Rebecca Baldini

Rebecca Baldini grew up in Minnesota and Montana before landing in New England in 1998. She holds bachelors degrees in Economics (St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN) and Music (Keene State College, Keene, NH), a Master’s degree in Education (St. Catherine University), and is an AMS-certified Montessori 3-6 teacher. Rebecca joined the Hilltop staff as the Willow Room director for three years. Rebecca has devoted much of her professional development energy to literacy topics, and has completed LETRS training and studies related to aligning Montessori pedagogy with the science of reading. Rebecca joined the Learning Specialist team in 2024. In addition to her role as a learning specialist, Rebecca started the Hilltop strings program in the fall of 2022. With the support of the administration and music director, Jennifer Hed, she continues to teach violin to the Children’s House Olders and Lower Elementary students, and hopes to continue to expand the program in the future. 

Outside of school, Rebecca plays harp and violin and enjoys traveling, especially summers in Italy