Annual Report 2025-26
Late this past summer we published our first-ever annual report! Read stories, updates, and statistics taht help set Hilltop Montessori School apart.
With Deep Gratitude to Lucy
For the past four years, Lucy Bernetsky has served as assistant in the Children’s House, but her contribution has reached far beyond the classroom. She has painted walls, helped prepare new learning environments, cleaned, organized, moved furniture, welcomed families, and faithfully supported children and colleagues through seasons of tremendous growth.
Summer Camps 2026!
Hilltop Montessori School will offer two summer camps this year. Bingo! Camp Join us for a week of creativity, games, movement, and summer fun at Bingo Camp. Each day will feature a new themed Bingo board filled with hands-on activities, outdoor games, art projects, challenges, scavenger hunts, water play, and more. Campers will choose activities…
The Tax Credit Donation Will Help Us More Than Others
The Ohio tax credit donation means more to Hilltop Montessori School than it does to other area private schools. One reason is very simple: while other area private schools receive money from EdChoice and other state programs, HMS does not qualify for these programs. Non-Public, Non-Chartered EdChoice requires a school like ours to be chartered.…
Great Coverage in the Steubenville Herald Star
The Herald Star published a long piece on Hilltop Montessori School.
End of Year 2025 Updates
We shared program updates with our supporters at the end of 2025.
Part-Time Montessori Adolescent Option for Homeschool Families
Hilltop Montessori School will offer a part-time Montessori Adolescent Program especially for homeschool families. Come and see about it
Summer Camps 2025
Hilltop Montessori School will offer three summer camp sessions in 2025. Summer camps will be build a town, ice cream camp, and math and reading camp.
Moving Up Ceremony 2025
Montessori education from Primary to Elementary and then to Adolescent follows the child as they develop, and as their main question shifts from what, to why, to who.
Dear Parents, It’s Elementary Montessori
Elementary Montessori students meet and exceed the typical academic benchmarks, in addition to learning all of the intangibles that conventional school simply isn’t set up to teach.