The Middle School is getting excited for the River of Spirit Odyssey. They will be experiencing many different kinds of worship in the greater Boston area. They have hosted several local spiritual leaders in order to prepare. The idea is for them to understand the power and influence of spiritual practice as it has...Read More

We hope you can join us on April 7th from 5:30-7:30 pm for Curriculum Night!  Come learn how the physical sciences are taught throughout the Montessori curriculum. You will have the opportunity to participate in a physical science lesson at each program level! At the end of the evening, the faculty will gather to answer your questions about this...Read More

Camps for ages 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12 Click here to view Our camps offer the perfect balance of creative learning and FUN recreational activities in the fields and woods of our beautiful campus. We provide camp experiences for children form 3 to 12 years old that are designed to suit the specific needs of every...Read More

So often things that are reported as new “discoveries” or trends in education are things that Maria Montessori observed 100 years ago and incorporated into the time tested, scientifically proven approach we use at Hilltop. Three such ideas are: the importance of movement in learning, the benefit of developing internal motivation rather than being given...Read More

April 16, 2015 On Wednesday, Kerstin (Lower Elementary Teacher), Rebecca (Children’s House – Willow Room Assistant) and I attended a training at the Vermont Learning Collaborative on “Classism in the Classroom” (http://www.learningcollaborative.org/classism). At Hilltop, we work consciously to address diversity and inclusion in many ways. In Southern Vermont, we do not have as much opportunity to...Read More

Thursday and Friday, March 19th and 20th. Reminder that Thursday is a half day and there is  no school on Friday the 20th.Read More

We realize and appreciate that you are trusting us to educate your child and to help her or him grow in a way that, for many of you, is very different from your schooling. We know that without grades and test scores, you are having to use other measures to know that your child is...Read More

By Tamara Mount, November 14, 2014            Time and time again, Dr. Maria Montessori’s ideas from 100 years ago are proven by modern science. Hilltop has been participating in the state-wide campaign, Let’s Grow Kids (http://www.letsgrowkids.org/), a public education campaign to raise the awareness of the importance of the early years in development. This campaign is to make...Read More

Hilltop Investments Moved to Socially Responsible Funds By Tamara Mount, November 7, 2014 The Hilltop board is pleased to announce that we have recently moved our investments into a socially responsible portfolio that will be managed by the local firm Prentiss Smith and Company.  They evaluate companies from a variety of perspectives including environmental impact,...Read More

By Tamara Mount, October 17, 2014 I was recently reminded, by a parent, about how long Hilltop has dreamed of having a Learning Specialist on staff to assist teachers and students. Wendy’s involvement with the children working hard to learn to read has indeed been a dream come true. We’ve also seen wonderful benefits, as...Read More