OCTOBER 2024 • ISSUE 5
GEM A NEWSLETTER FROM GILLISPIE’S LEARNING VILLAGE IN LA JOLLA.
THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF COMPASSION
IN THIS ISSUE SPECIALTY SPOTLIGHT
COMPASSION IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY p. 2
ALISON FLEMING, HEAD OF SCHOOL
Integrity, Compassion, Attitude, Respect, and Effort comprise our ICARE Gillispie Values. These are aspirational qualities that all our community members strive to live up to, knowing each day is a fresh start. For us… COMPASSION is Having Empathy and Being Mindful and Generous Brené Brown in Atlas of the Heart (© 2021) notes, “Compassion is the daily practice of recognizing and accepting our shared humanity so that we treat ourselves and others with loving kindness…” A student might criticize a teammate whose missed shot lost a soccer game, and an administrator can become self-critical when enough daily to-do tasks haven’t been completed. Perhaps you have
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INNOVATION CORNER
DESIGNING COMPASSION p. 4 HAPPY HAPPENINGS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
A PLAYFUL PRESCRIPTION FOR COMPASSION p. 6 ICARE
BUILDING A CARING COMMUNITY P. 7 COMMUNITY
OUR COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY p. 9