Experiences in Verse
Contributed by 6th & 7th Grade English teacher Andrea Holck and 5th & 6th Grade English teacher Matt Callahan “What? Wow! Why are all my classes blowing …
Middle School
Walking the Walk
By Mark Silver, Head of School This past Saturday morning, recent Hillbrook alums – Alex Nickel ‘16 and Liam Strand ‘16 – were honored as …
“An Experimental Plant for promoting Peace”
By Mark Silver, Head of School At the heart of our campus sits the Village of Friendly Relations. Built by our students back in …
Middle School Students Bond During the 5th & 6th Grade Start-of-Year Retreat
Contributed by Matt Callahan, Middle School English Teacher If you followed the new 5th graders as they headed over the bridge for their first day …
Alumna Shares Wisdom with Graduating Class of 2016: Initiative and Patience
Please enjoy a transcript of Izzy Braham (’12)’s speech, addressing the graduating Class of 2016: Good morning. My name is Izzy and I graduated from …
Mark Silver’s Graduation Speech for the Class of 2016: “Alexa, play Hamilton”
Please enjoy a transcript of Head of School Mark Silver’s speech at the Graduation of the Class of 2016: Good morning, and welcome to the …
Showing Our Work
By Mark Silver, Head of School Looked at your children recently? I don’t mean just the standard quick glance to see if they brushed their …
So She Wants to be a Scientist?
By Colleen Schilly, Head of Lower School at Hillbrook School A common theme that I find myself reflecting on is how we might prepare our …
Encourage Students to Forge a Better Tomorrow, Today
By Mark Silver, Head of School What problem are you going to solve? A recent meme playing out across the educational Twitter-sphere, inspired by a …
5th Graders Take their Work to the Greatest Show-&-Tell On Earth: The Bay Area Maker Faire
By Maddy Scheer, 5th & 6th Grade Science Resident Teacher Our 5th grade scientists have been tinkering away in the iLab this year in preparation …