The Children’s School, a private La Jolla institution for toddlers through grade 8, will celebrate the grand opening of a new middle school campus Sept. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. The school is located at 2225 Torrey Pines Lane. The ceremony will begin with light refreshments on the Kelley Family Field, followed by a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. and a new building dedication and installation of Head of School Brian Oliphant at 5:45. The event will conclude with a campus tour at 6:15. The $5 million campus, which took a year to build, will be called Nelson Middle Years (NMY) and will accommodate students in grades five through eight, Oliphant said. “The school has historically been pre-kindergarten through sixth grade,” he said. “We’ve added a seventh and eighth grade and will be transferring fifth- and sixth-graders to the new campus as well.” Some of the new building’s amenities include a new art lab, a science lab and a music center. “Everything is very current and technology-centered,” Oliphant said. Oliphant joins the faculty after working for the Harbor Day School in Newport Beach. He said he is excited to promote the school’s mission of providing a comprehensive “child-centered education.” “We have a great social education curriculum and we really focus on all aspects of children’s development, from social and emotional to academic and artistic,” Oliphant said. “It’s a really well-rounded program.” The Children’s School welcomes about 250 students this year, with classes starting Sept. 7. Instruction time begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m. “It’s a really exciting time in the school’s history,” Oliphant said. “Enrollment is the highest it’s ever been and we have an incredibly dedicated faculty. We’re really looking forward to the opening.” Tuition for The Children’s School is $17,000 per year for all ages and grade levels. For more information or to RSVP, call (858) 454-0184 or visit www.tcslj.org.