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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
In The Learning Center, we are blazing new trails as we navigate how students with learning differences find success.
It’s okay if you don’t get it “right” the first time
Listening to one another is one of the most important ways parents and children create close, loving relationships.
Returning each year to our School’s values in developmentally appropriate ways, our students are developing both the muscle memory and the knowledge of how to live lives filled with empathy, giving to those in need, and a commitment to the well-being of all.
When students have access to answers, math is no longer about only getting the right answers, but about focusing student attention on the process of learning math.
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