Excerpts from remarks delivered by Head of Hillbrook School, Mark Silver, at the inaugural impact summit on May 27, 2021.
“At the heart of SIL was the opportunity for students to use their interests, passions, skills, and tools to respond …
by Matt Callahan, Associate Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship
“Smile occasionally. Your subjects are serious, but the occasional smile expresses empathy and makes us want to care about what you’re saying,” wrote Mary Hammers to the keynote …
by Mark Silver, Head of Hillbrook School
What happens when you ask a group of 8th graders to build upon the experience they have gained through several years of reach beyond programming by enrolling them in a yearlong, core academic …
by Annie Makela, Founding Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Have you ever written your future self a letter? I highly recommend it. For the past couple of years, …
This spring, students in grades 5-7 participated in the Scott Center What Matters to Me Essay Contest during Reach Beyond Block. In responding to the prompt “What matters to me is…”, these …
by Annie Makela, Founding Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship
“You are the ocean in a drop” is a phrase I share with students often. Though I am not sure who first said it, I originally heard it …
The Hillbrook Reach Beyond program was launched in partnership with the Scott Center in 2017 to encourage students to reach beyond themselves and make a difference in the world. Hillbrook students participate in Reach Beyond Block courses throughout the year …
Climate action is one of the topics that we hear about most consistently from our students when we ask what matters to them. They have an incredible understanding of how many issues are connected to the problem termed as “climate …
by Annie Makela, Founding Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Women’s History Month provides the opportunity to double-click on some of the stories and values we teach and celebrate year-round at the Scott Center. This month we’ve been …
Gender equity is one of the issues that matters a great deal to many Hillbrook students that we hear from at the Scott Center. We’ve gathered up some of the thoughts and messages that students have shared around this topic …