Hilltop Country Day School

Last updated
Hilltop Country Day School
Address
Hilltop Country Day School
32 Lafayette Road

,
NJ

USA
Information
Type Private, coeducational, day school
Established1967
Head of schoolLaura McGee
GradesPreschool - 8
Enrollment110
Accreditation New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Website School website

Hilltop Country Day School is an independent, nonsectarian coeducational day school located in Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in preschool through eighth grade. The school is divided into an Early Childhood Division (preschool, prekindergarten and kindergarten), a Lower school (grades 1-4) and Upper School (grades 5-8). The school is led by Head of School Ms. Laura McGee and by a board of trustees composed of members of the community.

Contents

Hilltop Country Day School is an accredited member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

Facilities

Since 1972, Hilltop Country Day School has been located in the center of Sparta between Lafayette Road and Sparta Avenue. In 2002, Hilltop completed a 18,500 sq ft (1,720 m2) addition that increased the physical size of the school to 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2). The addition included several new classrooms and a modern art studio, science lab and library and provides a new home for the Upper School and preschool programs.

Hilltop also has an open field available for Physical Education classes, recess and special events.

Student Body and Curriculum

All students attend classes in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, as well as supplementary classes in Music, Art, Art History, Physical Education and Computer Technology. Hilltop also provides a strong program in World Language, with students having the option of French or Spanish, beginning in preschool. Students in grades 5 will also take one trimester of Mandarin Chinese through the Berlitz Virtual Classroom program. Students in kindergarten through grade 8 will be able to study Mandarin through the Berlitz Program in a new Enrichment Program offering after school.

Early childhood

The Early Childhood Division consists of students in preschool-kindergarten. Preschoolers must be 2 1/2 and independently toilet trained to be considered for admission.

Lower School

The Lower School program consists of students in first grade through fourth grade.

Upper School

The Upper School consists of students in the fifth through eighth grade and uses a curriculum integrated with that of the Lower School.

In recent years, graduates have attended competitive local high schools including Blair Academy, Newark Academy and the Peddie School, as well as local public high schools.

PEAKS Program

The PEAKS program pairs younger and older students together to participate together in activities designed to teach students respect for others, teamwork and to smooth the transition between the Lower and Upper Schools. The parings are as follows:

Other programs

Hilltop also runs several ancillary programs.

Extended Day and Enrichment Programs

The Extended Day program provides both supervised homework help and Enrichment Program offerings including chess club, karate instruction, a robotics program and Kiddie Soccer.

Summer programs

Hilltop offers a summer camp experience called Camp Apogee. This camp is a blend of S.T.E.A.M enrichment and traditional summer fun and swimming in the afternoon at The Lake Mohawk Pool. Camp Apogee is for children ages 5 to 13 and is open to non-Hilltop students.

41°07′09″N74°42′41″W / 41.11916°N 74.71151°W / 41.11916; -74.71151

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horace Mann School</span> Private school in The Bronx, New York, United States

Horace Mann School is a private, independent college-preparatory school in the Bronx, founded in 1887. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, educating students from the New York metropolitan area from nursery school to the twelfth grade. The Upper, Middle, and Lower Divisions are located in Riverdale, a neighborhood of the Bronx, while the Nursery School is located in Manhattan. The John Dorr Nature Laboratory, a 275 acres (111 ha) campus in Washington Depot, Connecticut, serves as the school's outdoor and community education center. Tuition for the 2023–24 school year from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve is $61,900 per annum, not including some additional fees, one of which exceeds $1,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berkeley Carroll School</span> Independent school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, United States

The Berkeley Carroll School is a coed independent college prep school in New York City. Located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, it has a Lower School, Middle School and Upper School.

The Luther Burbank School District is located in San Jose, California, USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hamden Hall Country Day School</span> Independent day school in Hamden, Connecticut, United States

Hamden Hall Country Day School is a coeducational private day school in Hamden, Connecticut, educating students in preschool through grade 12. Hamden Hall was founded in 1912 as a country day school for boys by John P. Cushing, its first headmaster. It was the nation’s fourth country day school. The school has been coeducational since 1927 and expanded to include classes through grade 12 in 1934. Now split into three separate divisions, Hamden Hall enrolls the majority of its nearly 600 students in the upper and middle schools and the remainder in the lower school.

