Our Final Day of Class
Today was our final day of classes in 2021 in our Montessori children’s house. This children worked — and sung! — beautifully, but it’s always bittersweet.
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.…
Dungeon Hollow Brewing Sponsors King Cakes!
Dungeon Hollow Brewing Sponsors King Cakes! We are excited to announce a sponsor for the five King Cakes! Dungeon Hollow Brewing! Bill and Heidi Ryan, the proprietors of this local brewery, are the parents of one of our students, and they were happy to pitch in to help our raffle fundraiser be a success! Through…
The First King Cake is Won!
The First King Cake is Won! We raffled off our first King Cake tonight, and the winner was… Christiana Warmerdam! Congratulations to Christiana! A King Cake from Gambino’s Bakery in New Orleans will be on its way to you tomorrow! We have four more King Cakes to raffle off on each of the Tuesdays between…
Mardi Gras Raffle Fundraiser 2021!
Mardi Gras Raffle 2021! The bad news: We cannot host our annual Mardi Gras Gala this year due to COVID. BOOOO! (Seriously how much fun it is! We’ll do it again in 2022, we PROMISE!!) The GOOD news: We have a raffle with some really spectacular prizes! weekly King Cakes delivered straight to you directly from…
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…
#GivingTuesday 2020 at Hilltop Children’s House
hilltopchildrenshouse View Jun 25 Open Last day of practice! Oral exams next week. 😬 #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessoriclassroom #amitraining #practice #almostfinished #justneedtopassexams … 5 0 hilltopchildrenshouse View Jun 16 Open The children may be off for the summer, but we’re still working hard, practicing lessons to give when the children return at SIMS in Phoenix. #hilltopchildrenshouse…
A Hopeful New Year!
Our new school year started on time in mid-September, with eleven children (soon to be twelve) in the Children’s House. But it was a daddy long legs that stole the show early.
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.
Mardi Gras Photo Booth Greatest Hits
We had a photo booth at the Mardi Gras this year, and it was quite a hit! See our post-event wrap-up and thank you. If you didn’t get your photo set sent to you, let me know and I can send you the high-res version.