Hillcrest School is a unique school and their success-based student to staff ratio contributes to student’s academic and social development which ensures overall achievement. In a nurturing environment, the combined efforts of multi-sensory techniques, interdisciplinary curriculum and organizational strategies result in successful opportunities for all learners. At Hillcrest School Language Arts instruction continues to focus on the development of listening and speaking skills, reading and appreciation of fiction, poetry, prose, and wordplay, creative and composition writing, spelling, and handwriting.
The language arts program offers students an orderly, developmental approach to acquiring skills for practical and creative expression. Parents of students attending Hillcrest School are very satisfied with the teachers, staff, and the compassionate learning environment the school provides. The staff and teachers strive to work with every student on a one on one level to make certain that they are achieving the finest education available. Hillcrest School holds dear the vision, mission, values, and beliefs of the Peekskill City School District and strives to improve on all aspects of the school.