Oak Hill Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian private day school located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Oak Hill Academy was founded in September 1981 by educator Joseph A. Pacelli. The school is academically rigorous and boasts advanced courses in mathematics and Latin. Oak Hill has swimming as a mandatory part of the physical education program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norfolk Collegiate School</span> Independent school in Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Norfolk Collegiate is a coeducational independent day school in Norfolk, Virginia for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Norfolk Collegiate is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS). It's also a member of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools, which includes 10 private schools from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, as well as a member of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wardlaw-Hartridge School</span> Private school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

The Wardlaw+Hartridge School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in Edison, New Jersey, United States, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is divided into three administrative divisions: the Lower School, the Middle School, and the Upper School.

The Peck School is an independent, co-educational day school with grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Peck School is located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey. There are approximately 330 students. The Peck curriculum includes communication arts, drama, English, library studies, math, music, sports, reading, science, history, social studies, technology, themes or family life, visual arts, woodworking, and world languages.

Hawthorn School for Girls is a private, independent, all-girls school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and offers a Catholic education. It was established in 1989. Hawthorn is a part of the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association (CIS), and a member of Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS).

Far Hills Country Day School (FHCDS) is a private, co-educational Preschool-Grade 8 school located in Far Hills, New Jersey. The school is situated on a 54-acre (22 ha) campus that include learning gardens, computer labs, media centers, a performing arts center, a large athletics center including a climbing wall, outdoor fields, tennis courts, ropes challenge course, meadows, a pond, and woodlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mirman School</span> Independent school in Los Angeles, California, United States

Mirman School is an independent, co-educational school for highly gifted children located at 16180 Mulholland Drive in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, United States, with 330 pupils aged 5 to 14. Mirman School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges WASC for grades K-8. Mirman is one of a handful of schools for the highly gifted in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maumee Valley Country Day School</span> Private, coeducational high school in Toledo, , Ohio, United States

Maumee Valley Country Day School is an independent and non-religious private school located in Toledo, Ohio. The school was founded in 1842 as an all-girls finishing school in Western New York and was moved to Toledo in 1884, where it became The Smead School for Girls. The school became coeducational and adopted its present location and name in the early 1930s.

The Evergreen School is an independent school in Shoreline, Washington, a northern suburb of Seattle, Washington, United States. Evergreen is an elementary-middle school that serves highly capable students from preschool to eighth grade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mark's Episcopal School (West University Place, Texas)</span> School in Texas, United States

St. Mark's Episcopal School is a private primary and secondary school located in the Cambridge Place development and in West University Place, Texas, in Greater Houston. St. Mark's serves preschool through Grade 8. The school is located just four miles from the Texas Medical Center and minutes south of the Galleria. St. Mark's is a part of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the Southwest Association of Episcopal Schools. The current headmaster of the school is Garhett Wagers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Quarry Lane School</span> Private school in the United States

The Quarry Lane School is a private, college-preparatory and International Baccalaureate school in California that offers education for students from preschool to twelfth grade. The School was founded by Sabri Arac, who is the current Head of School.

Episcopal Day School (EDS) is an independent, co-educational school in Pensacola, Florida, providing courses from pre-kindergarten to grade 8 levels. The roots of Episcopal Day School date back to 1856 when an educational ministry was founded as a part of Old Christ Church. The school in its current form has operated since 1952. While founded on Episcopal traditions, EDS is welcoming of all faiths and backgrounds.

Metairie Park Country Day School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school in Metairie, Louisiana, with classes in grades Pre-Kindergarten–12. The 14-acre (5.7 ha) campus is located in the Old Metairie section of Metairie, Louisiana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villa Academy</span> Primary school in Seattle, Washington

Villa Academy is a Catholic independent PreK-8th grade school located in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, Washington on a tract of land near Lake Washington. The school has a preschool, Lower School and Middle School and was founded by America's first Catholic saint, Mother Cabrini who was canonized as St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in 1946.

St. Peter's School is an Independent, Coeducational, Non-Sectarian day school for children ages 3–14. Founded in 1834, it is located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rolling Hills Country Day School</span> School in California, United States

Rolling Hills Country Day School is a nonsectarian independent Kindergarten to Grade 8 school located in Rolling Hills Estates on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California. The school is a for-profit school, owned by the school administration, the director and vice principal hold majority shares.