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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

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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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Reflections On the Sledding Hill

February 13, 2026

You definitely hear it before you see it. From my office, I get only a tiny peek at the top of our beloved and historic Sledding Hill. But what may be lacking in visuals from this vantage point is more than made up for by some rather awesome audio–the sounds of our students taking joyous […]

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By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

February 13, 2026

You definitely hear it before you see it. From my office, I get only a tiny peek at the top of our beloved and historic Sledding Hill. But what may be lacking in visuals from this vantage point is more…

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Second Grade Visits the BPL for Lesson in Cartography

BDS February 13, 2026

Do you know what a tombolo is? Ask a second grader! This week, the students visited the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Students had an opportunity to meet with map educators and learn about the current exhibit, Terrains of Independence, and examine revolution-era Boston maps. They also got to redesign […]
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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