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Big Roles, Small Roles: They All Roll Together Beautifully on Stage at Belmont Day

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | March 13, 2026

Don’t worry, if you’ll be attending a performance of the seventh and eighth grade play either tonight or tomorrow, there are no spoilers in this column. Only an appreciation. So read on, dear friends. This play, or musical in alternating years, is really the “Capstone” of the Belmont Day theater program. This hit me squarely […]

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The Joy of Sport

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 […]

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Kindergarten Read and Rest Time–Far More than a Duty

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 […]

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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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This Is Not What I Signed Up For …

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 […]

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Learning to Listen

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 […]

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By Liz Gray, Middle School Head |

September 19, 2025

Thank you to all who attended last evening’s middle school curriculum night. The remarks below were shared by Liz Gray, middle school head, to welcome families and kick off the event. (These remarks were edited for length.) Welcome, everyone, to…

By Divya Muralidhara, Assistant Head of School |

September 12, 2025

“The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.” –Zora Neale Hurston Throughout my first two months at Belmont Day, I have returned to Hurston’s wisdom as I deepen my understanding of the…

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

September 5, 2025

Welcome back, everyone! On Wednesday (the first day of school!), Belmont Day was buzzing in all the best ways. Students reconnected with classmates after a long summer apart. Parents beamed with joy as their children shifted from the free form…

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

June 6, 2025

To our loyal leadership blog readers, thank you for another year. We hope you have found this space to be meaningful, instructive, and helpful to you and your family. This last column of the year is an early goodbye, as…
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By Liz Parfit, Director of Admissions and Institutional Advancement |

June 2, 2025

With each passing year, it becomes even more clear: Belmont Day School is a place where prospective families feel energized and inspired by our mission and faculty, and by how an intentional, welcoming community intersects with a strong academic program…
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