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Archives for February, 2010

BCD X-Country Skiers Medal at Annual Sids Race

BCD X- country skiers participated in the Annual Sids race that took place at Prospect Mountain in Vermont this past Sunday. In the 5k race E. Velez  won a Silver medal and Q. Pollart took Bronze. In the 3k race A. Velez won a Gold medal for the girls and H. Dolan won a Gold medal for the [...]

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Opening Tonight: The Love of Three Oranges

Don’t forget – BCD’s Stage and Film Ensemble will  present “The Love of Three Oranges” starting this evening and running through Saturday night. Show starts at 7:00 p.m. on stage at the BCD Theater at 45 West Street in Lenox.

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1:1 Traditions – Grandparent/Grandfriends’ Day

Every October, when our campus is alive with the flowers and foliage of fall and at its most beautiful, BCD celebrates one of its oldest and most beloved traditions, Grandparents/Friends Day – a visiting day eagerly anticipated by students, parent volunteers, and Grandparents/Grandfriends alike.
This year, Head of School Paul Lindenmaier welcomed 175 grand-guests to Berkshire Country [...]

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Opening This Weekend: “The Love of Three Oranges”

Berkshire Country Day School’s Stage and Film Ensemble presents “The Love of Three Oranges,” a (sort of) comedy, mystery, drama, melodrama, whodunit, absurdist, farce, romance, fantasy, puppet show, pantomine, epic fairy tale.
“The Love of Three Oranges,” based on a traditional Italian Commedia dell’arte story by Carlo Gozzi, is a comedy that has its roots in [...]

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5th Grade Perform French Plays for Mardi Gras

The Fifth Grade class performed “La Rate de Ville et Le Rat de Champ” (The City Mouse and the Country Mouse), and “Les Trois Boucs Bourrus” (The Three Billy Goats Gruff) to a packed house of students and parents as part of Mardi Gras Day at BCD. Thank you to Heather Fishman who helped with the music, [...]

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1:1 Traditions – Community Campus Day

As much as the BCD community loves its long-standing traditions such as Thanksgiving Soup, Ski Fridays, and Grandparents’/Grandfriends’ Day, new events can become traditions, too. Community Campus Day is one such example.
The first Community Campus Day was held in October of 2008 and was spearheaded by Larry Bingham and Margaret Lindenmaier. It was initially created as a [...]

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World Music Instruments Needed!

A note from the Music Department:
Hi BCD Families-
We are hoping to gather various world music instruments to spice up the visual environment of the music room. If you have an instrument or instruments (not too precious!) that you would like to lend us, we would like to display it in the music room.
In addition, if [...]

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Preschool & Lower School Students Celebrate Alaska Day

Thanks to all the snow we received over the last few days, BCD’s campus was transformed into a winter wonderland, providing the perfect backdrop for Alaska Day and all the activities that make this BCD tradition such a special day. Students participated in such activities as tubing, skating, and sledding, and then gathered around the bonfire for [...]

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Re-enrollment Contracts Due Next Wednesday

Please remember that the Board has created a tuition structure for next year that is tied to the deadline for submitting enrollment contracts with a deposit.  This means that the tuition is lower if you submit your re-enrollment contract on or before next Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 
To maintain a balanced budget, an accurate assessment of [...]

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BCD X-Country Ski Team at Notchview

After much doubt about whether the ski race would actually take place, Amherst school hosted a successful competition. The skiers began their day under a grey and overcast sky with temperatures that chilled racers and spectators alike. The weather resulted in cold, hard snow and conditions ideal for fast skiing.  Although both Greylock teams took [...]

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