[1] Hill School opened in 1926 with five students in an upstairs room in the Middleburg Bank at 1 East Washington Street.

This unique program allows children to use scientific field methodology to monitor, interact with, and connect to their environment, which fosters responsible stewardship.

Field studies include forest surveys, water quality monitoring using chemical tests and invertebrate surveys, soil testing and soil amendment, growing food, bluebird box construction and observation, colonial gardening, and many other outdoor activities.

As a result, the Board of Trustees and school leadership developed a comprehensive master plan, completed between 1993 and 2003.

The athletic fields, the amphitheater, the walking and running trails, the arboretum, the science center, ponds, and wetlands are located to the south and west of the buildings and encompass most of the land.