Gordon today
Stories from Gordon's campus, and beyond, updated hundreds of times throughout the year.
![A delicious moment of becoming]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790870484/gordonschoolorg/sadqthtsvekeb2mz8bud/350meredithphotoday2026vert-04.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790870484/gordonschoolorg/sadqthtsvekeb2mz8bud/350meredithphotoday2026vert-04.jpg","width":350}])
An October message from the Head of School
![Navigating fifth grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790797104/gordonschoolorg/bvzrzmilefg0icrxhowo/350fifthgradeorienteering-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790797104/gordonschoolorg/bvzrzmilefg0icrxhowo/350fifthgradeorienteering-5.jpg","width":350}])
Using maps to preview a climb up Wachussett Mountain
![You look fabulous]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790865432/gordonschoolorg/gej72txblsleatmyh1ru/350photoday2026vert-12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790865432/gordonschoolorg/gej72txblsleatmyh1ru/350photoday2026vert-12.jpg","width":350}])
Photo Day 2026
![A day in the 12-Acre Classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790435481/gordonschoolorg/rcbgqyckayzr5lmh5x9w/cush01350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790435481/gordonschoolorg/rcbgqyckayzr5lmh5x9w/cush01350.jpg","width":350}])
An honor for the Green Dean, lessons for students and caregivers
![X + Y = (ESPN)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790270812/gordonschoolorg/v54fej0yrt8wqxnlmkmd/Gordon_260922093114_DSA02281350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790270812/gordonschoolorg/v54fej0yrt8wqxnlmkmd/Gordon_260922093114_DSA02281350.jpg","width":350}])
US Open inspires a look at statistics, arithmetic and 12,000 bounces
![Gordon in the headlines]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790219548/gordonschoolorg/qlybvzy2h44wvuqwatvk/Septemberheadline02600350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790219548/gordonschoolorg/qlybvzy2h44wvuqwatvk/Septemberheadline02600350.png","width":350}])
Art and gardens and playwrights and athletes and scholars
![Bringing out their best]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789667468/gordonschoolorg/typjdkjmx9dmsoebb9sg/350fourthgradelang-19copy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789667468/gordonschoolorg/typjdkjmx9dmsoebb9sg/350fourthgradelang-19copy.jpg","width":350}])
Leveraging back-to-school night to fuel thoughtful work
![Math as a team sport]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789496220/gordonschoolorg/zmjgl8pkiopzkfbowkly/350treecookies-1of1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789496220/gordonschoolorg/zmjgl8pkiopzkfbowkly/350treecookies-1of1.jpg","width":350}])
Heading outdoors for communication and collaboration
![Happy new year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789067234/gordonschoolorg/cnsx5ypy0bausdi6uoka/350IMG_1856.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789067234/gordonschoolorg/cnsx5ypy0bausdi6uoka/350IMG_1856.jpg","width":350}])
Introducing the Gordon School of 2026-2027
![Science, but also magic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788980790/gordonschoolorg/xsbacpsofqsbj4b0xcpv/35055518259415_7e773a7309_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788980790/gordonschoolorg/xsbacpsofqsbj4b0xcpv/35055518259415_7e773a7309_o.jpg","width":350}])
Lessons from Gordon's gardens
![Thoughtful readers, thoughtful authors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788889878/gordonschoolorg/kg6ycwrcdtzedpmeyqcn/350fourthgradelang-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788889878/gordonschoolorg/kg6ycwrcdtzedpmeyqcn/350fourthgradelang-1.jpg","width":350}])
Fourth grade finds the structure behind every story
![It is good to be back]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788370202/gordonschoolorg/nrpd12g73inxiew0a5ce/35055504483285_04691bc9e2_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788370202/gordonschoolorg/nrpd12g73inxiew0a5ce/35055504483285_04691bc9e2_o.jpg","width":350}])
Photos, portraits and short videos
![Welcome aboard to the Class of 2037]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788278699/gordonschoolorg/fkxmmnerqjyntq6dr5il/dayoneNursery350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788278699/gordonschoolorg/fkxmmnerqjyntq6dr5il/dayoneNursery350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon's newest on their first first day
![Play ball!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787859428/gordonschoolorg/vlm21vmgkiw1yntlodkf/IMG_3525350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787859428/gordonschoolorg/vlm21vmgkiw1yntlodkf/IMG_3525350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon in the headlines as the new year begins
![Begin again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787859733/gordonschoolorg/fjma4wjy21g5nkxpypjg/IMG_1517350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787859733/gordonschoolorg/fjma4wjy21g5nkxpypjg/IMG_1517350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon reconvenes for year one hundred and seventeen
![The magic is happening]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785355040/gordonschoolorg/epyqsqjtqikvnbvsov2c/02copy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785355040/gordonschoolorg/epyqsqjtqikvnbvsov2c/02copy350.jpg","width":350}])
A picture book is born
![Looking ahead to a year of growth]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1786285451/gordonschoolorg/uzfyds3ccekt31oedoxd/35055324679424_c0e4fe8eb1_ocopy2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1786285451/gordonschoolorg/uzfyds3ccekt31oedoxd/35055324679424_c0e4fe8eb1_ocopy2.jpg","width":350}])
