Multicultural education at Gordon is an approach to classroom teaching that results in high academic performance.
Teachers lead students through an integrated, thematic and skill-based curriculum.
Lessons demand that students connect the classroom material with their own life experiences, and that they are able to form and defend their own ideas and opinions while demonstrating respect for their views of others.
Gordon has gained a national reputation for using multicultural education to achieve academic excellence. In 2005, faculty developed a set of Guidelines for Multicultural Practice that illustrate how multicultural theory is applied each day in Gordon classrooms. Interest in Gordon's work led to the creation of the Gordon School Institute on Multicultural Practice, which has been held each June since 2007.
In 2010, the Teacher Residency Program at Gordon School and Roger Williams University was begun, offering a master's degree program grounded in multicultural education and teaching for social justice.
Some examples from the curriculum:
This Week at Gordon: October 11 2007
This Week at Gordon: January 15th 2009
This Week at Gordon: March 5th 2009