The Gillispie School is located in the village of La Jolla and offers a summer session with a wide range of creative and educational classes for students from all elementary schools.
Theater with Ms. Haas and Mrs. Davis!
July 1 - 12, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Grades K-6, $360
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Limited to 25 students
All campers will experience the thrill of being on stage! We’ll teach acting skills that include facial expression, body language, and voice projection. The fun continues as students create costumes and help design the set. Join us for the final performance on Friday, July 12!
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Add-On Afternoon Swimming!
Offered All 8 Weeks
Kindergarten through Grade 6
A fee-based afternoon session offers swimming at the Coggan Aquatic Center. The Center’s swim instructors teach group lessons, and campers will be placed in appropriate swim-level groups and learn skills that will improve their swimming ability. After the lessons, the campers will have free swim time under the supervision of a certified lifeguard and the Gillispie teachers. The Center is conveniently located at La Jolla High School; the students and their Gillispie teachers walk the not-quite-three blocks each way to/from swimming.
Early Childhood (EC) Day Camp
For Children Ages 3-5
New addition to the EC Camp! Every Wednesday, visiting instructors from Mad Science will conduct an exciting, hands-on science program for EC children to spark their curiosity and build their enthusiasm for science. Program topics will include: magnetic attraction, world of worms, energy and motion, and much more!
Our early childhood teachers are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, intellectual, and social development of the young child. The teaching staff includes several Gillispie faculty members who have a wealth of teaching experience, along with other experienced professionals. Children will enjoy an array of activities during camp, including indoor and outdoor games, water play, crafts, and dramatic play. EC day camp runs Monday through Friday, for one or two weeks.
UPDATE:
Art classes are now open to students already enrolled in a summer art class, as well as those who haven't signed up yet!
Register ASAP as spaces tend to fill quickly!
Here are a few of our upcoming art classes that are now enrolling students:
Let’s Paint Deux with Ms. Walter
July 15 - July 26
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Grades 2-6, $400
The focus is on painting this session. We will be painting with watercolor, tempera, pastel, acrylics, ceramic glazes, inks, and MORE! Expressionist, impressionist, minimalist, realist-‐-‐we’ll try it all. Outdoors and indoors, with brushes, fingers, and rollers, we’ll use them all everywhere. So if you really want to paint, this is the class for you!
Wizards, Dragons, Trolls, Gnomes, Fairies, and Pookas with Ms. Walters
August 5 - August 9
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Grades K-6, $225
Take your pick during one week of imaginary creature creations! We’ll be making homes, snacks, environments, clothing, and more. Using art concepts and tools, we’ll make your ideas come to life. Art can do that!
For more information, contact Kimberly Haas, Summer Session Director at khaas@gillispie.org or (858) 459-3773, ext. 105.
