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The Gordon School Courageous learners, compassionate leaders: Gordon is an all-gender nursery to eighth grade school

The Gordon School is the choice for families who seek an environment that challenges the intellects and imaginations of elementary and middle school students, and supports families in a community that strives for inclusivity and equity.. The nursery through eighth grade structure allows a focus on the crucial early years when the foundations of academic and social learning are laid. Academics, arts, music and athletics are grounded in real life applications, from the gardens maintained by three year old scientists to the four week service learning projects eighth graders complete as the culmination of their study of citizenship and American history.

10/09/2026

Magic Will Happen launch parties
Monday, October 19th, 5:30pm at Gordon
Saturday, November 21, 3pm at Books on the Square

Magic is happening! The first copies of Magic Will Happen, the new picture book set at Gordon, are arriving in mid-October. Come celebrate the event, hear the first readings of the book, and pick up your copy. These will be child-friendly events, and the 5:30pm event at Gordon will have child-friendly snacks.

Magic Will Happen is a new picture book written by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and illustrated by Laurel Aylesworth. The book’s central character is based on Frances Martindale, a longtime librarian at the Gordon School.

Ms. Martindale retired from Gordon after the spring of 2026. As parents, coworkers and friends dreamed up ways to honor her work and secure her legacy, it seemed natural to write a picture book about her so that future students, at Gordon and beyond, would be able to experience Frances’ magic.

Books will be available to purchase at these events, and people who pre-ordered will be able to pick theirs up at the Gordon celebration. If you preordered but can’t make the Gordon party, we will reach out to you immediately after the event with more information.

And if you miss all of these opportunities to purchase, Providence's Books on the Square will be carrying the book in the months ahead!

Thank you to the caregivers, faculty and staff who came to last night’s workshop on outdoor learning and Gordon’s 12-Acr...
10/09/2026

Thank you to the caregivers, faculty and staff who came to last night’s workshop on outdoor learning and Gordon’s 12-Acre Classroom. Everyone got a chance to connect with the night sky, and made a pledge to try a new outdoor activity this week (even if it is just for ten minutes).

Today, Gordon followed up with a staff and faculty professional development day that had faculty and staff brainstorming lessons and thinking about what kind of learning can only happen in the outdoors on our campus.

Gordon’s next caregiver education night is Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30pm with writer and editor Jennifer De Leon, author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From. That event is free and open to the public - invite a friend who’s never been to Gordon!

10/08/2026

Yes, that was second grade teacher Denise Williams on the Fenway Bowl’s 2026 Honor Roll of outstanding educators. The Fenway Bowl’s video has her talking about her classroom philosophy while being playful on a visit to Fenway Park.

More Gordon names in the headlines are at www.gordonschool.org/headines

Seen a Gordon face standing out in the crowd? Tell Mr. Griffin at 401 480 9933

Yes, that was Auxiliary Programs Director Jenny Alario presenting at the SPARC national conference earlier this week. Sh...
10/08/2026

Yes, that was Auxiliary Programs Director Jenny Alario presenting at the SPARC national conference earlier this week. She spoke about finding measures of success that work for after school and summer programs of all sizes, at the conference that gathers program leaders from independent schools across the country.

Seen a Gordon face standing out in the crowd? Tell Mr. Griffin at 401 480 9933

10/07/2026

Gaga Ball is here to stay.

10/07/2026

Making plans for this fall? 🍂 Don’t miss Gordon’s Early Childhood Open House!
Join us on Saturday, October 31st at 9:30am. Explore our programs for nursery, preschool, young kindergarten and kindergarten.
Register at the link in bio or at gordonschool.org/fall
We can’t wait to see your family there! 🎃

Seventh grade is out on Narragansett Bay today, collecting, surveying, and analyzing marine life aboard a Save the Bay r...
10/06/2026

Seventh grade is out on Narragansett Bay today, collecting, surveying, and analyzing marine life aboard a Save the Bay research vessel and exploring a salt marsh on Prudence Island.

It’s a hands-on highlight of a yearlong curriculum that has them stretching their understanding of Gordon’s natural spaces to begin considering their connection to the greater Narragansett watershed.

These students have gotten to know Gordon’s freshwater wetlands well over the years. Today, they are plunging into the saltwater ecosystem for the first time, collecting specimens and water samples to compare with ones they collect in Gordon’s pond. They discovered a world of animals - squid, flounder, and less familiar creatures - and tested for salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen at the bottom and top of the bay.

It’s a first step off campus in a seventh grade science experience that is packed with biology and ecology discoveries paralleled by larger lessons in how systems adapt over time and the long-term impact of human activity on the natural world.

That was fast! These three runners took first, second and third place at today’s cross country meet in Tiverton, and Gor...
10/06/2026

That was fast! These three runners took first, second and third place at today’s cross country meet in Tiverton, and Gordon runners represented eight of the top ten finishers.

10/05/2026

Middle School meeting was dedicated to Hispanic Heritage Month this week

Thirteen students from fifth to eighth grade led the meeting

Their families had roots in Cuba, Argentina, Spain, Honduras, Perú, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador

They led everyone through Hispanic Heritage facts, including a review of the relationship between Latino and Latine, Spanish and Hispanic

Then, they learned about loteria and played a marathon game of loteria to finish the meeting

It was one of series of activities honoring Hispanic Heritage Month this week

Over the course of this week, they will match foods to countries

They will be quizzed on Latine musicians

They will play traditional party games

And they will need to name a dozen Hispanic and Latine owned places around the state

It’s a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

It’s also a preview of the day-long Spanish Immersion Day coming up November 2nd

Yes, that was Sebastian Connolly ’20 on the Harvard Crimson instagram last week. He and Summer E. Rose had published a s...
10/05/2026

Yes, that was Sebastian Connolly ’20 on the Harvard Crimson instagram last week. He and Summer E. Rose had published a sweeping article that drew on several detailed datasets to create a thorough analysis of how the Harvard classroom experience has changed over the past three years.

Seen a Gordon face standing out in the crowd? Tell Mr. Griffin at 401 480 9933

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