By Brendan Largay, Head of School | October 16, 2020
As a young and aspiring school leader, I was very fortunate to have a great mentor. He was the head of my previous school for 31 yearsa remarkable tenure by any measure. Through that time, he always preserved the key ingredients in pre-k to grade eight leadership: the energy of a child and the ability […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | October 09, 2020
Throughout the summer, while we planned for the safe return of our students and faculty to campus, one refrain governed many of our conversations and decision-making processes: “The likelihood of a positive case in our community is more a question of when, not if.” So, we have planned and continue to plan for that “when.” […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | October 02, 2020
As we come to the end of week three, I offer here two articles that have been helpful to me as I consider words that folksincluding myselfhave been throwing around quite a bit this fall: flexibility and resilience. The articles, one from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, entitled “How to Help […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | September 25, 2020
The news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing last Friday has provoked vivid memories of the spring of 2017. That June, members of the eighth grade class, now high school seniors, traveled to Washington, D.C., and had the opportunity of a lifetimea personal visit with Justice Ginsburg. As educators of children in pre-kindergarten […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | September 18, 2020
In those fleeting moments when I have the audacity to look up and try to add a little perspective to all we’re experiencing today, I think about what students will be studying thirty years from now, when our students who are currently walking through the halls of Belmont Day are parents of a new generation […]
By Brendan Largay, Head of School | June 12, 2020
Happy summer everyone! Nice to have made it through what will be the most remarkable stretch in school history. For many of us, the work continues as we plan for fall, but for everyone else, it is my sincerest hope that this summer brings rest, reflection, and an abundance of joy. Below are my remarks […]
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