by Hilltop Faculty | Dec 3, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
A few weeks ago, Raindrop Room (a Hilltop classroom of two-year-olds) took a walk along the canal trail – a long, paved pathway near our playground that we enjoy visiting. “Woa, the clouds are moving!” observed Nick, one of the Raindrop educators. He pointed to the...
by Hilltop Faculty | Nov 11, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
How does food create meaningful interactions? I eat lunch and snack with the children in my class of 3-5 year olds every day, and have been thinking a lot about our relationship with food, as well as the connection between food and our relationships with each other....
by Hilltop Faculty | Oct 21, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
Leadership Transition at Hilltop Children’s Center Darline Guerrero Has Been Hired As Hilltop’s Next Executive Director Seattle, WA – Oct 21st, 2019 Hilltop Children’s Center is a high-quality preschool, afterschool program, and professional...
by Hilltop Faculty | Sep 25, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
Are you living with a tiny person who is exploring a colorful vocabulary? Do you teach or interact with tiny people who like to explore using words that might make the adults around them cringe? Recently I have begun to experience the three-year-old children in my...
by Hilltop Faculty | Aug 15, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
With summer in full swing, educators in the Rainbow Classroom at Hilltop are gearing up for our biggest transition of the year, when we send our group of now-3-year-olds into their new classrooms. They are ready for this move and it is becoming more apparent with each...
by Hilltop Faculty | Jul 2, 2019 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
This spring I had the opportunity to travel, with a group of colleagues from my graduate program at Portland State University, to Reggio Emilia, Italy to tour the schools. While I have many thoughts to share about my trip, I want to focus on teacher preparation in a...
