The annual Corporation and Parents’ Association open meetings were held on Thursday, May 13. To open the meetings, head of school Brendan Largay, recognized the following members of the faculty who have reached milestones in their service at Belmont Day and those who are retiring from BDS. Congratulations to all! Blair
Eighth grader Amanie Yusef studied chemotherapy for her Capstone journey. In addition to writing a research paper, creating an educational animated movie, and conducting an interview, Amanie wanted to reach out to children undergoing chemotherapy. Due to the pandemic, connecting with an organization to work with directly was challenging. She
Tennis athletes have outnumbered their lacrosse and track counterparts in all three sessions this spring. As each middle school grade cycles through the tennis, lacrosse, and track offerings, tennis has drawn nearly half of the class each time.
PE Update: Fourth Graders Travel Back to the Ancient Olympics
The Ancient Greeks are not the only ones who love a good athletic competition! Our fourth graders took their learning from the classroom to the fields this week by competing in the first annual Greek Olympics! T
After a winter season devoted to fitness, the spring coaches continue to make it a priority during their sport-specific offerings.
Pre-kindergartners Create Giant New Dinosaur Sculpture and Friend
Measuring 71 inches tall, 13 feet long, and three feet wide and taking over six weeks to complete, the pre-kindergartners are proud to share a completed Giganotosaurus sculpture! Grown from a love of dinosaurs, this project started as an example of an emergent curriculum that ultimately flowed into our spring sculpture curriculum. While the final result is truly a phenomenal showcase, the process and learning behind the product is where the true magic lies.
For the third year in a row, a member of the Belmont Day School Associate Teacher Program has won Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education June T. Fox Scholarship Award. Catherine (Cat) DiCara ’12, not only a member of this year’s associate teacher cohort but also a BDS alum, was
Capstone is the culminating educational experience for our eighth graders. After a year of research, paper-writing, interviews with subject experts, and project work, each student presents to the community what they have learned.
Members of the literary magazine club successfully encouraged, supported, and inspired one another this winter, despite clubs meetings taking place on Zoom, to produce the winter edition of Echo Magazine. At 119 pages, this edition is the biggest yet! “This semester’s Echo magazine theme—”The Edge”—really inspired our artists and writers, as
For the first time since May 2019 lacrosse is back at Belmont Day and Coach Abbey Nyland couldn’t be happier. The first spring athletics session brought nearly 20 sixth grade athletes to the field and the group has been getting after it.
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