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Two students race after the ball in PE class

PE Update: Winter Sports for the Win

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

December 9, 2022

Now that December is here, our lower school athletes are getting in the spirit of winter sports. In the Barn, our second and fourth graders use pillo polo sticks to practice their hockey skills. They are learning how to defend,…

A first grader practices jump rope skills

PE Update: Jumping for Joy and Fitness

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

December 2, 2022

As we mention to our students when we begin the jump rope unit, the best athletes in the world often train by jumping rope. It builds footwork, endurance, strength, and coordination. But more importantly, it hits on two key elements…

Arts Update: A Cappella Sings

By Kassie Bettinelli, music teacher |

December 2, 2022

This fall, a group of seventh and eighth grade students took a cappella as their music elective for the first trimester. While working together in a vocal ensemble, students practiced harmonizing, singing from chords, beatboxing, thinking about vocal arrangements, stage…

Athletics News, December 2, 2022

By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |

December 2, 2022

Athletics Update: Record Numbers for Basketball Program A program record 56 middle school athletes will be playing basketball this winter. In addition to a pair of varsity and junior varsity teams, the program also launched intramural basketball (IMBB). This pilot…

Model UN Club Excels at Local Conference

By Jennifer Friborg, French teacher, Capstone coordinator, and UN Model club advisor |

November 28, 2022

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, nine middle school students in grades 6-8 took part in a Model UN Conference at Northeastern University in Boston. These students were “delegates” of Romania, South Korea, and Morocco. During middle school clubs period they…

Three Very Fast Alums Race to the Finish Line

By Belmont Day School |

November 18, 2022

Three of Coach Annie Armstrong’s cross country team’s past standouts are continuing to blaze ahead of the pack for their high school teams. At the recent NEPSTA Div. III Cross Country Championships at The Canterbury School, Henry Buckley-Jones ’21, took…