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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!

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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Juniper Learns How to Make a Great Slice!

Juniper hosted grandparents and special guests, lovingly nicknamed “Hey-Hey” and “Dude”! This Juniper grandfather grew up in New York City, […]
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Grade 5 Science and Design

Grade 5 Innovating Solutions for Gillispie Students

This week, our Grade 5 science and design students collaborated with students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 to identify areas […]
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Early Childhood Art

Early Childhood Art for Silent Auction

Juniper explored cyanotype printing to create “Floral Echos” for the Boots & Bling Silent Auction. Cyanotype is an antique photographic […]
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Early Childhood Yoga

Yoga Classes for EC

Our Early Childhood program started a new weekly specialty class—Yoga with Ms. Sarah. This class will be available to all […]
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BizTown

Grade 5 Goes to BizTown!

This past week, Grade 5 students participated in Junior Achievement BizTown. This program combines in-class learning with a day-long visit […]
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Book Madness Update

In Round 1, 144 students voted. They narrowed the field from the “Sweet 16” titles to the “Elite 8”. Students […]
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Natacha Hosy
Natacha Hosy

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

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