A Garden of Words in 6th Grade English
6th Grade readers and writers are mid-way through their exploration of the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. Each chapter is told from the perspective of …
Social Impact
Rivers And Resilience: Water Engineering Studies In 9th Grade Immersives
9th Graders begin with a three-week, social impact immersive course, comprised of skills classes in data analysis, research, social entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence, plus daily …
Making Good Things Happen: Catching Up with Kaelen and the Diaper Drive
How one 8th grader made a world of difference to Bay Area families in need Five thousand, five-hundred and twenty-seven. That’s a large number in …
A Taste of Home for Afghan Refugees
How one Hillbrook 8th Grader found a perfect way to say “welcome home” We all have incredible relationships to what we eat, to what we …
Turning Ideas Into Impact With Two New Core Classes at Hillbrook
One of the oft-cited mantras of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship: “Big challenges present big opportunities for social entrepreneurs.” While there have been myriad …
How Do We Design a More Optimistic Future for All Children?
By Mark Silver, Head of School Originally posted on ReMarks & Reflections, the Hillbrook Head of School’s blog Three years ago we asked a question …
Reaching Beyond to Make a Difference: A Parent Learning Event Follow-up
By Annie Makela, Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Hillbrook “One of my favorite things about Reach Beyond is that I have …
Taking a Risk, Reaching Beyond, and Making a Difference: A Story of New Employee Orientation
By Ilsa Dohmen, Director of Teaching & Learning and Colleen Schilly, Associate Head of School Each August our newest employees spend three days together for …
Sharing the Hillbrook Equity and Impact Lab
By Director of Teaching and Learning Ilsa Dohmen, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Gulliver LaValle, and Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship …
Reach Beyond Week Takeaways: There and Back Again…and Making a Difference
By Mary Hammers This past April, Hillbrook 6th-8th graders embarked on our first Reach Beyond Week, which included nine reflective, engaging, and hands-on experiences that …