 
				
					Trudy Eyges and 37 Day School Lane				
				 By Brendan			 Largay,
					Head of School |					April 29, 2022				
				
					When I arrived at Belmont Day, one of the first neighbors I was introduced to was Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Eyges. At 94 years young, Trudy was a BDS regular, using our photocopier for the fliers that advertised the Tai Chi classes she offered in her backyard, connecting with Lino Medeiros or Anderson Santos about the maintenance […]
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					Capstone 2022: 40 Incredible Journeys				
				 By Brendan			 Largay,
					Head of School |					April 15, 2022				
				
					As we head into the April break, it is my hope that you will join me in reflecting over the course of this break on all that we have had the privilege of learning from our eighth grade Capstone presenters. Over the past seven school days, we have had the honor of learning from this […]
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					Teaching Toward A Place of Belonging				
				 By Heather			 Woodcock,
					Programmatic Advisor and Instructional Coach |					March 31, 2022				
				
					Five years ago, I sat in a packed auditorium of soon-to-be Graduate School of Education master’s students at Lesley University who were all looking for jobs in the Boston area. The mood in the room was palpable: inquisitive fear with a dash of hubris. I looked around the room, remembering the excitement and anxiety-fueled process […]
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					Being Seen				
				 By Brendan			 Largay,
					Head of School |					March 25, 2022				
				
					How’s this for a sign of the times? A faculty member approached me last week with a thoughtful request. “Can we start wearing name tags again as a faculty?” she asked. “Now that we can see one another’s faces, I don’t recognize a lot of people.” What a world. As we have comfortably transitioned to […]
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					It?s A Madhouse ? And I?d Have It No Other Way!				
				 By Brendan			 Largay,
					Head of School |					March 18, 2022				
				
					Spoiler Alert 
 There will be no spoilers in this column about the incredible performance of “It’s a Madhouse!”. You’re going to have to see it for yourself! A screening of a video of the play will be held in the Barn, tonight, Friday, March 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The video will also […]
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					Making Use of These Past Two Years				
				 By Brendan			 Largay,
					Head of School |					March 11, 2022				
				
					On the second anniversary of closing school due to the news that the novel coronavirus had made its way to the Boston area. Two years ago, today, we closed school. We thought we would be doing so for two short weeks, that we would ride out the storm and be back in no time. Two […]
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