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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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Brendan Largay, Head of School

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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Get Ready BDS Birders, It’s Time to Fly!

By Annie Fuerst, Director of Innovation | April 04, 2025

While the weather in New England can be unpredictable this time of year, a sure sign of spring is once again filling the air: chicka-dee-dee-dee! Birdsongs are back, and they’re not the only joyful sounds. Take a walk through campus in the spring. You’ll hear a symphony of the season: students laughing on Big Blue […]

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Parent Education & Engagement: Opportunities Bloom This Spring

By Brendan Largay, Head of School | March 27, 2025

Clear your calendars, Belmont Day has plans for you this spring. We are in the latter half of the decision-making month for newly accepted families. They have until April 10 to choose a school for their child. As you might expect—and as many of the readers here once did when they were prospective parents—these folks […]

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Finding the (Right) Role for AI in Education

By Liz Gray, Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | March 21, 2025

I was excited to attend the recent Human-centered AI in Education workshop with Eric Hudson at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alongside colleagues from many local independent and public schools. I was familiar with Hudson’s work from his time at the Global Online Academy (GOA), a virtual school and National Association of Independent Schools member. […]

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By Brittany Ryan, Sixth Grade Math Teacher |

March 14, 2025

Today may seem like just another day to most. But in the world of math education, it’s a day to celebrate—Happy Pi Day, everyone! While the approximate value 3.14 is commonly used to represent the mathematical constant that expresses the…

By Jen James, Chief of Staff |

March 7, 2025

In the hustle and bustle of my daily work, which has been on the hectic side of late, it’s rare that I get the time to step back and truly experience first-hand the power and purpose of our work here…

By Brendan Largay, Head of School |

February 28, 2025

March, as they say, comes in like a lion. Typically, in the Northeast, that expression is a comment on Mother Nature and her stubborn refusal to move away from winter. As March begins, a slushy mix of snow across our…
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By Annie Fuerst, Director of Innovation |

February 24, 2025

When I introduce myself as a director of innovation, people often assume that my job is to make waves, whether reinventing programs, jumping headfirst into new technologies, or pushing for big, bold changes. While I do love brainstorming and tapping…

By Tara Lightbody, Food Program Director |

February 7, 2025

7 a.m. I arrive at BDS to the aroma of garlic and tomato wafting from the kitchen. As I walk in, the day’s menu prep is already underway. Music plays, and I check in with the team. Chef Vlad focuses…
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