Hilltop's Blog
Building on the Wonders of Childhood
Identifying Identity
Identifying our roots of identity can help us see where we came from, and most importantly, where we wish to go.
Toddler Scientist
This is science, and these children are practicing their scientific thinking. I smiled and asked myself: Where are these ideas coming from? What experiences do these children have that support their theories?
Food for Thought
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....
Darline Guerrero – Hilltop’s New Executive Director
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 development institute of...
3-year-olds and 4-letter-words
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?
New Year, New Classroom
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 passing day that they are outgrowing Rainbow room.
Inspirations from Italy – Reggio Emilia
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...
Threshold of Imagination
One of my cherished childhood memories was working on my all-time favorite activity: building forts. I dove into a process of adding several layers of bedsheets combined with a set of mix-and-match chairs, creating an impervious stronghold. There was something really...