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Faculty Attend Nueva Design Thinking Institute

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July 17, 2023

Six members of the Belmont Day faculty kicked off the summer with a trip to the Bay Area to challenge and expand their ways of thinking around teaching innovation, design, and engineering. The team—Annie Fuerst, director of technology and innovation,…

Athletics Update: Athletics Banquet Celebrates Eighth Grade Excellence

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

June 9, 2023

The 2023 Athletics Banquet filled the Barn Gym yesterday as the Physical Education/Athletics department bid farewell to the 45 graduating eighth grade athletes. In addition to recognizing every athlete individually, the program also included the presentation of the Coaches’ Awards,…

Students Win Contests for Art and Writing

By Belmont Day School |

June 8, 2023

Scharer Honored for Artwork by the MWRA Congratulations to eighth grader Lydia Scharer who won first place in this year’s MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority) poster contest. There were over 2,000 submissions! This year, the contest theme was water conservation.…

Learning Updates for May 29 to June 2

By Belmont Day School |

June 2, 2023

Seventh Graders Explore Many Dimensions in Math As seventh grade students wrap up their last math unit of the year, they’re expanding on some geometric ideas to think beyond the two and three-dimensional figures from their workbooks. What would a…

Athletics Update: Track & Field Sets Program Record with Six Wins

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

June 2, 2023

The track & field team recorded a program-high six wins this spring, finishing their season with an impressive 6-2 record in dual meets. The team brought a balanced attack to every meet, finding a way to play to their athletes’…

The second grade class poses together at Gaining Ground.

Changemakers Raise $5,000 for Gaining Ground

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May 26, 2023

We are proud to present the final tally for our second grade changemakers’ efforts to raise funds for Gaining Ground. During Read for Seeds, this group of second graders read 59,774 pages in two weeks and raised $5,097.84 to support…