Izzy Snyder is joining Hilltop in Fall 2023 as an Upper Elementary assistant. In this role, she will provide one-on-one and small group support to students, help create Montessori teaching materials, and assist the teachers in group lessons. An alumna of Hilltop herself, she recently graduated Oberlin College in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s...Read More

Miranda grew up in Northern Virginia and moved to Colorado in 2008. Just recently, she and her family moved to Vermont to be closer to her East Coast family and feels so grateful to have landed here at Hilltop! She has two littles that will be at Hilltop, too. Miranda studied Early Childhood Education and...Read More

Nora (class of ’00) grew up in Brattleboro, attending Hilltop for nine years. She completed her BA at Oberlin College and received a masters in environmental studies with a science teaching certificate from Antioch University New England. She returned to Hilltop in 2009 to care for the new campus and quickly found her home in...Read More

Lifei and her family moved to Brattleboro in 2016 because of Hilltop Montessori School. She is AMI credentialed in Infant/Toddler, Children’s House, and (soon to be) for Elementary also! She is dedicated to Montessori, not only as a teacher, but as a lifestyle. In Beijing, China, she was a Montessori school director and ran a...Read More

Jessica grew up in Southern New Hampshire and moved to the area in October of 2022. Jessica developed a passion for working with children during the Covid-19 pandemic as a nanny. During her time as a nanny Jessica learned about the Montessori philosophy and strongly agreed with its principles. After leaving that job to move...Read More

Lily (she/her) started her career in Montessori Education in 2017 and earned her MACTE accredited Primary diploma. She worked in a Children’s House classroom for 2 years but found an almost gravitational pull towards toddlers and the extraordinary levels of independence she saw from these young children in Montessori environments. She then attended the Montessori...Read More

Malindi (she/her) will be joining the Hilltop community for the second year as the Social Emotional Learning Coordinator and Lower Elementary assistant teacher. Born and raised in Vermont, Malindi was home-schooled until 5th grade and feels that many of the values of Montessori were integral to her early education. After graduating from Hamilton College with...Read More

Megan grew up in Southern Vermont and is rejoining the community by way of Rhode Island. She originally left the state to volunteer with AmeriCorps in a service learning program at a charter high school in Austin, Texas. There, she started taking classes at community college with an eye toward education. She completed her associate...Read More

Born and raised in Southern Vermont, Ashley knew she wanted to work with children from a young age. For her third year at Hilltop, Ashley transitioned from the Birch room in Children’s House, and is excited to work with Wendy as the Learning Specialist Assistant. She is currently enrolled at Community College of Vermont and...Read More

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Akari moved up to Vermont in 2021 to join the Lower El community as an assistant. Now, in their third year, and as a classroom teacher, Akari is working on completing a 6-12 Elementary certification through AMI. Prior to Hilltop, Akari taught first grade in Brooklyn and attended Bates...Read More