2020 Open Houses for Summer and Fall Enrollment

We have three upcoming open house events for prospective students and their families to come and check out the school. In addition to open houses, please be in touch with our director, Ms. Carnesha Banks, about scheduling an individual visit during the school day to get a great sense of our school in operation. Sunday,…

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Veterans Day

This Veterans Day our students brought in photos and shared stories of the veterans in their families.

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Fun at Clark’s Farm

Preschoolers and their families spent a great fall afternoon exploring together at Clark’s Farm in Ellicott City.

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Halloween and Día de Muertos

What a busy and fun week here at The Highlandtown Preschool! Many thanks to our parents who put together an amazing Halloween party in the morning for all of our students. And we loved learning about the Mexican traditions surrounding el Día de Muertos, including a visit to our friends at Vargas Bakery to taste their…

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Welcome Ms. Vivian!

We’re so excited to welcome Ms. Vivian Gross as a staff member here at The Highlandtown Preschool. Ms. Vivian will be serving as our lead afternoon teacher, coming in at noon each day and seeing our young people all the way through until the final pick-up. Be sure to check out her background on the…

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Spreading the Word at the DBFA School Fair

We were glad to join with dozens of other schools (public and private, preschool through high school) for the annual school fair organized by the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance. It was great to meet fellow educators and to spread the word about our community-focused and nature-based school here in Southeast Baltimore.

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Park After Dark 2019

So many of our preschool students, alumni, and parents came together to spend the night camping in Patterson Park as part of Park After Dark this year, organized by the Friends of Patterson Park and sponsored in part by Breath of God Lutheran Church. Great food, great company, games, a movie, and even a magician–all…

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End of Spring Family Celebration

We had such a great time together in Patterson Park on Friday for our end-of-term picnic and celebration! Thanks to all of the families, students, and friends who came to join us on a beautiful day in the park. Thank you in particular for helping us to say thank you and farewell to our director,…

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From Broken Slide to Three Slides

“Broken slide” playground no more! Thank you team 46 (Senator Bill Ferguson, Delegate Robbyn Lewis, Delegate Brooke Lierman, Delegate Luke Clippinger) for helping us connect to BCPS to fix up the playground at Bouldin and Pratt!

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Butterfly Release

We were so grateful to learn about the butterfly life cycle and especially to care for our caterpillar (now butterfly) friends!

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