Reaching Toward Tomorrow, Today
By Ilsa Dohmen, Director of Teaching & Learning I’ve just finished reading Susan Cain’s fabulous book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that …
Extraordinary Educational Experience
The Peace of Learning and Pace of Impact
By Annie Makela, Director of The Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Hillbrook School When despair for the world grows in me and I wake …
Choosing Hillbrook
By Angela Yokota, Director of Enrollment Management Each week, I greet prospective families coming to Hillbrook for the first time. They are often nervous, not …
Home is the Place
Contributed by Mark Silver, Head of School on ReMarks & Reflections, the official blog of Hillbrook’s Head of School Walking on campus this week, I …
The Hillbrook Way: It’s Not Just A Tree
Contributed by Colleen Schilly, Head of Lower School In my third year at Hillbrook School, I am increasingly grateful and proud to work in this …
In Our Classrooms: Exploration in Kindergarten
Sharing a look inside one of our kindergarten spaces: Students self-select and explore activities that interest them, keeping student choice and engagement at the center of …
Middle School Students Holding Socratic Seminars? That’s the Hillbrook Way.
By Matt Callahan, Middle School English Teacher, Dr. Ashley David, Middle School Humanities Teacher, and Andrea Holck, MS English Teacher One of the reasons teaching …
Sharing Your Voice: Mairi Shea’s Graduation Speech for the Class of 2017
Selected by the 8th grade class to deliver this special address during Graduation, Mairi humorously and personally recounts beloved memories from the Class of 2017’s …
Chris Hailey’s (’13) Speech to the Class of 2017
Recipient of the Hillbrook Award, given to the student who best exemplifies our vision – to inspire students to achieve their dreams and to reach …
Introducing the Founding Director for the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship
We are excited to announce that we have hired Annie Makela as the founding Director for the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Annie combines deep …