Shared aspirations and some very tangible commitments
![Faculty and staff updates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1786285879/gordonschoolorg/zcdqglhkobrfhspuein8/IMG_8047.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1786285879/gordonschoolorg/zcdqglhkobrfhspuein8/IMG_8047.jpg","width":350}])
New faces, new places for fall 2026
![Gordon's Class of 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781209517/gordonschoolorg/wbjs9m8wziot05olj5gh/classof2026350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781209517/gordonschoolorg/wbjs9m8wziot05olj5gh/classof2026350.jpg","width":350}])
Introducing Gordon's newest crop of courageous learners
![A new perspective]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781208877/gordonschoolorg/smwedu0ucrh4sammmazo/rocketlaunch350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781208877/gordonschoolorg/smwedu0ucrh4sammmazo/rocketlaunch350.png","width":350}])
Fresh angles on the United States from the fourth grade
![Aiming for the skies]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780587832/gordonschoolorg/in15kpyqotvnntesbxak/350ScreenShot2026-06-04at113647AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780587832/gordonschoolorg/in15kpyqotvnntesbxak/350ScreenShot2026-06-04at113647AM.png","width":350}])
Rocket launches are the grande finale of Lower School science
![Celebrating Frances Martindale]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780085437/gordonschoolorg/foxv2lnryd6abrbjuvdb/ScreenShot2026-05-29at32424PMcopy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780085437/gordonschoolorg/foxv2lnryd6abrbjuvdb/ScreenShot2026-05-29at32424PMcopy.png","width":350}])
Thirty-one years of love and leadership in Gordon's library
![Oldest tradition, newest tradition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780581404/gordonschoolorg/lmwtf6g5x0ytiskmtlyh/fieldday35055301951219_0f929d5596_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780581404/gordonschoolorg/lmwtf6g5x0ytiskmtlyh/fieldday35055301951219_0f929d5596_o.jpg","width":350}])
Field Day 2026 begins with the battle for the Gordon Fund Cup
![Speak the truth loudly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780002194/gordonschoolorg/bil4kqi2f5i3jkcjsdjp/350Gordon_260526172332_DSB00592.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780002194/gordonschoolorg/bil4kqi2f5i3jkcjsdjp/350Gordon_260526172332_DSB00592.jpg","width":350}])
Civil Rights Trip provides a shared experience across generations
![Joy, compassion and love]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780002889/gordonschoolorg/y9g8fq762fpsk14f4xv9/350ScreenShot2026-05-28at51108PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780002889/gordonschoolorg/y9g8fq762fpsk14f4xv9/350ScreenShot2026-05-28at51108PM.png","width":350}])
A look back at a magical school year
![Telling their stories]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779914111/gordonschoolorg/undeqwqfvliwphtcj2gq/ScreenShot2026-05-27at41937PM350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779914111/gordonschoolorg/undeqwqfvliwphtcj2gq/ScreenShot2026-05-27at41937PM350.png","width":350}])
Third grade walks in the shoes of changemakers
![What do children value in a children’s book?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779395324/gordonschoolorg/yc8bkz1ysdtn0hqvxvih/350IMG_97962.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779395324/gordonschoolorg/yc8bkz1ysdtn0hqvxvih/350IMG_97962.jpg","width":350}])
Second grade names the 2026 Gordon School Multicultural Picture Book Award winner
![Little details and big lessons]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779393228/gordonschoolorg/xulto67fkmrockx3pjlk/350eastbay800800ddddd.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779393228/gordonschoolorg/xulto67fkmrockx3pjlk/350eastbay800800ddddd.jpg","width":350}])
Making space for a diverse range of needs and abilities improves an experience for everyone
![Redesigning the world]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778779266/gordonschoolorg/ojyzb1pm7wcod4b8f95z/350design.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778779266/gordonschoolorg/ojyzb1pm7wcod4b8f95z/350design.png","width":350}])
Fifth grade accessibility design fair
![Low tech, advanced science]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778700004/gordonschoolorg/nc5jnd6eo0zsi0mp23jf/waterreclamation350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778700004/gordonschoolorg/nc5jnd6eo0zsi0mp23jf/waterreclamation350.jpg","width":350}])
Sixth grade searches for clean water
![Who is out there?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778778913/gordonschoolorg/a6ngcszbty2mcboysr6p/whoisoutthere350PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778778913/gordonschoolorg/a6ngcszbty2mcboysr6p/whoisoutthere350PM.png","width":350}])
A snapshot of outdoor learning and playing at Gordon
![Grandfriends' Day 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778776907/gordonschoolorg/znrmlfesstzazuot5ogg/GrandfriendsDay2026-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778776907/gordonschoolorg/znrmlfesstzazuot5ogg/GrandfriendsDay2026-350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon welcomed over four hundred and fifty friends and family to campus
![Ode to Joy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778176756/gordonschoolorg/z078uwpwivokp4anyu2v/schoolsong350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778176756/gordonschoolorg/z078uwpwivokp4anyu2v/schoolsong350.png","width":350}])
