We had another action-packed week at the middle school!  On Saturday, March 7th a majority of the class and their families joined together at the Latchis Theater to watch the film, "Selma".  We had spent the previous Friday talking about the Selma Movement, and the film was a powerful and searing way to immerse even further.

Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday", and as we watched the horrifying depiction of this tragic and seminal event, thousands of people were gathered in Selma itself celebrating and marking this momentous occasion.  In just a few weeks, we will be making our own walk across that bridge in Selma and speaking with individuals who experienced the tear gas, mounted police, and brutality.  Many of these folks then went on to make the triumphal march to Montgomery and feel the victory in the soon-to-follow Voting Rights Act.

On Tuesday we sat with the fabulous musician and musicologist, Scott Ainslie, to explore how the Delta Blues of Mississippi reflected the challenges of being black and living in the south.  Scott used the life of Robert Johnson as a way in and interspersed songs throughout his story.  Along the way he played some amazing guitars, as well as a homemade single string cigar box instrument called a Diddley - Bo.  This instrument and the multi-rhythmic manner in which it is played are thought to harken back to Western Africa where so many of the slaves were originally taken from.

We look forward to seeing all of you at conferences next week!

SummerFun Swim Instructor/Lifeguard Wanted
 

Hilltop's SummerFun camp program offers the perfect balance of creative learning and fun recreational activities in the fields, woods, and water of our sprawling 43-acre campus for students ages 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Our SummerFun camp program is based in our Montessori classroom and the outdoors are a constant extension, from daily swimming lessons to hikes to our pond. We are currently searching for an energetic and experienced swim instructor/lifeguard to join our team of camp counselors. The position will be part-time for 6-weeks, M-F, plus a possible extra few days for set-up before and clean-up after camp ends. The dates are:

June 22-26
June 29-July 3
July 6-8
July 13-17
July 20-24
July 27-31

Approximately 10 hours/week will be spent teaching daily swim lessons to 3-5 year olds at Hilltop. An additional approx. 15-20 hours/week will be lifeguarding for the 6-12 year olds at Memorial Park. Candidates must have First Aid, CPR and lifeguarding certification! Please contact Becky Eisenhander if interested.

A production of our own Paul Deddell, and featuring the work of Finn Campman and Nora Gordon. Go check it out!