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Learning Updates: Highlights from October

By Belmont Day School |

November 7, 2022

Eighth Grade Math Tackles Spreadsheets We’ve been getting acquainted with spreadsheets (specifically, Google Sheets) in some of the eighth grade math classes this week. As we’ve been studying one-variable statistics, students have also had the chance to see how a…

Pre-k students sail the parachute in PE class

PE Update: Parachute, Parkour, and Mission Impossible

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

October 28, 2022

Physical education teachers tend to appreciate all sports and see the benefit of a wide variety of activities. That said, there are certain units, or pieces of equipment, that we might have a soft spot for. The parkour unit is…

Two students work on a sound recording in an arts elective

Arts Update: Middle School Students Produce New Songs

By Tyler Cotner, music and ensembles teacher |

October 28, 2022

Seventh and eighth grade students in the song production arts elective have been working on their keyboard skills. After spending some time working on the basics of successfully recording and editing MIDI, students began to construct their own multi-layered songs.…

Athletics News, October 28, 2022

By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |

October 28, 2022

Athletics Update: Clean Sweep for Cross Country On a breathtaking fall afternoon in the final home meet of the season, Belmont Day’s cross country team attacked the home course in record fashion. The Blue & Gold finished 1st (Sam Leviton),…

Belmont Day Students Honored (Again!) by Do Your Bit Challenge

By Kurt Robinson, assistant director of innovation and IMPACT Lab |

October 28, 2022

Congratulations to seventh graders Liv Dawson and Lucy Yin for being named runners-up in this year’s Micro:bit Do Your Bit Challenge. Liv and Lucy chose to tackle UN Global Goal 14: Life on Water, and specifically to target the sustainable…

PE Update: Fifth Graders Hit the Trails

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

October 21, 2022

The fifth grade physical education program mirrors our seasonal athletics offerings, giving our students experience in each sport before making athletics selections in middle school. Fifth graders spend a lot of time working on sport-specific skills, and they have already…