Mark Silver is the Head of School at Hillbrook School, a JK-12 independent school located in Silicon Valley. Since his arrival at Hillbrook in 2009, Mark has deepened the school’s connections to its historical roots as a leader in innovation and best practices in education. Today, the school is embarking on its most ambitious undertaking ever – expanding from a JK-8 into a two campus JK-12 with a new Upper School campus in downtown San Jose. Read more.
Since our founding in 1935, Hillbrook School has been committed to a simple and compelling vision – to inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.
At the center of our Marchmont campus lies the Village of Friendly Relations, a set of small buildings designed and built by our earliest students back in the late 1930s. School founder Mary Orem imagined that this small working village, which included a bank, general store, and a newspaper, would help children learn how to collaborate and co-exist and provide the children the skills they would need to help ensure a more peaceful and just world. Innovative and inspiring, the Village of Friendly Relations wa