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By Professor Vanessa Marie Fernández “My main takeaway from the field trip was the excitement behind the diversity and creativity of the city itself expressed through food, art and local businesses” (Hillbrook School 8th Grader, Social Impact and Leadership Class)…

By Professor Vanessa Marie Fernández “It really means a lot to us to have a citizen to citizen solidarity network go across from the West Coast all the way to the Caribbean.“ As part of the Treats for Techos collaboration…

Victoria Levinsohn co-founded CAVI Kitchen with friend Caroline King as a way of addressing intersecting needs and interests around food waste, health, and education. She hosted the Scott Center and fourteen seventh and eighth graders at the coffee shop she…

by Clara Ngo, Hillbrook Hub Maker and Design Teacher, Annie Makela, Scott Center Director, and Fiona Maloney-McCrystle, Scott Center Program Associate On the afternoon of Friday, October 29, the edge of the first- and second-grade playground was abuzz with activity.…

This fall, the Scott Center team has been co-teaching a Reach Beyond Block each Tuesday afternoon alongside the DEI team and sixth-grade team. The block, titled “Identity and Impact,” is based on a sixth-grade elective taught last year by Scott…

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 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…

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…

by Annie Makela, Founding Direct of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen so many examples of the ways that the spirit of social entrepreneurship is both deeply rooted and ever-growing in the Hillbrook…