Partnership with Parents

The partnership with parents, which characterises the Hill House ethos, is especially important while your child is of Pre School age. Good parent/teacher communication is crucial at this stage in a child’s education and the effectiveness and joy of early learning is enhanced when it is carried on into the home. 

At Hill House our aim is to support you in your role as parents and primary educators of your children. The influence of your child’s teacher should support and nurture the values you are seeking to pass on to your children and at Hill House we believe that this is one of the most important aspects of teaching. In addition to being excellent early years practitioners, Hill House staff strive to act as good role models for the children and to ensure that there is a real unity between home and Pre School. 

Excellent communication is the key to a successful Parent/Teacher Partnership. We make ourselves as available to parents as possible. There is an opportunity to speak to your child’s class teacher at the beginning and end of each session and we are always happy to make appointments for more in depth discussions about any aspect of your child’s development or the educational programme on offer at Hill House. 

A key element to our Parent/Teacher Partnership is the regular meeting between parents and class teacher. Each term we meet with you to discuss your child’s progress in detail. We review their achievements and together set targets for the coming term. We also take this opportunity to discuss the Character Development themes covered and to exchange ideas on how to help your child grow in both virtue and self confidence. These meetings are scheduled throughout the term to ensure that we can meet at a mutually convenient time and that we have adequate time for a thorough discussion of your child’s progress and achievements. 

The Principal is also always ready to meet with parents to discuss any aspect of their child’s development and education and parents are able to contact the Principal during the school day or at home outside of school hours.



Overview

Hill House is a not-for-profit initiative that aims to support the role of parents as the primary educators of their children and offers a programme of parenting, family, faith formation and cultural activities as well as mother-and-toddler groups and a pre-school facility.

Inspiration

Inspired by the teachings of St Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, Hill House promotes activities that reflect a Christian outlook on life and culture. These activities are open to people of all creeds and backgrounds.

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