Congratulations to all of the students who received awards at our Academic and Core Values Awards Assembly on May 12! The awards honored their academic excellence and embodiment of the school's Core Values.
Congratulations to all of the students who received awards at our Academic and Core Values Awards Assembly on May 12! Awards were presented for each class or grade, and overall departmental awards were presented for Middle School and High School students in each department. Some departments also presented special awards that were specific to their department.
Core Value Awards were also presented, with a Middle School recipient and a High School recipient presented with an award for each of the school's six Core Values: Accountability, Compassion, Intellectual Curiosity, Perseverance, Resourcefulness, and Self-Advocacy.
Principal Alicia Tembi presented Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Awards for the 8th Grade to Quinn Y. '30 and for the 11th Grade to Oliver B. '27, who were honored because they have demonstrated Honor, Service, Courage, Leadership, and Patriotism.
Dana Abplanalp-Diggs, Head of School presented the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Awards. The 8th Grade Student of the Year award was presented to Ben V. '30, and the Grauer Teacher of the Year award was presented to Tom Hopper, Music & Recording Arts Teacher. Ben and Tom were honored by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce at the annual Salute to Education event, which highlights outstanding achievements in education by teachers and students in the Encinitas School District.
Congratulations to all of the students who received awards at the assembly, honoring their academic excellence and exemplifying the school's Core Values!
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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