Video Game Design students presented their projects for their Final. They each had to create a game demo in 3D, using only basic tools available to them in the software. Students had to use their creativity to make games that were fun and engaging, using limited resources.
From Ryan Stevens, Video Game Design Teacher:
Video Game Design students presented their projects for their Final on December 18. They each had to create a game demo in 3D, using only basic tools available to them in the software. Asher W. '28 developed a game where the player must battle zombies in a Clash Royale inspired arena. Blake F. '29 created a demo that tasks a player with rebuilding a spaceship and defending it from aliens. Chase M. '28 created a game that procedurally generates obstacles for a player to avoid. Davide B. '28 made a demo that requires the player to jump a car across an icy obstacle course. Jack H. '29 created a game that requires players to collect coins in a maze where every turn has a random chance at resetting the players. Oori L. '28 made a two-player fencing game themed around chess pawns. Wyatt G. '27 created a game where a player must avoid a large enemy while navigating a forest.
This was a great project-based learning experience, as the students had to work around limitations and use their creativity to make games that were fun and engaging, using limited resources.
What if one of the greatest gifts a school can give its students has nothing to do with diplomas or college admissions? Please read this letter with your graduating family and friends.
Narrative psychology examines the value of stories and storytelling in giving meaning to people’s experiences. In Psychology class, students’ final projects involve making a narrative tree, or a “tree of life”.
Students in Dance PE class presented a Jazz Dance performance for friends and families. The students spent months developing their jazz dance technique, and then several weeks rehearsing the two dances shown in the performance.
11th and 12th Grade mentors were matched with Middle School students early in the school year. We celebrated the end of a very successful mentoring year with a pizza party!
Grauer Yearbooks were distributed by the Yearbook team during lunchtime on June 3. Thanks to the 2025-2026 Yearbook team for all of their hard work in creating The Grauer School's annual yearbook with the theme of the "A Year in Color."
I was invited to headline this year’s Encinitas Mayor's Prayer Breakfast despite possessing no known qualifications for such a charge. Here are a few blessings from a school founder who has learned that discovery begins where certainty ends.
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