Celebrating Our First Alumni Reunion
On Thursday, October 1, Stephen Gaynor School welcomed alumni back to…
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The Gaynor community is invited to come together on Thursday, October 15 for a special family event sponsored by the Parents Association in honor of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month. “Gaynor Celebrates Nuestra Comunidad (Our Community)” will be a special evening of music, food, dance, art and history as we come together as a community to recognize the immeasurable contributions of Hispanic/Latine cultures and people. The event includes a special performance by Legacy Women, an all-women’s drum, song and dance troupe. Attendees must RSVP.
The Psychology Department will be presenting a new in-person, four-part series entitled Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: Integrating SEL and Community Circles. This is a four-part, family-focused initiative that brings together our RULER Social Emotional Learning Curriculum and DEI community circles initiative. This first session is an opportunity to learn, experience, and reflect together. Our goal is to begin building a shared approach to emotional intelligence, connection, and community that extends from school into our families.
Show off your style! Gaynor’s Picture Day is October 15, 2026. Makeup/Retake Day is November 19.
The Gaynor community is invited to come together on Thursday, October 15 for a special family event sponsored by the Parents Association in honor of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month. “Gaynor Celebrates Nuestra Comunidad (Our Community)” will be a special evening of music, food, dance, art and history as we come together as a community to recognize the immeasurable contributions of Hispanic/Latine cultures and people. The event includes a special performance by Legacy Women, an all-women’s drum, song and dance troupe. Attendees must RSVP.
October 16 is the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Community Learning Center (CLC) at Stephen Gaynor School. We will be honoring our founders, dedicated supporters, and two decades of educational partnership. During this event, we will also share results and insights from a year-long program evaluation.
The first Breakfast My Way will be October 21, celebrating Diwali! Breakfast My Way is an event sponsored by the Parents’ Association to bring parents together to learn about the breakfast traditions, holidays, and cultures of their fellow Gaynor families. Hosts Indrani Deb and Sudarsana Yeleswarapu are excited to celebrate Diwali together and share this beloved festival with the Gaynor community.
Gator Gab, Stephen Gaynor School’s companion podcast to the school's weekly newsletter, Gaynor Notes, is back for Season 5! The podcast delivers news to the Gaynor community, along with special episodes that explore learning differences, education, and community voices.
Listeners are invited to tune in to Gator Gab on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and experience thoughtful conversations and insights from educators, experts, and members of the Gaynor community.
This episode features Gaynor's Director of Outreach and Innovation, Emily Barnes! Emily joins Megan to speak about Learning Difference Awareness Month in October. Also in this episode: After School, Fall Conferences, and upcoming events.
Gaynor is only in our first full week of school, and there's so much to cover! In this episode you'll hear about Curriculum Nights, Apple Picking, Musical Auditions, Fall Conferences, and upcoming events in October such as a Parent Talk in partnership with NCLD, and an evening of celebrating Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month.
It might be the start of the school year, but we aren't taking things slow! In this episode you'll hear about Curriculum Nights, Parents' Association, Fall Conferences, Musical Auditions, Parenting Toolkit Series, and After School and Interscholastic Athletics registration.
Join your host Megan Bostaph, Communications Coordinator at Stephen Gaynor School, as she welcomes Gator Gab's loyal listeners to Season 5.
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At Gaynor, we’re always exploring new ways to support students’ growth through engaging, meaningful experiences. As part of that work, our faculty are developing digital games that reinforce key academic skills in creative, student-centered ways. These tools are designed to build confidence, strengthen foundational skills, and make learning both accessible and fun.
A playful math game designed to build fact fluency in an engaging and unexpected way. Students practice core math skills while designing cozy interior spaces for their feline friends, combining problem-solving with creativity to make learning feel rewarding and fun.
Inspired by fast-paced arcade games, Syllable Slice helps students strengthen reading skills by breaking words into syllables. As players slice words apart, they build phonological awareness and decoding skills in an interactive, high-energy environment.
