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November 2017

Hands On with History

2019-01-04T17:29:09-05:00November 7th, 2017|

In fourth grade history class, taught by teacher Bee Stribling, students learn about the Agricultural Revolution that led to the rise of cities and civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. Beginning with the early Sumerian cities like Ur and Uruk, people began constructing temples that resemble stepped pyramids for their city’s special deity. These structures soon became [...]

October 2017

All About Me

2017-11-06T21:36:34-05:00October 17th, 2017|

​In the month of September, Junior Kindergarten students participate in the “All About Me” unit. The purpose of this unit is to familiarize students with their new classmates while also giving them many opportunities to share about themselves. This allows for students to become comfortable in their brand-new school environment. Not only are they building [...]

Fire-tending and Fun at Country Fair 2017

2017-11-06T21:36:56-05:00October 9th, 2017|

Over more than two decades, the Hill School Country Fair has evolved from a pony and pet show to what it is today: a communal celebration of fall and the great outdoors that involves a picnic, pet parade, games, wilderness skills, and live music. Organized by alumna and current parent Sheila Harrell (Hill ‘86), the [...]

September 2017

Rock Climbing – The 8th Grade Way

2017-11-06T21:37:24-05:00September 27th, 2017|

Each fall, Hill School teachers and Earth Treks instructors challenge the school’s 8th graders to push themselves and draw closer as a class over a fun and intense two day rock climbing trip. The trip, which involves an overnight campout with opportunities for story and song, encourages both novice and more experienced climbers to discover [...]

December 2016

Fourteen Cows and Fifty-Six Letters

2017-03-30T14:26:11-04:00December 14th, 2016|

At an October assembly for upper school students, sixth grade homeroom teacher Lucy Turner read “Fourteen Cows for America,” a picture book loaned by academic support teacher Vicki Kelly. Projecting images of the book’s vivid illustrations onscreen in the theater, Turner read the text by Carmen Agra Deedy and Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, which recounts the [...]

September 2016

Pinwheels for Peace

2017-03-28T19:59:26-04:00September 26th, 2016|

Hill School students from Junior Kindergarten through Eighth grade celebrated the International Day of Peace on September 21st by installing over 250 paper pinwheels on the lawn of the Clark Courtyard. Children made these from paper, decorating one side with images and patterns, and the back side with words of peace. Students were asked to [...]

July 2016

The Spirit of Philanthropy

2017-03-28T19:59:26-04:00July 31st, 2016|

It’s always exciting when Hill School Headmaster Treavor Lord draws the winning ticket number for the annual Grandparents’ Day raffle, but the spring 2016 raffle winners added extra dashes of jubilation and generosity. When Mr. and Mrs. Hahn, owners of DH Service, the company which has long provided janitorial service to the school, were notified [...]

April 2016

December 2015

Symbiosis in the Arts

2015-12-10T12:39:48-05:00December 10th, 2015|

Hill School science students--and watchers of “Finding Nemo”-- know that the anemone and the clownfish have a symbiotic relationship, so that when the two species come together, both benefit. This fall, some Hill Schoolers experienced the symbiosis of writing and visual art. Painter and Hill School parent Misia Broadhead loaned several original works on canvas [...]

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