Gordon today
Stories from Gordon's campus, and beyond, updated hundreds of times throughout the year.
![Corduroy goes to Mississippi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679672823/gordonschoolorg/rikn1zn9zzm8ggo8kobn/corduroy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679672823/gordonschoolorg/rikn1zn9zzm8ggo8kobn/corduroy350.jpg","width":350}])
Preschool sends video message, stuffed ambassador to pen pals
![Gordonians in the headlines]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678672788/gordonschoolorg/it5c8ulmtrjxrktb8i6u/spotlightmar350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678672788/gordonschoolorg/it5c8ulmtrjxrktb8i6u/spotlightmar350.png","width":350}])
Health care heroes, authors, leaders, environmentalists, athletes, programmers, artists and more
![Gordon shines at math competition once again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677967208/gordonschoolorg/irnjozz72qam9uvrhg02/mathtrophies350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677967208/gordonschoolorg/irnjozz72qam9uvrhg02/mathtrophies350.jpg","width":350}])
A schoolwide investment in math instruction continues to pay off
![What Is Possible Is Here Now]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677947526/gordonschoolorg/fakwaeyvdruxsnihmlgk/mcmillan.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677947526/gordonschoolorg/fakwaeyvdruxsnihmlgk/mcmillan.png","width":350}])
A Gordon family debuts a new installation at the Children’s Museum
![Becoming part of the story]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677786385/gordonschoolorg/zgnx83jvg5qxh8a4sb6m/corduroy-1350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677786385/gordonschoolorg/zgnx83jvg5qxh8a4sb6m/corduroy-1350.jpg","width":350}])
Preschool lesson connects students’ world with their classroom
![One hundred days, one hundred gators]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677792644/gordonschoolorg/x08o7hhazlcsv2px4yfh/hundred350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677792644/gordonschoolorg/x08o7hhazlcsv2px4yfh/hundred350.jpg","width":350}])
Preparing for the art show and celebrating a milestone
![You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677187176/gordonschoolorg/rohs2ivwugwd65kqmdt0/goodman350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677187176/gordonschoolorg/rohs2ivwugwd65kqmdt0/goodman350.jpg","width":350}])
Photos and a director’s note as opening night approaches
![Gordon downtown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677008654/gordonschoolorg/nwkk4ie1xxtyagssptso/northmail-5350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677008654/gordonschoolorg/nwkk4ie1xxtyagssptso/northmail-5350.jpg","width":350}])
Middle School visits Superior Court, RISD Museum
![Happiness is a night at the theater]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676575375/gordonschoolorg/ncp4fdmd2xrkhvqeyf32/IMG_7339350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676575375/gordonschoolorg/ncp4fdmd2xrkhvqeyf32/IMG_7339350.jpg","width":350}])
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown debuts next week
![Talking with children about the news]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676570681/gordonschoolorg/ysxzprv4iy2ogiva0njj/dro350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676570681/gordonschoolorg/ysxzprv4iy2ogiva0njj/dro350.png","width":350}])
School counselor offer guidance on processing tragic headlines
![Third grade soup day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676570191/gordonschoolorg/rkd9jjfkszoqov5huh4s/soupparty600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676570191/gordonschoolorg/rkd9jjfkszoqov5huh4s/soupparty600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676570191/gordonschoolorg/rkd9jjfkszoqov5huh4s/soupparty600.png","width":600}])
Celebrating work in reading, writing, art, cultural studies and adventurous eating
![Joy is the way through]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675976743/gordonschoolorg/bvupuvbqychtakxzyp1v/joy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675976743/gordonschoolorg/bvupuvbqychtakxzyp1v/joy350.jpg","width":350}])
From Head of School Noni Thomas López
![Starting the conversation early]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675894740/gordonschoolorg/scpfcsgvfy2hc3bgzefy/race-2350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675894740/gordonschoolorg/scpfcsgvfy2hc3bgzefy/race-2350.jpg","width":350}])
Racial literacy workshops are part of schoolwide curriculum
![Starting small, thinking big]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675891382/gordonschoolorg/k417pu0g9ceakoyjskpm/wellscalemodel-7350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675891382/gordonschoolorg/k417pu0g9ceakoyjskpm/wellscalemodel-7350.jpg","width":350}])
Beginning a large-scale collaboration involving hundreds of students
![Their best shots]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675804450/gordonschoolorg/xevlh0dj0k1jmvurowrv/mediaday350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675804450/gordonschoolorg/xevlh0dj0k1jmvurowrv/mediaday350.jpg","width":350}])
Gator pride at the first-ever Gordon media days
![Ten minutes well spent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675360735/gordonschoolorg/z4irg665bt1aecsx0tvy/flashlight350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675360735/gordonschoolorg/z4irg665bt1aecsx0tvy/flashlight350.png","width":350}])
Fourth grade joins Nursery exploration of the dark
