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community of inspiring,
bold, and remarkable
learners and leaders

Belmont Day is a coed, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade independent day school, where your child will be held to high standards in a supportive, nurturing environment. Through a hands-on, innovative curriculum integrated with the outdoors, students develop their voice and grow into confident communicators and leaders, well prepared for high school and life.

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Belmont Day Quick Facts

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students in our co-ed pre-kindergarten to eighth grade day school community

6:1

student-teacher ratio

10

miles from Boston in Belmont, Massachusetts

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acres of conservation land surround our beautiful campus

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core values are shared and practiced

40%

of students identify as students of color

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Brendan Largay, Head of School

Capstone: A Tradition Like No Other

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | April 21, 2026

How I love Capstone week! In the throes of the work we all do every day, Capstone offers a glimpse into the impact that a Belmont Day School education has. This week provides visibility into the scholars, performers, researchers, and leaders our students have become and will become still! Invariably, like the hundreds of community […]

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Brendan Largay, Head of School

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

April 21, 2026

How I love Capstone week! In the throes of the work we all do every day, Capstone offers a glimpse into the impact that a Belmont Day School education has. This week provides visibility into the scholars, performers, researchers, and…

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Model UN Members Research, Discuss Global Issues at Conference

BDS March 27, 2026

On Saturday, March 21, seventeen middle school students took part in a Model UN Conference at Northeastern University. These students were “delegates” of Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Norway, and Rwanda. During the middle school clubs period, they researched their countries and the issues they were preparing to discuss. They joined students from 22 area schools as […]
BDS Model UN 03.27.26Web

BDS

March 27, 2026

On Saturday, March 21, seventeen middle school students took part in a Model UN Conference at Northeastern University. These students were “delegates” of Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Norway, and Rwanda. During the middle school clubs period, they researched their countries and…
Associate teacher at the white board reviewing hieroglyphs with fourth graders

Training Teachers Harnesses BDS Experience

Our associate teachers are graduate students who are knowledgeable and passionate about education. They come to Belmont Day to be mentored through a one-year residency by our master faculty. Through this collaboration with Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education, our faculty are shaping the next generation of teachers.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
Belmont Day School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
It does not discriminate based on race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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