hornsby house parent portal

Why join Hornsby house PTA?

Every parent automatically becomes a member of Hornsby House School Parent Teacher Association, a thriving and invaluable organisation run by a committee of dedicated parents.

What does a houseparent do?

Houseparent couples shape the lives of children from lower-income families. They teach life skills that help students build character. They also help them succeed socially and academically. Interested in positively impacting the lives of children?

Where do houseparents live at MHS?

Houseparent couples live on the MHS campus in a private apartment connected to a student home. There you’ll care for eight to 12 students of the same gender and age range. Becoming a full-time houseparent means building a life in the welcoming community of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

What is the application process for a houseparent position like?

The application process for houseparent positions is lengthy. Over the course of several months, you will have the opportunity to learn about the position and assess if it’s an opportunity that fits you and your spouse.

Drama

We believe that drama can provide our pupils with skills that they can apply to any subject and which can help them to become good communicators, fostering a creative and positive mentality. We endeavour to build confidence, encourage inquisitive thinking and promote a collaborative mind set.

English

Reading underpins the curriculum and our primary underlying aim is to foster a love of literature that feeds the imagination and gives children the confidence to be creative writers. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are taught as important foundations of all writing.

Mathematics

Numeracy is an essential skill for life and maths has a strong focus throughout the school. There is a daily mathematics lesson for all children.

Modern Foreign Languages

Language learning at Hornsby House is designed to create confident and enthusiastic communicators, willing to engage with other cultures and meet the world with an open mind.

Music

As well as the weekly class music lesson, every child has a year group singing lesson and there are three co-curricular choirs for enthusiasts and talented singers.

PSHCE

Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education is taught in a weekly lesson but is also promoted throughout all aspects of school life.

Reasoning

From Year 4, all classes have a weekly reasoning lesson, in which they exercise their minds with practice in verbal and non-verbal reasoning and problem-solving activities. We find that this lesson has a positive effect on the way children approach problems and reason in other subjects.

Where do houseparents live?

Houseparent couples live on the MHS campus in a private apartment connected to a student home. There you’ll care for eight to 12 students of the same gender and age range. Tour Homes. Becoming a full-time houseparent means building a life in the welcoming community of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

How many houseparents are there at Milton Hershey School?

Milton Hershey School employs over 200 houseparent couples to oversee student homes. They provide our students a structured, caring, home away from home. Houseparent couples shape the lives of children from lower-income families. They teach life skills that help students build character. They also help them succeed socially and academically.

What is flex houseparent?

When first hired, couples start out as flex houseparents. You’ll shadow current houseparents to learn more about the role and best practices. Flex couples also stand in when a current couple takes time off. This is your chance to begin developing relationships with students and staff in the home life community.