![Dancing past the discomfort]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675363022/gordonschoolorg/de1q1xrnqwemjrm4twmm/ballroomdancing350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675363022/gordonschoolorg/de1q1xrnqwemjrm4twmm/ballroomdancing350.jpg","width":350}])
Checking in on fifth grade ballroom dancing
![Building a classroom culture through bumper boats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674844640/gordonschoolorg/tivhlgbn2zyz5pig1c75/kennedy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674844640/gordonschoolorg/tivhlgbn2zyz5pig1c75/kennedy350.jpg","width":350}])
Surprise fun day in fifth grade
![Gordonians in the headlines]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674685492/gordonschoolorg/gyp0rldlcfmm9bvbbo5g/headlines350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674685492/gordonschoolorg/gyp0rldlcfmm9bvbbo5g/headlines350.jpg","width":350}])
Poets, athletes, scholars, activists and leaders
![Welcoming sculptor Rena X Rong]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674598082/gordonschoolorg/kggbfcmgctuhkamcsfrw/rong-1350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674598082/gordonschoolorg/kggbfcmgctuhkamcsfrw/rong-1350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon’s twenty-fifth annual Britt Nelson Visiting Artist
![TC Rogers remembered]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674147874/gordonschoolorg/qgtgebiwysqwzslacxes/tc350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674147874/gordonschoolorg/qgtgebiwysqwzslacxes/tc350.png","width":350}])
Dedicated parent and volunteer
![Up to their elbows in art]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674149495/gordonschoolorg/spylnmdczpgy6g4phhit/paper350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674149495/gordonschoolorg/spylnmdczpgy6g4phhit/paper350.png","width":350}])
Third grade prepares to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy
![The power of words and wishes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673981764/gordonschoolorg/w3rrtobyqaeuwbncv0yo/350king.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673981764/gordonschoolorg/w3rrtobyqaeuwbncv0yo/350king.jpg","width":350}])
Putting the “kind,” and the “King,” in Kindergarten
![Unafraid of the dark]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673371154/gordonschoolorg/rjmds3avorqxaxblbylv/light-17350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673371154/gordonschoolorg/rjmds3avorqxaxblbylv/light-17350.jpg","width":350}])
Nursery design challenge leads them into the shadows
![A is for Animal Farm, and alliteration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673297131/gordonschoolorg/qshirdhjfs77eoxolgdd/speeches-1copy350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673297131/gordonschoolorg/qshirdhjfs77eoxolgdd/speeches-1copy350.jpg","width":350}])
Seventh graders bring Jeffries’ ABCs into their reading of Orwell
![Towards a more just and sustainable lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673044891/gordonschoolorg/cm3yjcnjyqifb2s1gdz7/lunchteam-001350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673044891/gordonschoolorg/cm3yjcnjyqifb2s1gdz7/lunchteam-001350.jpg","width":350}])
Meetings advance a vision of mission-driven food strategy for Gordon
![Time travel in sixth grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672935612/gordonschoolorg/i89vnmiooyxdywqrr82h/timetravel350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672935612/gordonschoolorg/i89vnmiooyxdywqrr82h/timetravel350.jpg","width":349}])
Writing and designing, looking back and looking ahead
![Meet your makers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672781586/gordonschoolorg/o1mdq1dih1sxr9v9dcef/electives-23350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672781586/gordonschoolorg/o1mdq1dih1sxr9v9dcef/electives-23350.jpg","width":350}])
Introducing the new seventh and eighth grade makers electives
![Honoring two legends]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671645425/gordonschoolorg/eqvhuwzqonu4texykygm/celebrations350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671645425/gordonschoolorg/eqvhuwzqonu4texykygm/celebrations350.jpg","width":350}])
Farewells to Ms. Massey and Mrs. O’Donnell
![Through their eyes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671640473/gordonschoolorg/bdnsaqv0rgcrvifqmqcg/glaser01350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671640473/gordonschoolorg/bdnsaqv0rgcrvifqmqcg/glaser01350.png","width":350}])
Authors, illustrators and publishers celebrate Gordon
![A green new year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671138163/gordonschoolorg/ucgtvlr5trdiqquxaqfh/compost03350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671138163/gordonschoolorg/ucgtvlr5trdiqquxaqfh/compost03350.jpg","width":350}])
Next steps for sustainability begin in January
![Feliz año]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671054590/gordonschoolorg/nllpftczsksgszewurev/anonuevo-13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671054590/gordonschoolorg/nllpftczsksgszewurev/anonuevo-13.jpg","width":350}])
Looking ahead con suerte in seventh grade Español
![Gordon after hours]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670879857/gordonschoolorg/k2jdjomld5sn3po2s4b7/moonunit-33350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670879857/gordonschoolorg/k2jdjomld5sn3po2s4b7/moonunit-33350.jpg","width":350}])
Fourth grade moon study culminates in night lab
