The school garden has had a great season and continues to produce a variety of vegetables. This summer, we harvested over 175 pounds of fresh, chemical-free vegetables and herbs that included cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, garlic scapes, beans, tomatoes, basil, parsley, sage, thyme, and chives. Our summer produce was donated
First grade teacher Geoffrey Fox, second grade teacher Katie O’Brien, and fourth grade teacher Emily Crawford attended the Responsive Classroom Elementary Core Course at Burlington High School. This national program trains teachers on strategies for creating a positive community, ensuring engaging academics, effectively managing their class, and responding to their
Congratulations to our eighth grade class on their recent decisions on which high schools they will attend in the fall. We’re proud of every student for the journey they’ve taken to reach this milestone in their education. While the decision may be that of the individual students, getting successfully to
The 2023-24 associate teacher cohort has excelled during the first classroom placements of the school year. Each associate has now moved to a second placement for the winter and spring. Associates will stay in these placements with new mentor teachers through the end of the school year (from left to
Scharer Honored for Artwork by the MWRA Congratulations to eighth grader Lydia Scharer who won first place in this year’s MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority) poster contest. There were over 2,000 submissions! This year, the contest theme was water conservation. The contest winners were honored at an awards reception at
It is our pleasure to announce that Blair Fross will join the Belmont Day School Board of Trustees as a faculty representative for a two-year term. Fross, now in her twelfth year at BDS, is the director of school year auxiliary and specialty programs and will join kindergarten teacher Missy
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 the head. Over her storied career, Dolly has worked with
Fourth Grade Returns to the MFA The Museum of Fine Arts Arts Boston has opened back up to school groups, and the fourth grade wasted no time scheduling a visit! The MFA visit is a fourth grade tradition that was put on hold due to Covid so we are so
Isabel Moore ’16 has not been a stranger to Belmont Day. Since graduation, Izzy has returned regularly to campus as a caring and energetic counselor in our summer programs, guiding our youngest campers to make new friends and develop a love for camp. We were delighted when Izzy reached out
Many of our students enthusiastically embraced the initiative to help end car idling on campus and beyond. They produced a myriad of imaginative and carefully rendered designs. There were so many creative ideas, well-crafted imagery, and powerful statements that the judges, Mr. Largay and Ms. McQuilton, chose one winner from
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