欢迎 to Hillcrest!
在山顶, we take great pride in being the choice school of Bloomington Public 学校 and a nationally recognized 巧妙的学习 school. We work hard to ensure every 5th-grade student graduates from Hillcrest ready for middle school with a strong academic foundation and artistic identity. Through the integration of the arts, 我们鼓励, 挑战, and empower our students to be strong community members and succeed academically.
We believe that the arts:
- Empower students to take ownership of their artistic identity and well-being
- Engage individuals in the greater community
- Serve as an essential means of communication
- Provide insight into cultures and societies
- Support the academic success of all students and help close the achievement gap by building interdisciplinary relationships with academics.
Hillcrest is a joyful community of artful learners. Our mission is to inspire, 挑战, and empower student learning through the arts. We are a community school, welcoming students from the entire Bloomington community. Students are selected from a lottery applicant pool. Free bus transportation is available for any Bloomington residents attending Hillcrest Community School.
巧妙的学习
Hillcrest Community School embeds the arts into learning in every classroom by using the 巧妙的学习® instructional model from the late composer Leonard Bernstein’s organization. This nationally recognized and highly researched instructional model integrates fine art masterworks and arts-based learning strategies into the daily curriculum. Students learn core academics through arts-focused experiences, inquiry, creation, and reflection. Resident artists regularly visit our classes to work with students, and students take many field trips to performances and art spaces around the Twin Cities.
学者
Hillcrest Community School holds students to high expectations and rigorous academic standards. We take pride in fully preparing every student for success in middle school both academically and as a citizen of our community. The 巧妙的学习 curriculum supports the Bloomington Public 学校' core curriculum. Students spend time daily on math, 科学, literacy (reading, 写作, 说话, 听), and social studies in their grade-level classrooms and have music, 视觉艺术, and physical education every three days. Content is integrated among/between subjects whenever possible.