Celebrating Beethoven's 9th and Gordon's school song
![Nemo found]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778177170/gordonschoolorg/kdk95eh8btnluwq3l35z/nemo350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778177170/gordonschoolorg/kdk95eh8btnluwq3l35z/nemo350.jpg","width":350}])
Fourth grade musical debuts
![Homecoming]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778175604/gordonschoolorg/dkplz1yytcyutknmtwzn/RhodeIslandMonthly350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778175604/gordonschoolorg/dkplz1yytcyutknmtwzn/RhodeIslandMonthly350.png","width":350}])
Alumni author reflects on her return to Gordon
![Battle of the Books]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778099874/gordonschoolorg/of9lwgi6s5s9jznwfhzx/battle350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778099874/gordonschoolorg/of9lwgi6s5s9jznwfhzx/battle350.png","width":350}])
A fourth grade celebration of reading
![Introducing the 12-Acre Classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777582110/gordonschoolorg/dv4ojxh5udymf6xsqpaw/35055227863293_67c4ca3e70_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777582110/gordonschoolorg/dv4ojxh5udymf6xsqpaw/35055227863293_67c4ca3e70_o.jpg","width":350}])
A vision for a new era of outdoor education at Gordon
![Leading the conversation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777579554/gordonschoolorg/a9qokfbhtyzo0fbjzfd0/futures350IMG_0335.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777579554/gordonschoolorg/a9qokfbhtyzo0fbjzfd0/futures350IMG_0335.jpg","width":350}])
Sixth grade hosts evening dedicated to ecological advocacy
![Autumn returns]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776965225/gordonschoolorg/iixk1md2tbsj3vdermss/55225582163_b3a6158783_o350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776965225/gordonschoolorg/iixk1md2tbsj3vdermss/55225582163_b3a6158783_o350.jpg","width":350}])
Accessibility advocate Autumn Rain Johnson meets with the fifth grade
![Life after Gordon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776963739/gordonschoolorg/qp7vc9ax6l29tu5uhfnb/highschools2026350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776963739/gordonschoolorg/qp7vc9ax6l29tu5uhfnb/highschools2026350.png","width":350}])
Next steps, new schools for the Class of 2026
![Love letters to a stream]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776887383/gordonschoolorg/k2jvoomebfkid6fbl0yw/20260422-20350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776887383/gordonschoolorg/k2jvoomebfkid6fbl0yw/20260422-20350.jpg","width":350}])
An Earth Day assignment kicks off a multi-year project
![Earth, what do you need?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776889420/gordonschoolorg/gx4smfvgddv3sdrltxyh/earth350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776889420/gordonschoolorg/gx4smfvgddv3sdrltxyh/earth350.png","width":350}])
Some recent victories in Gordon's sustainability efforts
![Eel season arrives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776890808/gordonschoolorg/dwvjekcrqnpjsx9snar0/IMG_4743350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776890808/gordonschoolorg/dwvjekcrqnpjsx9snar0/IMG_4743350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon's pond has a surprise guest who is staying indefinitely
![Bringing it back home]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776892088/gordonschoolorg/i7tnla1zg0efcwx71cys/thirdgradetheater-6copy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776892088/gordonschoolorg/i7tnla1zg0efcwx71cys/thirdgradetheater-6copy350.jpg","width":350}])
Eighth graders report back about their trip to Georgia and Alabama
![Fighting fear with facts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776370144/gordonschoolorg/nci74h4pbg4nmsk3dl6n/IMG_7319350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776370144/gordonschoolorg/nci74h4pbg4nmsk3dl6n/IMG_7319350.jpg","width":350}])
Young Kindergarten, praying mantises and Dr. deChabert
![Return of the clothing swap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776362582/gordonschoolorg/nqmmpor9e30bpg1f6ctw/swap350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776362582/gordonschoolorg/nqmmpor9e30bpg1f6ctw/swap350.jpg","width":350}])
Part of sixth grade investigation of sustainability and closed-loop systems
![Journeying alongside Gordon’s eighth grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776097511/gordonschoolorg/xpeqnxv3haev1iowwtjd/IMG_8198350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776097511/gordonschoolorg/xpeqnxv3haev1iowwtjd/IMG_8198350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon’s twenty-fifth Civil Rights Trip (and my first)
![Taking the plunge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776359252/gordonschoolorg/nbgz7ls3y3kilnzx2p0y/finalmove350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776359252/gordonschoolorg/nbgz7ls3y3kilnzx2p0y/finalmove350.png","width":350}])
Celebrating the generosity of the Gordon community
![Fearless]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776114284/gordonschoolorg/isjyduj9c7pxxqkhh4dq/dayofsilence00-35350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776114284/gordonschoolorg/isjyduj9c7pxxqkhh4dq/dayofsilence00-35350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon's twenty-first Day of No Silence and the fifth Pride parade
![Welcoming S. Bear Bergman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775670946/gordonschoolorg/xfstkgpvpwydedku8agj/bear350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775670946/gordonschoolorg/xfstkgpvpwydedku8agj/bear350.jpg","width":350}])
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