March 30, 2020
Way back it seems now, my weekly meetings with Brendan consisted of discussing, planning, and executing a long list of tasks from big picture strategic issues to mundane, but essential, logistics. Three weeks ago that changed dramatically as the topic of the coronavirus took center stage. Over the next week, research began, and structures created. […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | March 06, 2020
New and useful. That’s how we have come to define innovation here at BDSideas and practices that are new and useful to our students and our community. In recent days, when I have been able to pull my head up from coronavirus news, I have seen innovation front and center here at Belmont Day. If […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | February 28, 2020
I haven’t yet met the person who can’t recall with vivid detail their earliest encounters with the joyful and lyrical language of Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, affectionately known as Dr. Seuss. His stories shaped the memories for so many of their earliest days as a reader and learner. They playfully tumble from the lips of […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | February 14, 2020
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, and by the time you are reading this: happy February vacation! As you head off, I hope you find that a break from the daily routine and structure of school provides you with the benefits intended from time away. A quick perusal of any number of psychological health and wellness websites […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | February 07, 2020
Happy February everyone! I have spent the past week thinking a lot about what a whole child education looks like to an outside observer, a visitor to campus, or a prospective parent. This first week of February has offered, as most weeks do, a nice collection of offerings here at BDS to make that vision […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | January 31, 2020
I am a big believer in the power of three. Whether considering the structural strength of the triangle, the magic of literary characters like Harry, Ron, and Hermione, or the masterful speechwriter’s rhetorical device of delivering ideas in threes, I have always believed in and subscribed to the power that a group of three things […]
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