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Welcome to McGillis
AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOL IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE
At The McGillis School, we inspire and prepare our learners for a lifetime of creating a better world.
Lower School
Kindergarten - Grade 5
Middle School
Grades 6 - 8
The Learning Center
Learning Differences Program
The Learning Center offers a program that is unlike any other program in Salt Lake City for children with language-based learning differences. Our program offers a full-day educational program for students with language-based learning differences, including dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, and who have a strong ability and desire to learn.
McGillis moments
Often children turn to the adults in their lives to help them to make sense of these world events.
In partnership with TreeUtah, over 550 members of The McGillis School community, including 386 students, 50 teachers, and 120 volunteers, gathered for TREEkun Olam. This inaugural day of community service was a hands-on experience of planting trees that will immediately impact our local climate and community.
In this Community Conversation we discussed how to build a lifelong love of reading and how books can be used as windows and mirrors.
McGillis Third Graders wrote a letter to U.S. President Biden to thank him for his focus on the environment and to ask him to do even more. Students emailed their letter to the President with requests to speak to more Americans, especially young people, about what they can do to improve the climate.
McGillis community
Inspiring and preparing our community for a lifetime of creating a better world
Meet a Magpie
At McGillis, I learned how to learn. I learned that I didn’t have to know everything when I encountered a new situation – I just needed to know how to ask questions, when to listen, and ultimately, to believe that I was capable of mastering something new.“
~ Frances Dingivan, Class of 2012
The McGillis School provided me a foundation for sustained academic success in high school and now college. Most importantly, it taught me to never stop seeking out knowledge and to never stop learning."
~ Max Gruber, Class of 2013
McGillis is different because community really matters and the mission is at the forefront of everything we do. Taking the time to stop, actively listen and support children is what all teachers at McGillis excel in. Caring and kindness matter."~Suky Stewart, Teacher
Academically, McGillis helped to prepare me to go to an elite liberal arts college by teaching me how to write eloquently, read carefully, and think critically about pressing issues. Even more valuable, McGillis taught me about being a good person and set me up to be successful in school and in life."
~Gwen Orme, Class of 2015
8:1
Student:Faculty Ratio
21%
Students of Color
386
Enrollment
30
Years of having respect for all
~9
Off Campus Learning Experiences per Grade