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Gillispie Grade 6 Students Present Día de los Muertos

Last week at The Gillispie Schools Grades 3-6 assembly, Grade 6 students were proven to be willing collaborators and solid communicators as they presented Día de los Muertos ofrendas. An ofrenda is an alter made to commemorate the life of someone who has passed on. After researching the lives of people they admired and constructing small ofrendas in their honor, sixth graders taught the younger students about their findings. They shared honorees’ life stories, including important accomplishments (Jackie Robinson as baseball’s famous #42) and personal likes (John Lennon’s love of corn flakes cereal). Following the assemblies, all students visited a traditional ofrenda, assembled by two volunteer parents, honoring Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.

For anyone interested in Frida Kahlo’s work,  Gillispie Spanish teacher Carol Radchik recommends the exhibit The Complete Frida Kahlo: Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story. at Liberty Station, which features the only exhibition worldwide where all of her paintings can be seen in one place. It runs through Jan. 10, 2014. 

About The Gillispie School

The Gillispie School is an independent, coeducational day school located in downtown La Jolla enrolling students from age two through Grade Six. The Gillispie School’s mission is to provide educational excellence while serving as a springboard for children’s love of learning, creativity, and readiness for the future. To learn more, visit www.gillispie.org.

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