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The boys' varsity basketball team huddle before a game
A girl presents her animal adaptation project for classmates
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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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Welcoming new challenges, adventures, and growth
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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

Thank You for The Gifts of Connection and Community

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | November 24, 2025

It has been some time since I last authored a message for this space, and I am truly thrilled to return, especially now, as Thanksgiving approaches and the chance to gather, reflect, and express our gratitude comes into focus. For many of us, this season’s opportunities for connection help quiet the (at times deafening) noise […]

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Brendan Largay, Head of School

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

November 24, 2025

It has been some time since I last authored a message for this space, and I am truly thrilled to return, especially now, as Thanksgiving approaches and the chance to gather, reflect, and express our gratitude comes into focus. For…

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Arts Update: Seventh, Eighth Graders Craft Beautiful Books

BDS November 24, 2025

Seventh and eighth graders have been creating handmade, one-of-a-kind books in the bookmaking elective arts class. They worked on several projects that included illustrating and developing a theme or story in an open pamphlet book. They hand-printed paper to cover bookboards, and then sewed these illustrated books together using bookbinding materials. They marbled papers to […]
BDS LU Arts Books 11.21.25Scoop

BDS

November 24, 2025

Seventh and eighth graders have been creating handmade, one-of-a-kind books in the bookmaking elective arts class. They worked on several projects that included illustrating and developing a theme or story in an open pamphlet book. They hand-printed paper to cover…
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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ADMISSIONS EVENTS
Lunch & Learn Online Information Session: Financial Assistance

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

School is closed

on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, due to weather.