Students Learn, Sharpen Their Spy Skills During February break, the Belmont Day School campus transformed into a school for super sleuths with all sorts of whodunit programs. Our young detectives and spies explored everything that the campus had to offer. Their sleuthing instructors, Ms. Fields and Mr. Armstrong, taught the
The school garden has had a great season and continues to produce a variety of vegetables. This summer, we harvested over 175 pounds of fresh, chemical-free vegetables and herbs that included cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, garlic scapes, beans, tomatoes, basil, parsley, sage, thyme, and chives. Our summer produce was donated
On Saturday, November 18, thirteen Belmont Day middle school students participated in a Model UN Conference at Northeastern University. These students were “delegates” of Brazil, Afghanistan, Albania, the Bahamas, Jamaica, New Zealand, Australia, and Chile. During the middle school clubs period, they worked hard to research their country and the
Would you like to be involved in the Capstone Program? Take a moment to check out the research topics of our eighth graders (listed below). You’ll be amazed by the variety! Do you or someone you know have expertise or experience in one of these areas? If so, we’d love
If you were at last weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, you may have seen and heard our very own Nicole Buck, middle school Latin teacher, going by along the river. Nicole is a member of the Gentle Giant Rowing Club based in Somerville and competes as a coxswain for
Our school is extremely proud to be part of Zinefest, a fun and creative event on Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Watertown Library, 123 Main Street. A number of our middle school students have worked to craft their own collection of zines and will have
On Saturday, September 30, three intrepid middle school students–eighth graders Gideon Borisy and Tadhg O’Sullivan and seventh grader Vatche Balikian–took part in the Greater Boston Model UN Conference sponsored by the United Nations Association of Greater Boston. They participated with about 150 other middle school students from around Massachusetts, who came
STEAM Saturdays is a new outreach program that will launch in November. Each month through April, children in grades 3 to 6 will be on campus for an hour-long workshop exploring the STEAM disciplines—science, technology, engineering, art, and math. STEAM Saturdays are designed to introduce prospective students and families to
On October 6, thirteen middle school students took part in the Global Leadership Conference at Suffolk University sponsored by the United Nations Association of Greater Boston. At this Model UN event, about 200 middle and high school students learned about the issue of cholera in Haïti and were assigned countries
On March 2 and 3, teaching interns/apprentices from both BB&N and Shady Hill School will be joining our own cohort of associate teachers for a two-day course entitled “Designing a New Context For Learning.” The lead instructor will be Dan Riles, technology integration specialist at the Brookwood School. Modeling best-practices by starting
on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, due to weather conditions.