![Everyone has a story]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670522940/gordonschoolorg/qe5w65i1t642sb9ojpgj/20221208-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670522940/gordonschoolorg/qe5w65i1t642sb9ojpgj/20221208-350.jpg","width":350}])
Karina Yan Glaser, Gordon’s sixteenth annual Karla Harry Visiting Author
![A celebration at the heart of the school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670525370/gordonschoolorg/pkszpzakeltwh7nh03yl/library350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670525370/gordonschoolorg/pkszpzakeltwh7nh03yl/library350.png","width":350}])
Recognizing twenty years of the Joukowsky Family Library
![Living legends]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670450496/gordonschoolorg/ojryijmefoh7c42yxsbk/20221207-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670450496/gordonschoolorg/ojryijmefoh7c42yxsbk/20221207-350.jpg","width":350}])
Second grade meets with publishing titans Cheryl and Wade Hudson
![Danielle Greendeer’s Keepunumuk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670520140/gordonschoolorg/gntuv3zkqtbrijltxr5w/greendeer-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670520140/gordonschoolorg/gntuv3zkqtbrijltxr5w/greendeer-350.jpg","width":350}])
Picture book sparks rich dialogue in third grade
![“What if?”]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670519005/gordonschoolorg/daeawvothnnrvymzkikf/knight-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670519005/gordonschoolorg/daeawvothnnrvymzkikf/knight-350.jpg","width":350}])
Author and illustrator Christopher Denise talks inspiration and imagination
![Ask them about dinosaurs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670360314/gordonschoolorg/ogi47sxggdnhrhf4femw/20221206350_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670360314/gordonschoolorg/ogi47sxggdnhrhf4femw/20221206350_1.jpg","width":350}])
Author and illustrator Deborah Freedman connects with some of Gordon’s youngest
![A passport to different worlds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670362655/gordonschoolorg/tuzotuqysz6en21nowaq/denise350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670362655/gordonschoolorg/tuzotuqysz6en21nowaq/denise350.jpg","width":350}])
Author Anika Aldamuy Denise on magic, picture books, and representation
![Gordonians in the spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670119809/gordonschoolorg/u45rupwy5a7inyquhl1q/kirkman444.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670119809/gordonschoolorg/u45rupwy5a7inyquhl1q/kirkman444.png","width":444}])
Athletes, law students, performers, educators, journalists and more
![A visit on the eve of Book Fair]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669828755/gordonschoolorg/yx1gol0rygdt3zotkxlr/kelkar350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669828755/gordonschoolorg/yx1gol0rygdt3zotkxlr/kelkar350.png","width":350}])
Author and friend of Gordon Supriya Kelkar meets with second and third grade
![Welcoming Karina Yan Glaser]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669854764/gordonschoolorg/anjtkwglcle6pbosdqhc/KarinaYanGlaserAuthorPhoto350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669854764/gordonschoolorg/anjtkwglcle6pbosdqhc/KarinaYanGlaserAuthorPhoto350.jpg","width":350}])
For the sixteenth year of the Karla Harry Visiting Author program
![Bill Talley remembered]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669663391/gordonschoolorg/wnkxby7n8foac2vyopwz/talley350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669663391/gordonschoolorg/wnkxby7n8foac2vyopwz/talley350.png","width":350}])
Memorials this Friday and Saturday
![Gratitude inspires five-year-olds’ best work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669757870/gordonschoolorg/cigz39bc6wyz9af6ybnx/yk9-10350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669757870/gordonschoolorg/cigz39bc6wyz9af6ybnx/yk9-10350.jpg","width":350}])
Young Kindergarten meal is culmination of weeks of planning
![Turkey Trot 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669756850/gordonschoolorg/apdqajgouudboox37vhh/turkeytrot350.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669756850/gordonschoolorg/apdqajgouudboox37vhh/turkeytrot350.png","width":350}])
Annual service event draws the whole school together
![How do you want people to see you?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668718873/gordonschoolorg/vgtke4seobxfneqxge5e/waddellhoriz350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668718873/gordonschoolorg/vgtke4seobxfneqxge5e/waddellhoriz350.jpg","width":350}])
Taking control of labels, with Paralympic wheelchair athlete Chris Waddell
![Fall finale]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668723570/gordonschoolorg/xdhi6i7xj8cftnisu8kw/shows101350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668723570/gordonschoolorg/xdhi6i7xj8cftnisu8kw/shows101350.jpg","width":350}])
Middle School productions take the stage
![Hometown hero]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668278442/gordonschoolorg/lmllbzyopymnzz7qwodo/myles350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668278442/gordonschoolorg/lmllbzyopymnzz7qwodo/myles350.jpg","width":350}])
Gordon graduate brings leadership, compassion to starmaking football season
![Curious minds and strong stomachs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668028610/gordonschoolorg/nycwwm89ttnpqvoddybq/20221109-350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668028610/gordonschoolorg/nycwwm89ttnpqvoddybq/20221109-350.jpg","width":350}])
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