March 09, 2026
If, like me, you spent any of your time over February break watching the Winter Olympic Games, then you were no doubt inspired by both the extraordinary athleticism on display and the incredible stories of each athlete’s journey to the Games. Fair warning, I am a bit of an Olympic nut. My first sports memory […]
February 27, 2026
Before the start of each school year, Belmont Day School faculty members sign up to cover a number of weekly duties, such as recess, lunch, or dismissal. These shared duties allow us to connect with and get to know students across different grades and colleagues with different job responsibilities. Being new this year, I went […]
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 […]
By Jim Walker, Senior Associate Director of Communications & Marketing | February 09, 2026
“This is not what I signed up for …” – Anonymous and probably everyone you’ve ever met We’ve all been there. That feeling when something we enthusiastically raised our hand for days, weeks, or months ago, has drifted, changed from a comfortable, controllable known to a more challenging, confusing, and even frustrating unknown. When we […]
January 30, 2026
Last week, I completed the 55th session and officially reached the mid-point of my “listening tour” with faculty at Belmont Day. Brendan and I first discussed the idea for this tour back in June when he visited me in my now former office at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine. I wondered then, surrounded by boxes […]
By Annie Fuerst, Director of Innovation | January 28, 2026
TL;DW: A leadership column exploring how AI reshapes communication, and why judgment, intention, and original thought remain central to learning. Recently, I came across a comic that captured a pattern I’ve been noticing more and more as artificial intelligence has become part of everyday life. In the first panel, someone sits at their computer, clearly […]
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