Into Form

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

March 24, 2023

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Learning Updates for March 20 to March 24

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March 24, 2023

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BDS Teacher Publishes Interview With Rhonda Magee

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Dolly Ryan, Belmont Day School’s Longest-Serving Employee, To Leave At End of School Year

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March 17, 2023

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