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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!

Feb 4 2025

Celebrating The Lunar New Year With Family

When families join us in the classroom to share their traditions, it creates meaningful and memorable experiences for our students. […]

Gillispie Grade 6 Field Trip to Balboa Park

Jan 30 2025

Grade 6 Takes On Shakespeare

Our Grade 6 students are taking Shakespeare to the next level this spring-by adapting and performing their own play. They […]

Jan 21 2025

Growing Octo-Curious Through Hands-On Discovery

There’s something magical about children learning through their own curiosity and interests. Recently, one of our preschool friends brought in […]

Jan 16 2025

Let Our Love Flow – Gillispie School’s Annual Blood Drive

We are thrilled to announce that Gillispie School will host its 15th annual blood drive on Thursday, February 6, 2025, […]

Gillispie School Early Childhood Outdoor Classroom

Jan 14 2025

Big Adventures for Little Learners

This past week marked an exciting milestone for our students in the Littles Cottage: their first introduction to the outdoor […]

Dec 19 2024

Early Childhood Informances Moved Us

Gillispie’s Music Teacher, Mr. Lewis, held Informances for the families and friends of our littlest learners in Early Childhood, from […]

Gillispie School Community Wall with large colored tiles and values focused inscriptions created by students.

Dec 13 2024

Gillispie Students Have a Hand in Nurturing Their Community

Entering Gillispie School’s Sandbox Lunch Deck is now a much more colorful and inspiring experience with the recent completion of […]

Grade 6 Students Serve Community at Mount Soledad

Dec 12 2024

Gillispie Students Serve Community at Mount Soledad

On Wednesday, December 4, Grade 6 students took part in a meaningful community service project at Mount Soledad National Veterans […]

Gillispie School Preschoolers Learn About Volcanoes

Dec 10 2024

Erupting Natural Curiosity

Budding paleontologists in Maple and Spruce had a dino-mite time in their Dinosaur enrichment class! The excitement erupted-literally-as the students […]

Dec 5 2024

Balloons Over Gillispie

Before the break, second graders read Balloons Over Broadway, the wondrous true story of the puppeteer behind Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]

Nov 14 2024

Why An Outdoor Classroom?

On November 8, our Early Childhood team proudly presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) […]

Nov 7 2024

Imagining and Building a Fairy House

Pre-K students in Sequoia embarked on a creative project to design a treehouse for the resident fairies! Guided by Mr. […]

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Read past issues:

The Sacred Work of Summer Play
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