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Gillispie School Honored for Technology Innovation


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February 25, 2005 ó The Washington, DC-based National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) announced today, at their annual conference in San Diego, CA, that The Gillispie School in La Jolla, California, was one of four schools nationally to receive the prestigious Leading Edge honor for technology in 2005. The coed, independent day school, which serves 288 students in pre-school through 6th grade, was recognized for its Integrated Digital Curriculum Initiative (IDC). The IDC provides a laptop for every teacher and every student in the third through sixth grades. In kindergarten through second grade, there is a 1:3 laptop-to-student ratio.


Joseph Morris, Dr. Jacqueline Yarbrough & Pat Bassett - President of NAIS

With wireless laptops and access to the Internet and school network, the laptop environment has seamlessly become part of the schoolís academic culture. Photos highlighting class projects are e-mailed to parents. A gallery on the schoolís website highlights interactive projects. Students have produced music compositions, published books online and documented the scientific method using digital video. ìHands-Across-the-Water,î a science project with a school in Australia compares and contrasts marine reef life near both schools. At the end of the year, students take home interactive digital portfolios with all their projects. When they graduate, they will take with them the ability to use technology to learn, create, present, and communicate effectively and efficiently.

The Leading Edge program, in its third year, honors independent schoolsí outstanding achievements in four categories: Technology, Equity and Justice Initiatives, Community Relations, and Curriculum Innovation. It showcases best practices and model programs to inspire and motivate other schools, and seeks public recognition for schools whose programs and projects advance pre-collegiate education.

For more information about Gillispie Schoolís technology program, or NAISís Leading Edge Recognition Program, please visit www.nais.org.