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Read past issues:

2025-2026
October 2025 - "Educating Hearts and Minds: Our Guiding Values"
February 2026 - "Designing the Future"

2024-2025
May 2025 - "Educating Future Shapers"
March 2025 - "The Benefits of Healthy Risk"
February 2025 - "Skills for Learning and Life."
November 2024 - "Grateful Hearts, Inclusive Minds"
October 2024 - "The Ripple Effect of Compassion"

2023-2024
May 2024 - "Measuring Success"
April 2024 - "The Journey Matters"
March 2024 - "The Magic of Mud"
February 2024 - "Smiling Hearts"

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The Gillispie Blog

Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and everyday moments at Gillispie School in La Jolla. Our weekly blog features engaging stories, photos, and classroom highlights that showcase the creativity, connection, and joy of our Pre-K to Grade 6 community. Visit often—there’s always something new to discover!

Tech Advice Over Winter Break

Tech Advice Over Winter Break

A recent EC Parent meet-up, where we discussed Technology and Our Young Children, served as an important reminder that it […]
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Science & Design Student Building an Ewaah

Hands-On Experiences Offer Different Perspectives

The third grade students recently finished creating individual “ewaahs” as part of their Social Studies exploration of the Kumeyaay, a […]
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Wishing You a Little Boredom over the Holidays

Wishing You a Little Boredom over the Holidays

In the recent New York Times article “Let Kids Get Bored. It’s Good for Them.”, Catherine Pearson highlighted the importance […]
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Students look for bears

Happy Happenings

Imaginative play is an important part of our Early Childhood (EC) students’ day. A child’s imagination significantly influences early development, […]
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Hour of Code - Grade 1

Hour of Code

This week, we have been celebrating the Hour of Code with our K-6 students! The Hour of Code is a global movement […]
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Grade 5 students observed our Gillispie friends, the seagulls!

Paying Attention in Art Class!

The conceptual artist Robert Irwin of La Jolla (1928-2023) said, “It’s a constant, continuous, spectacular world we live in, and […]
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Grade 2 Starts New Recycling Program!

Grade 2 presented their new recycling program that starts today! Elementary students collected the pouches from our EC students for […]
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Recycling Flexible Snack Pouches

Green Gillispie

This morning at the Greeting Meeting, Grade 2 presented their new recycling program! The students explained that flexible snack pouches […]
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Specialty Spotlight: Library

I am thrilled to be back in the Library for the start of this school year! Early Childhood students have […]
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Practicing ICARE Values When We Go Online

In the first Sun article generated by students, two of our Grade 6 student leaders, Joie and Ian, share insights […]
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Thank You for Attending Brews, Bites & Vines!

What a wonderful way to come together! For those who were able to attend  Brews, Bites & Vines on September […]
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Specialty Spotlight: Science-Design

Each fall in Science-Design class, we focus on community by dedicating the first few weeks of the school year to […]
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Natacha Hosy
Natacha Hosy

Marketing Communications Lead
info@gillispie.org
(858) 459-3773

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