Hilltop Montessori School is an independent, secular non-profit school offering the highest quality of private education based on the principle of Montessori philosophy. Hilltop%u2019s school community is strongly multi-cultural, from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds living in Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair counties. Our student body is composed of children from age 18 months through eighth grade. The environment promotes a child%u2019s discovery, learning, teaching, and growth. Hilltop Montessori%u2019s curriculum fosters within the child a positive attitude toward learning, a respect toward self and others, and an understanding of one%u2019s responsibility to the world.