Hillbrook School

Hillbrook School is an independent, accredited, co-educational JK-8 day school in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1935.

Hillbrook School
Address
300 Marchmont Dr. Los Gatos, CA 95032
Coordinates37.2275°N 121.9538°W / 37.2275; -121.9538
Information
Former nameThe Children's Country School
School typeIndependent
MottoBe Kind, Be Curious, Take Risks, Be Your Best
Opened1935
Head of schoolMark Silver
Faculty53
Employees86
GradesJK-8
GenderCoeducational
Student to teacher ratio7:1
Area14 acres
Campus typeSuburban
MascotBear
AccreditationCAIS
Websitehttp://hillbrook.org

History

Hillbrook, originally known as the Children's Country School,[1] was founded by Mary Orem, Elizabeth Glassford, Nathalie Wollin, and Ann Boge. Hillbrook once extended as far as Shannon and Kennedy Roads to the North and South, but the property has since been subdivided to create the current 15-acre (61,000 m2) campus. Their school motto is “Be Kind. Be Curious. Take Risks. Be Your Best.”

A boarding school during its earliest years, Hillbrook became a day school in 1960, at which point the TCCS name was dropped. Robin Clements was headmaster from 1976–97, followed by Sarah Bayne from 1999-2009, with an interim headmaster serving in 1998.

There are 383 students in junior kindergarten through 8th grade in the 2018-19 school year. Mark Silver was appointed as current Head of School in 2009. Silver was recruited from Francis Parker School in San Diego, California.[2]

References
  1. "Best of Picture from the Past". Los Gatos Weekly Times. February 20, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
  2. "Hillbrook headmistress leaves school 'on a high note'". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
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