April 12, 2019

Student Newsletter: Maple Festival

Maple Fest was first introduced to Bellcate at the start of spring. This is a celebration of the changing of the seasons when all of the Bellcate community comes together to make delicious treats.  Dave, the leader of the crew, gathers all the maple sap from his thousands of trees, and his hard-working Ravenscroft team… Read more »

April 10, 2019

Lily’s Gym Grand Opening at Parent Dinner

This year’s 5th Annual Parent Dinner was extra special. This event was also the grand opening of Lily’s Gym, Bellcate School’s multi purpose community center. Parents arrived at 12 Corporate Drive and were greeted by staff at the front door of our new facility. Together parents and staff shared excitement about the endless possibilities connected… Read more »

April 2, 2019

Student Newsletter: Inaugural Basketball Game at Lily’s Gym

Every year Bellcate School hosts a basketball game in the Spring, and that game determines which of the two existing teams is better at basketball for one year. There are two teams – the aforementioned student team and the teacher team – setting up the classic kids vs. adults scenario. Both teams compete to win… Read more »

April 2, 2019

Two Students Submit Entries into NPR’s Podcast Challenge!

Jay and Jason both worked diligently over the course of Quarter 3 to brainstorm, write, edit, rewrite, and record their own podcasts for NPR’s National Podcast Challenge. The link to their submission is below. Jay is up first – talking about emotion regulation, brain science, and projects that he developed in the Bellcate community to… Read more »

April 2, 2019

King Arthur Flour, St. Patrick’s Day, & Ravenscroft Maple Festival!

2019 Has already brought two new First Annual events!  In preparation for the first ever Ravenscroft Maple Festival, a day in which Ravenscroft student participants and their trusty leader Dave Fay were able to show and teach us the art of making maple syrup, we were able to have a professional baker, Martina Pochop, from… Read more »

March 25, 2019

The Bellcate Bulldog’s Net – Jaime’s transition to Bellcate

As we have been telling everyone, Jaime’s transition was not a transition at all. She loved going to Bellcate from the second she walked in. Bellcate allows her to be her. Bellcate allows her to smile and laugh. Bellcate gives her the freedom to explore others and herself; as she has never been able to… Read more »