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When considering the charities and non-profits that you’ll support this year, we hope you’ll look both broadly and close to home. At BASEC, we seek to create the greatest possible access to the most relevant and most impactful learning experiences for Belmont’s youth. This year, your donations will address both sides of this goal. All BASEC fundraising dollars will: Create additional slots for students requiring tuition assistance; and Invest in updating some of our most important pieces of technology used by students in both STEM and academic programming

Stella Panzarella (she/her/hers) is the Director and co-founder of Anti-Racism Collaborative and an anti-oppression organizer in the greater Boston area. She brings with her experiences from social justice organizing, trauma and resilience training work, and leadership development with young people of color.

With historical and systemic models for reference and a dash of memes for good measure, our speaker will take attendees on a journey of lens-building and reframing of an understanding of racism and oppression within and beyond the Belmont community. This workshop is designed to support a nuanced understanding of the multiple levels of oppression pertaining to equity in education. This [...]

We are excited to announce three “Meet the Author” events happening in the month of February in collaboration with Belmont Books and Chenery Library. The events will be taking place in the Chenery cafeteria from 3:00PM-4:00PM, including books sales and author signings. Below are details about each event, the books, and their authors, as well as pre-order forms from Belmont Books. These pre-sale books will be distributed at the event. Books will also be available for purchase at the event through Belmont Books. Jerry Craft – “New Kid”: https://www.belmontbooks.com/book/9780062691194 Renee Watson & Ellen Hagan – “Watch Us Rise”: 

Once again, we extend our gratitude and appreciation to Belmont Savings Bank, which has generously granted funding for our Parent Lecture Series for 2017 – 2018. Thank you from BASEC and from our entire community!

We are thrilled this year to partner with Belmont Public Schools on these constructive and informative lectures and workshops which help us all provide the best possible network of support for our students. We exploring some of the most important developmental research and addressing some of the most pressing issues for our children’s success in school and beyond. We look forward to these events and hope [...]