Be excellent

A journey through Belmont Day honors what each child needs as a student and human being. We know children must move their bodies and be seen and appreciated for who they are. Teachers find creative ways to get children up and active throughout the day. Faculty members get to really know each student and their unique family background and experiences. This allows them to understand how to best challenge and support each student while respecting a family’s goals and values.

Our intentional, sequenced curriculum threads across disciplines and through each school year. We support students toward independence. Public speaking is an example of our scaffolded curriculum. Pre-kindergarten students begin to share their words and work before a large group at weekly assemblies. By third grade, they are doing more formal presentations for their State Fair project. At the end of eighth grade, public speaking and research skills come to fruition when students present their year-long research projects with authentic confidence to the community.

Teachers prepare students for the quickly changing world beyond Belmont Day. Each lesson is designed to challenge students to consider subject matter in different contexts. Technology intertwines with art. Data is analyzed in social studies. Walks on a nature trail inform science. Teachers constantly seek out real-world examples that bring learning to life.

Belmont Day's approach to education:

• Embracing our mission to foster intellectual curiosity, honor differences, and empower meaningful contribution guided by six core values.

• Fostering a community that encourages taking risks to learn.

• Providing our dedicated faculty with many opportunities for professional growth and leadership.

• Offering choices within boundaries for students to own their education.

• A continuous emphasis on building and reinforcing critical thinking skills.

• Building play and opportunities for joy into the curriculum.

I came to Belmont Day in sixth grade for more engaging and rigorous academics. I definitely found that challenge in so many ways I wasn’t expecting. In my social studies class, I got to build up my coding skills. With a partner, we built a website on ancient Persia with an interactive map of famous places and people.”

Sebastian ’23