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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!

Little Lanterns Light Up for the Moon Festival!

Our friends in Spruce joyfully celebrated the Moon Festival, a cherished tradition in many Asian countries, typically observed from late […]
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Revving Up Learning!

This week, we hosted our very first Grand Prix! Cypress teachers noticed that their class had developed a keen interest […]
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Bonding Over Books

This week, Ms. Haas’ 4th grade class paired up with pre-k students in Willow for their first weekly Book Buddies […]
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If Our Walls Could Talk…

If our walls could talk, they would tell stories of growth, perseverance, and the power of a child’s imagination and […]
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Learning to Observe and Reflect

Observational drawing encourages students to closely examine and reflect on their surroundings. It extends beyond basic sensory perception, allowing children […]
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Bringing Archaeology, Prehistory, and Ancient Humans Back to Life

On Monday, as part of their studies in archaeology, prehistory, and ancient humans, our sixth graders took a field trip […]
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September Name Journey

Friends in Rosewood are starting the exciting journey of learning to write their names! They begin by recognizing the first […]
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A New Approach to Learning

We’re excited to share that this year, we’ve implemented the Responsive Classroom approach in all our classrooms, from Littles to […]
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Local School Visits Gillispie’s Outdoor Classroom

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for children, play is serious […]
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Littles Classrooms Gather for a Family Picnic in the Art Garden

To celebrate the end of the school year, Littles classrooms gathered for a delightful family picnic in the Art Garden. […]
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No Place for Hate Pledge

Gillispie School Signs No Place for Hate Pledge

On Tuesday, May 14th, our student-led No Place for Hate Committee hosted an important school-wide pledge event. Gillispie students, staff, […]
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Cooking in Spanish

Cooking in Spanish

This week, third-grade students learned to cook buñuelos with Chef Marcella! She explained the difference between buñuelos and churros and […]
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Natacha Hosy

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