Even complex mathematical concepts are made concrete in a Montessori classroom. This group is exploring the volume of a sphere through their hands! A Hilltop Montessori education is engaging, interactive and challenging-all at the same time! #hilltoplearns
Join us Saturday, November 14th at Old Overton Country Club in Liberty Park for a fabulous dinner, cocktails, dancing and auction!
The upper elementary class and Ms. Graciela hosted all the primary-middle school today on the stage for three fabulous plays. All in Spanish of course! Written and performed by our students and facilitated by Ms. Graciela, it was a HIT!
For Giving Tuesday, HMS is currently hosting a Go Fund Me Page to raise needed funds for the Cindi Stehr Scholarship Fund. For more information or to make a donation, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-cindi-stehr-scholarship-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Every year, many parents ask about what small tokens of appreciation their child can give to his/her teacher during the busy holiday season. This is never an obligation or a requirement and the teachers always feel awkward about writing down their wishes or likes/dislikes but with so many teachers having different allergies, dietary requirements or interests, we do put together … Read More
The fall is a beautiful time for celebrations and outings. Our toddlers had a great adventure at The Pumpkin Patch. Thank you to all the parents for making this day such a success!
We are officially a CoCoRaHS School! CoCoRaHS stands for Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, and is a citizen science project conducted all over the country. The data collected from the rain gauge each day is entered into a database that can be seen all over the US!CoCoRaHS Headquarters#citizenscience
One of our strategic initiatives at HMS is to fully prepare our middle school students for high school. As Montessori kids, we know that they will be confident, independent and strong academically but we also want them to be successful socially. Part of this transition involves getting experience on campus at local high schools. So far this year, our students … Read More
We are breaking all of our Hilltop records for the #bashoftheyear! We have $20,500 in sponsorships and 180 guests-a new Hilltop record! Thank you to everyone for your support!
The students that participated in the BRIAA cross country season had a great time and we thank our teachers Ms. Michele, Ms. April and Ms. Graciela for organizing and helping our kids with this new experience. It was also great fun to have the other teachers come out and cheer for the kids and help out last Saturday. We look … Read More
Just a friendly reminder that our fall break is this Friday, October 11th and Monday, October 14th. We will dismiss at the regular time on Thursday, October 10th and aftercare is available for those that need it.
Congratulations, Hayden! This HMS alumnus is an Eagle Eye Reporter and a junior at Auburn University, studying broadcast journalism. Here, Hayden interviews some SEC celebrities and knows his love of learning and passion for doing his best can take him anywhere!
BRIAA Basketball and Hilltop Montessori School Hilltop Montessori School is super excited to partner with BRIAA (The Birmingham Regional Independent Athletic Association) for Season 19-20 of basketball. Our BRIAA cross country has been a great experience for the students and we hope basketball with be just as rewarding. Because this is our first year, we need to assess that we … Read More
Our student panel had a blast this week participating in “Montessori Unscripted”. They discussed freedom vs the responsibility of the Montessori classroom, daily Spanish, music, art and all the benefits of a Hilltop experience. For a look at all the videos, check out Michele Wilensky’s You Tube Channel, available here:
Labor Day weekend will be here before you know it! We dismiss at 1:00 on Friday, August 30th and school will be closed on Labor Day.
