Was Music Our First Language?

Was Music Our First Language?

“Music is the universal language of mankind.”Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Language is typically viewed as fundamental to human intelligence, and music is often treated as being dependent on, or derived from, language. However, from a developmental perspective, it is now...
The Language of the Environment

The Language of the Environment

In its most literal sense, the word environmentmeans “surroundings”. However, environmentis much more than this one word and has a language of its own. We explore environmentthrough multiple contexts at Hillbrook and strive to “be the change” in them all. In Science,...
The Language of Development

The Language of Development

Hillbrook always has, and always will, be much more than its built environment, however the buildings and grounds are important and must blend intrinsically with what is at the heart of Hillbrook. There has been a carefully considered language at work during every...
The Language of a Past Student

The Language of a Past Student

David Morton, 2005 graduating Hillbrook Student and co-founder of Dead Puppet Society was guest speaker at Celebration Evening. The following is an excerpt from his motivating speech. What would seventeen year old me have thought if I’d been told that thirteen years...
The Language of a Current Student

The Language of a Current Student

Rylan Sanders-Wall, Year 11 Red, is a member of the Student Representative Council (SRC) and he spoke on Assembly about belonging. We thought we would share the message with our community here. Hey guys, so ahh …my name is Marvin, I’m 3017 years old. You might have...