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Over 30 years in La Cañada -
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Over 30 years in La Cañada
Rose Hogg founded Hogg's Hollow for her son Robert and his friends in 1975. Since 1985, we have been fortunate to lease part of the La Cañada School District's former Foothill Intermediate School, a large facility where we have our own preschool play area plus the use of the adjoining track and field. Having all this space available gives our students room to run on a beautiful grassy area. Needless to say, our students are physically fit!
We are also lucky to have a free shuttle program in La Cañada which allows us to take field trips to community facilities such as the nearby Fire Stations or to go for a hike along a local stream. Our students go places!
Caring teachers with many years of training and experience. Children thrive when treated with respect.
A creative hands-on-program that delights young children, including language arts, math skills, science experiments, music activities, dance lessons, art, cooking, field trips and much more!
A safe environment with lots of outdoor space. In addition to our own play yard with a fountain-fed river, a side-ways rock-climbing wall, and other climbing and sliding equipment, our students have room to run. Every day, we make use of the quarter-mile track beside our yard, so our students gradually become real athletes!
Learning to use hand tools Hm...which way do we turn the screwdriver? 
Our new tower garden Almost time to make a salad. 
Making bread Measuring the ingredients 
Letting Spotty the Frog go Good luck Spotty! 
Science at Halloween The "Witch's Brew" provides a science opportunity 
A water adventure Students launching an inflatable boat 
Valentine's day Kindergarten students dancing 
Science with a scientist A student prepares to launch an air-powered rocket 
We created Hogg's Hollow for our own son Robert, age 1 1/2, and his friends in 1975, and we have been constantly improving our program ever since.
For example, we learned to take the time to handle upsets between students so that they understand what went wrong and can prevent reoccurrences in the future. Parents are often amazed at school events to see our students playing happily together for hours.
This pays additional dividends because it creates a safe environment for the students. They can communicate freely and make friends.
We also learned to balance the time that students spend inside with time spent outside moving, whether climbing, riding or running, so our campus is ideal. After some outdoor activities, the students are ready to come inside to learn new skills.
We give our students lots of opportunities to expand their abilities and to experience new environments. Here are a few examples of activities:
At Hogg's Hollow, we view every child as a wonderfully unique individual with unlimited potential. In our program, each student develops self confidence based on his or her own accomplishments. We work as a team with parents to raise children who are happy because they know that they can achieve their goals in life. And these happy children are a joy to everyone around them.
Owner/Director, Rose Hogg
"I don’t know where to begin when describing how much Hogg’s Hollow has meant to my family.
My daughter began attending the Mommy & Me classes when she was just 1-1/2 years old. Though a very curious and enthusiastic child, she was also very much timid and shy. The M&M setting was a perfect entry-point for her to become accustomed to the classroom, as well as the teachers and being around other kids. At the age of 4, she was finally confident enough to start preschool on her own.
All of the teachers have gone above and beyond in working with her (while not coddling) to help increase her confidence and competence. Each teacher she has worked with understands the concept of treating children with respect and dignity. They give the kids opportunities to express themselves through communication and allow them to contribute to their school. Over the summer, my daughter was allowed to take care of the school garden twice a week. This included watering, weeding, pruning and replanting. The excitement and pride she took in her “job” at HER school was overwhelming. As a parent, it has been one of the highlights of her growing up.
She has gotten the opportunity to learn to ride a 2-wheel bike, climbed rock walls, hiked local trails and performed in holiday shows. Now that she is in Kindergarten, she is also doing math, science projects, art, cooking and of course reading and writing. The Hogg’s Hollow reading program alone is phenomonal. The sessions are kept short so as not to overwhelm the child. But each lesson is powerful and the speed at which my daughter went from not reading AT ALL to reading 1st and 2nd grade level was less than 5 months (would have probably been faster if not for the shutdown!).
She loves her teachers and is always quick to prattle on to me and my husband about her adventures and activies at school. While my daughter still runs on the shy side, there is no doubt that she has been allowed to thrive and grow into her own person at Hogg’s Hollow."
"Hogg's Hollow not only gave her a wonderful foundation to her education, but it gave her fond memories."
"We definitely made the right choice to send Sarah to Hogg's Hollow. She loves going to school, her love of learning is as strong as ever, and her sense of pride and accomplishment are tangible."
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