Ms. Annie Merrick, Interim Director
Annie Merrick has been working in the early childhood field for 15 years. She has worked in every position starting with afternoon assistant ending with director! She earned her BA in Sociology from UNCW and earned her 90 hour and 45 hour certificates. She is married to her husband Chris and lives in Canton with…
Read MoreMs. Elizabeth Stamerra, New Teacher
Elizabeth Stamerra is new to The Highlandtown Preschool as well as to Baltimore. After graduating with her B.M. in voice from Ithaca College, she moved to Baltimore and began teaching privately and soon moved to the classroom. She enjoys hiking, dancing, and studying new music. While a Pittsburgh native, Elizabeth enjoys the atmosphere and opportunities…
Read MoreOpen Houses for Summer & Fall
We are excited to welcome prospective parents and students to visit our school in the coming days, in anticipation of joining us as classmates this summer and fall. Our open houses are by appointment, one family visiting with our director at a time. They will take place on March 10th (4:30-6:30pm), March 13th (1:30-4pm) and…
Read MoreSign up for updates about our new two-year-old program!
We are currently renovating a newly-purchased building next to our current building, which will be transformed into three classrooms serving twenty-two 2-year-old students! We anticipate opening those classrooms for instruction in January of 2022. If you have children who will be two years old by January 1st, 2022, we invite you to use this form…
Read MoreClinton Street Community Center–Preschool Expansion Project
In looking ahead to the new year, Breath of God Lutheran Church and The Highlandtown Preschool are moving forward on an opportunity which would allow us to be able to support more families with our school and better serve our community. This will carry forward the mission and work which were made possible by the…
Read MoreOpen Houses for Summer and Fall
We are excited to welcome prospective parents and students to visit our school in the coming days, in anticipation of joining us as classmates this summer and fall. Our open houses are by appointment, one family visiting with our director at a time. They will take place on January 23rd (10am-2pm), January 25th (5-7pm) and…
Read MoreOpenings for the Fall Term
As we prepare for fall here at the Highlandtown Preschool, we are glad to let families know that we have three spaces available for full time or extended day students at our nature-focused community preschool. A full day runs from 8am to 4pm, with extended day running until 5:30pm. The fall term begins on August…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Policies for the Fall Term
As we continue to work closely with the Maryland Department of Education and the Baltimore City Health Department, our staff and board of directors have developed a full set of official policies for our school for the fall term in light of the continuing pandemic. Please note that this is a living document and will…
Read MoreReopening for Classroom Instruction
The Highlandtown Preschool is glad to announce that we will reopen for in-person instruction in an abbreviated summer term beginning on July 6th. We will operate both of our classrooms, and we have space for more students–please contact our director, Ms. Banks, for more information. As we reopen, we aim to do so with the…
Read MoreTransition to Online Learning
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic which closed schools across our city and state, and made in-person instruction a significant health risk for students and staff alike (a well as their families), the Highlandtown Preschool has transitioned to an online learning model for the remainder of the spring 2020 term. That model includes a daily…
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