Community Update

When we moved from the East Coast 4 years ago, our first priority was finding a new preschool for our daughter. After touring a number of schools on Mercer Island and in Bellevue, and we were immediately drawn to Pixie Hill. Sometimes you just know instinctively when you come across something special – the teachers were warm and engaging, and they fostered such a kind and welcoming environment that our daughter felt comfortable there immediately despite entering the 3’s class near the end of the school year. During her time in the 3’s and then the pre-k class, our daughter thrived, and my husband has referred to the school as a “game-changer” for her. Our daughter loved her time at Pixie Hill and entered kindergarten with confidence and equipped with all the academic and social skills she needed to thrive there. We have also greatly enjoyed the community of families that we met through the school and count many of them amongst our closest friends. We had no doubts about where we wanted to enroll our son in the fall of 2011. By the time our son started at Pixie Hill, Jen Headrick had begun as director and head teacher at the school. We had already known Jen from when our daughter was at Pixie Hill – as a parent of 4 children who had passed through or were in the process of passing through the school - and as President of the Board of Pixie Hill. Since Jen has taken the helm as director and head teacher, we have seen her continue her indefatigable efforts toward the betterment of the school in her new roles. Jen and the other teachers’ love of their jobs and their affection for the students are palpable, and during all our time at the school we have felt we were part of a special community. We will miss the school deeply when our son graduates from the pre-k class this spring.