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On one side of Gate 23 at the Miami airport, my family and I are excitedly waiting forour flight to Ecuador. It has been three years for my kids and four for my wife sincethey last visited Ecuador. Lots of emotions, feelings, fears, and questions are filling ourminds while we wait. Our experience is one...Read More

In conjunction with the anticipated new state guidelines mentioned in this memo, I’ve been meeting with the HMS COVID Advisory Committee to develop a plan for our school as masking becomes optional in our state. While we have been told that the guidance would be out earlier this week and would go into effect on March 14, as...Read More

Former board member Rich Wolfe died suddenly on February 12th of heart complications. Administrators, teachers, alum, and past and present Board members have been devastated by the shocking news of this loss. He was a proud parent to Middle Student Greta/Grex and served on the Board for four years, including in the roles of Treasurer,...Read More

The HMS Board of Trustees gathered via zoom on Tuesday evening for our monthly meeting. It was a rich, full meeting, with animated, thoughtful discussion regarding the endowment, leadership, Board transitions, and succession, and getting focused for some important upcoming events. First, we learned a great deal about the endowment from our former Treasurer and...Read More

The EJI-Parent Education Series has lots to say. While winter continues bringing more snow to the hill, our effort to construct an equitable, just,and inclusive community keeps us moving and transforming through the seasons.The biweekly Parent Education Series, an EJI initiative, aims to bring to the table deep,uncomfortable conversations about systemic forms of oppression and...Read More

In honor of Jessica Thomas, who dedicated her life’s work as Hilltop’s Lower Elementary Teacher, and passed away last week after a yearlong illness with cancer.  Jessica Thomas grew up in London, England and in the 1980’s moved to Vermont with her son, Jed, who joined Hilltop at age three, and thus was her beginning...Read More

The last couple of years really has been a whole new world. We have all found ourselves in situations that no one would have ever contemplated pre-pandemic. The ever-changing world during a pandemic can feel overwhelming, confusing, and scary as information changes or evolves. As we learned more about COVID-19 our day to day has...Read More

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and areconnected with each other to form one whole unity.-Maria Montessori During my first year as the Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (EJI) Director, I focused on workingwith the teachers and staff who have direct contact with the students....Read More