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Another Inspiring Admissions Season at Belmont Day

By Liz Parfit, Director of Admissions and Institutional Advancement | June 02, 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 to create meaningful experiences for our students. As we close out another remarkable admissions season, […]

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Summer Reading: Happiness Is a Stack of Good Books

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | May 23, 2025

With summer soon upon us, I’m again piling up a selection of intriguing books to read during the quieter weeks ahead. I am delighted to share my 2025 summer reading list. The recommendations come almost entirely from Belmont Day community members who consistently inform and fuel my love of reading. The titles are my best […]

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Eighth Grade Trip Builds Bonds, Creates Memories For A Lifetime

By Emily Phan, Grade 8 English Teacher | May 13, 2025

During the week we returned from April break, our 48 eighth graders and six adult chaperones set off for a whirlwind class trip to Southwest to visit our National Parks. The students were awed by amazing vistas, climbed to new heights, floated down the Colorado River, and discovered something new about themselves and their classmates. […]

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Let’s Go to Space Over The Break!

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | May 02, 2025

Hey, how was your break? Over this first week back from the April break, it’s the question most asked by colleagues, students, and parents. Consider, for a moment, what your answer might be. Stories of faraway travels, family time, staycations, and good books filled the responses I heard. For some, however, the adventures and joys […]

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Capstone Week 2025: Learn, Do, Share

April 18, 2025

Every year, the build-up to Capstone Week is palpable. Students carefully finalize their presentations, mentors adjust their schedules to ensure a final touchpoint with their mentees, and communication from the dynamic Capstone partners and guides, Dean Spencer and Jen Friborg, picks up with an anticipatory buzz. This week, Capstone arrived in all of its glory. […]

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More Than A Month, Poetry Lives All Year Here

By Jen James, Chief of Staff; Registrar | April 11, 2025

Working closely with our head of school, Brendan Largay, as I do, I have the joy of sharing in his love of language. As many Scoop readers will know, Brendan revels in teaching Shakespeare to our seventh graders, and it is truly a delight to witness the mirth he derives from introducing his students to […]

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By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

September 6, 2024

A row of trees lines the fence that separates the Osborne Tennis Courts from Big Blue. Over my years at Belmont Day—this year will be my ninth—I have come to anticipate that one of those trees, the last of the…
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By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

June 7, 2024

Happy summer, and welcome to the final Scoop Opening Message for the 2023-24 school year. It has been another tremendous year of growth, discovery, and abundant joy. As our eighth grade students prepare to become Belmont Day’s 97th graduating class,…
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By Anderson Santos, Director of Operations |

May 31, 2024

The cover is off, and the pool is shimmering again under the sun. The transition from spring to summer and from school to camp is underway, quietly building momentum through the work of a crew that keeps us constantly moving…
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