BDS Terms
Who's Who
Events
Little Known Facts
100

This field is named after a sport involving a bow and arrow

What is Archery Field

100

This person is the Chief of Staff

Who is Jen James

100

This fall community event is a soccer game held under the lights at Harvard Stadium in a soccer game against Meadowbrook

What is Friday Night Lights

100

This is the year that BDS was founded

What is 1927

200

These three words form the acronym GDB

What is Growth, Development, and Belonging

200

This person used to teach Latin at UMass Amherst and Newton North High School

Who is Emily Damiano

200

On the last Friday in June, the whole school participates in this epic morning of fun and competition

What is Field Day

200

Prior to BDS becoming a school, the land it was situated on was used for this purpose

What is sheep farming

300

This is the address of the residential home that BDS bought in 2023 and converted into office/gathering space

What is 37 Day School Lane

300

These two NEW faculty members worked at BDS Camp this summer

Who are Mia Thompson and Amy McCann

300

The 8th graders end their year with a trip to this region of the US

What is the Southwest

300

These are the two colors that represent the school.

What are blue and gold

400

This word for an irregular network of passages is also the name of the section of the schoolhouse in which 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reside.

What is a Labyrinth

400

These two intrepid specialists once spent a summer biking across the USA

Who are KJo Solomon and Anne Armstrong

400

This upcoming event is named after the mash up between part of a car and part of a classic Halloween phrase.

What is Trunk or Treat

400

This is the name of the conservation land that BDS sits adjascent to (hint: it sounds similar to a famous early 2000s TV show starting Chad Michael Murray)

What is Lone Tree Hill

500

This space is named after a Hopi word meaning "ceremonial room" or "sacred chamber"

What is the Kiva

500

The P in PAC comes from this family that has sent three generations through BDS

Who is Palandjian

500

On this day in May, relatives and other caregivers are invited to shadow their BDS relations to catch a glimpse of all the magic occurring at school

What is Grandparents and Special Friends Day

500

This is how many basketball hoops there are on campus

What is 22

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