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 Day School. In his opening remarks, Paul talked about his own grandfather and the impact he had on his life as a mentor and role model, and the important role each guest in the room plays in the life of a student at BCD.
Grand-friends are then led to their classrooms by their students, who are eager to share with them the life of their classroom and introduce them to their teacher and friends. After a morning of classroom activities, students and their grand-friends share a brown bag lunch and then assemble in Fitzpatrick Hall for closing remarks and a rousing rendition of the BCD school song.
Said one grandparent, “my granddaughter was so upset when she had run out of things to show me – she didn’t want the day to end.”
