The Significance of Being Together: The Opening Essay of the 2021-22 School Year
One of my favorite things about schools is their cyclical nature. Each year, there are specific moments and milestones, signposts that mark beginnings, endings, and …
Mark Silver’s Graduation Speech for the Class of 2021
Good evening and welcome to the 2021 Hillbrook school graduation ceremony, the largest event we have held on campus since March 2020. I am thrilled …
Gratitude Month at Hillbrook
A few days ago, a teacher and I had a quick chat on the playground. She mentioned that one of our graduating 8th graders had …
On Painful Justice: Thoughts on Today’s Verdict
Dear Hillbrook Families, I was in the middle of a CAIS Board of Directors meeting when everything stopped. Word had come that the jury had returned …
News Post: AAPI Community Support
Within the Bay Area, and across the country—attacks against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have been on an alarming rise. …
Community Post from Head of School, Mark Silver
Yesterday was a dark day in our nation’s history. An insurgent attack on the Capitol Building by an angry mob that had been incited and …