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Educating Great Role Models

By Jen James, Chief of Staff; Registrar | November 14, 2025

Last week, I had the great pleasure of helping our After School team during their campus-wide gratitude scavenger hunt. With my group of ten students, ranging from pre-kindergarten to sixth grade, we followed clues that led us through a variety of activities, including finding scary spiders in a “web”, writing what we’re grateful for on […]

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Encouraging Healthy Risk-Taking During Adolescence

By Liz Gray, Middle School Head; Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher | November 05, 2025

“One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it”. – Mark Twain Like our famous New England weather, the vicissitudes of middle school feelings are constantly in flux. Both a “gem” and certainly “dazzling”, the middle school years are one of the most dynamic moments of growth in […]

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Eight Tips for Great Parent-Teacher Conferences

By Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head | October 23, 2025

Next Thursday and Friday, we will host our fall parent-teacher conferences. Every parent/guardian will have the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher(s) to discuss their child’s progress, set goals for the year, and ask questions. Having had the opportunity to experience these meetings both as a parent and as a teacher, I would like […]

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Lessons That Last a Lifetime

By Stacy Langa, Director of Development | October 17, 2025

A short distance down the hall from my office are our first grade classrooms. A quick glance inside, and you’ll see an incredible view into the legacy of learning, caring, and support that is nearly 100 years old here at Belmont Day. First grade has been on my mind since visiting with an alum who, […]

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Teaching, Learning, and Living Our Commitment to Sustainability

October 10, 2025

You may have noticed from the dismissal queue this afternoon, some exhausted yet spirited fifth graders, their teachers, and chaperones as they disembarked from a bus near the front circle. This hardy crew had just returned from the fifth grade’s annual three-day excursion to The Farm School–a working farm and non-profit organization out in Athol, […]

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Collaboration Is Key To Impactful Professional Development

October 03, 2025

At Belmont Day, learning rarely happens alone. Whether it’s students working through a challenge together, a class discussion that grows from one idea to the next, or the quiet influence of a peer’s example, collaboration shapes how learning unfolds. We teach our students that collaboration is not just about dividing tasks, but about listening, learning […]

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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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