A New Floor for Practical Life
We installed a new floor in the practical life portion of the Montessori children’s house to help with the works, and especially with cleanup!
Advanced Montessori Training Completed
Noelle completed her advanced Montessori training at the Southwest Montessori Institute, an AMI training center, in June.
Applications Open for Limited Spots in 2021-22!
Applications are Open for Limited Spots in 2021-22 We are pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year, which will begin on Monday, September 13, 2021 and will conclude just before Memorial Day Weekend, on Friday, May 27, 2022. See the full calendar for next year on the calendar page.…
Christmas Card Photo Shoot
The mother of one of our children, Laura Schaefer, is a photographer (check out her excellent work here) and she came to the Children’s House for a Christmas Card Photo shoot. Unfortunately, due to illness and travel, five of our twelve children weren’t able to be there that day. Here’s a selection of the day’s…
An Unexpected (and sad!) Ending to the Year
Our in-person sessions ended early due to the pandemic this year, but we did what we could to help the children and their parents have plenty of Montessori-based exercises and experiences to do at home.
Learning Multiplication and Division
While using actual Montessori materials is best sometimes that’s just not possible such as now when we’re all staying home during this COVID-19 pandemic. These printable resources can help you mimic the wooden materials we use in our classroom so that hands-on learning can more easily be achieved at home with nothing more than a…
Going On A Bear Hunt
People in our neighborhood are putting bears in their windows for families to “hunt” while out walking. Based on the popular book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt it’s a fun way to keep the community engaged and give the kids something new to do, while still keeping your “social distance.” We’ve made a do-it-yourself…
Coronavirus Survival Pack from HCH
Like everyone else, we’ve closed down for the time being in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things for the children to do! We shared the below links and resources with the parens of our children, and thought maybe others would find them useful, too. Virtual tours of some of…
Water Line Fundraising Complete!
THANK YOU! Through the generosity and support of so many people we were able to raise the $3600 needed to pay for the emergency water line work! We are always humbled by the support so many people give, through prayer, sharing posts, and especially by contributing your hard earned money, to this project here in…
New Assistant!
We were blessed to welcome a new assistant here at Hilltop Children’s House this year: Sara Mathews. Sara has been a friend of ours for a while, and her background in nursing made her a perfect fit to help Noëlle in the Children’s House. Read more below about Sara and why she’s such a great…
