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Read past issues:

Educating Hearts and Minds: Our Guiding Values
Designing the Future
Educating Future Shapers
The Benefits of Healthy Risk
Skills for Learning and Life.
Grateful Hearts, Inclusive Minds
The Ripple Effect of Compassion
Measuring Success
The Journey Matters
The Magic of Mud
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!

Gillispie School Grade 2 Edward Tulane Project

Grade 2’s “Miraculous” Journey!

Gillispie School’s Grade 2 students recently embarked on a literary adventure with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate […]
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Gillispie School Cross-Disciplinary Project

Where the Wild Traits Are

The “Wild Things Babies Project” brought science, literature, art, and technology together in a way that captivated our Grade 3 […]
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Gillispie School Pre-K Celebrates Love Through Stories, Art, and Reflection

Pre-K Celebrates Love Through Stories, Art, and Reflection

We’re crushing on Willow’s Love art, on display at the Fay Avenue entrance! Our Pre-K friends in Willow have been […]
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Gillispie School Blood Drive

Gillispie’s 16th Annual Blood Drive Saves 150 Lives!

Gillispie School’s Annual Blood Drive, a Grade 3 service-learning project, was a success! According to the San Diego Blood Bank, […]
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Gillispie School Welcomes Olympian

Two-time Olympian Bryce Wettstein Inspires Students

On Monday, February 2, Gillispie School welcomed professional skateboarder, Olympian, and artist Bryce Wettstein for an inspiring presentation to students. […]
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Gillispie School Pre-K Students

A Village of Ideas, Stories, and Shared Imagination

Our pre-school children in Cypress launched an exciting new classroom project that began with one child’s idea to draw our […]
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Gillispie School Pre-K Students

A Recipe for Learning

Recently, our Pre-K students in Sequoia took part in a wonderful, hands-on learning experience rooted in family tradition and cultural […]
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Gillispie School ICARE Club

Gillispie’s ICARE Club Inspires Kindness Across Campus

The ICARE Club is made up of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students who share a passion for Gillispie’s ICARE […]
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The Geometry of Our World

If you were to peek into the Maple classroom lately, you’d see our youngest learners discovering the geometry of their […]
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Gillispie School's Around the World

“Around the World” in Our Classrooms

The world is coming to our students’ classrooms at Gillispie! Families are sharing their favorite traditions with their children’s classes, […]
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Gillispie School Grade 1 Zoo

Grade 1 Invites Families to the “Zoo”!

Grade 1 students recently welcomed their families to a special visit to the zoo, right here at school! This event […]
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Gillispie School Informances

Early Childhood Informances Celebrate the Joy of Learning

Gillispie families and friends gathered for our annual Early Childhood (EC) Informances, where our youngest students sang, moved, and shared […]
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Natacha Hosy
Natacha Hosy

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(858) 459-3773

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