Tom Griffith was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and still likes to visit regularly to see his family and to hear the orchestra. He met his wife while at Kenyon College and has been following her around ever since: to New Orleans, where he got his first job in a woodworking cabinet shop; to Brattleboro, where...Read More

Liv grew up in the Brattleboro area attending local schools and eventually went to San Diego for college where she majored in Psychology with a focus on Child and Family Development. Her studies evoked a passion and goal of working with children. In 2020, both the pandemic and the arrival of her oldest son, Luca,...Read More

Lifei and her family moved to Brattleboro in 2016 to be a part of the Hilltop Montessori School community! She is AMI credentialed in Infant/Toddler, Children’s House, and Elementary! 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

Jennifer brings diverse experience and a love of both teaching and music making to her roles at Hilltop. She holds M.A.’s in Latin American Studies and Education, and she completed her Montessori AMI elementary training at the Washington Montessori Institute prior to moving from the DC area with her family. Jennifer taught music in both...Read More

Haley is an educator and poet originally from Los Angeles, living in western Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Washington University in St Louis, and an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Haley is joining the Hilltop community as an associate teacher in the Upper Elementary classroom. In...Read More

Jade joined the Hilltop community as Elementary Art Teacher in 2018, joyously providing a TAB-inspired (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) studio space that resonates beautifully with Montessori philosophy. In their art studio, students behave as true artists: choosing their project and media, practicing techniques, and exploring their unique artistic voice. Students create in a supported, gently...Read More