Contributed by Nikki Butts, Director of Admission
What I enjoy most about being a member of Hillbrook’s Admission team is that I get to be a part of every new family’s journey to Hillbrook. It’s a privilege and responsibility that fill my days here with excitement, awe, and tremendous personal fulfillment as we continue to build a diverse and thriving community that I am also honored to call my own.
It isn’t at all surprising to me that I often draw upon my own experiences as a parent here when talking with prospective families. After all, choosing Hillbrook is a decision we can all relate to. Having just completed Hillbrook’s re-enrollment process for my own children, I realize that Hillbrook is an ongoing choice we all make, not a one-time decision that is made when first admitted to our school. As each one of us continues to choose Hillbrook, it shows that Hillbrook is a decision we feel good about making. Looking beyond just our own parent community, our faculty, staff, and even our alumni also continue to choose Hillbrook, as they, too, decide to come back and to give back on an ongoing basis.
As I continue to choose Hillbrook for my children and for my own community and workplace, I want to share with you what choosing Hillbrook means to me.
Choosing Hillbrook means…
- my family is greeted by name every morning when we arrive on campus and everywhere we go on campus throughout the day. We are known and supported as members of a broader Hillbrook family that feels incredibly personal and powerful. This is an extended family we choose to be a part of and we are glad that we do.
- our journey here is full of self-discovery. We take risks, tell jokes together at Flag, engage in service learning experiences, and explore every inch of this beautiful 14-acre campus to make new discoveries right in our own backyard. We challenge ourselves and each other to be our best – and we become better people because of it.
- my children love learning. As a parent, I partner with incredible teachers who are not just experts at what they do, but who feel like experts on my own children. They know and understand my children’s friendships, personalities, learning styles, strengths, and challenges. I continue to feel deeply grateful for them.
- we get to experience the very forefront of education, including innovation, advancements, and improvements still to come. We are now enjoying a new playground and outdoor amphitheater. Moving forward we will imagine a new MakerSpace. Choosing Hillbrook means gaining a leading-edge education for my children that is continuously forward-thinking and full of “new.”
- we build meaningful friendships bound by the experiences we have here each and every day.
- our voices are heard and our ideas are welcome. Hillbrook is an inclusive community and one that draws strength from its own diversity.
- when it comes time for my children to look towards high school, college, and life beyond, they will be well prepared academically, emotionally, and socially. They will be supported and empowered to choose a path that feels right for them and I will feel confident they will continue to thrive.
- my children will look back on their time here one day and remember it as one of the most treasured experiences of their lives. They will grow up here. They will embrace the core values of the school as their own personal values and they will believe that they can – and they should – reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.
In a very short time, choosing Hillbrook has become a natural next step for my family that continues to feel “right” everyday.
I am so grateful to be a part of this community and feel excited for all that lies ahead in my family’s journey at Hillbrook. Thank you for choosing Hillbrook for your family, for the many ways you strengthen our school and community, and for sharing your Hillbrook journey with new and prospective families who want to join us in choosing Hillbrook!
What does choosing Hillbrook mean for your and your family?