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Courageous learners. Compassionate leaders.
Child by child, the Gordon School community cultivates successful students by inspiring joyful learning, encouraging intellectual leadership, fostering an empathic spirit and stimulating a drive for positive societal impact.
The Civil Rights Trip
Since 2002, the eighth grade has traveled to Georgia and Alabama to conclude their study of the Civil Rights Movement. They visit historical sites, but it is the people they meet that have the biggest impact; students spend time with veterans of the 1950s and 1960s efforts, and meet community activists working for change in the present day.
LEARN ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS TRIP
The outdoor classroom
Gordon was founded in 1910 by pediatrician Dr. Helen West Cooke as an Open Air School. Windows were kept open year round to encourage good health, clear thinking and a strong relationship to nature. This connection to nature remains an essential part of the Gordon experience today.
EXPERIENCE GORDON OUTDOORS
Words matter
The default language at Gordon should affirm each and every member of the community. In order to do this, people must recognize that they don’t know everything
about the people they meet, that the way people identify can shift over time, and that language needs to adjust accordingly.
INCLUSIVITY AT GORDON
Confident risk-taking
Gordon’s inclusive mission and community spirit allow students to stretch themselves and test their own boundaries in new and often public ways. These moments happen every day, from challenging classroom conversations and deeply felt writing projects to the open mics, athletics fields, and service projects that fill the Middle School calendar.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AT GORDON
Tuition reimagined
Gordon’s tuition system has equity and inclusion at its core. Launched in 2018, Gordon's Family Individualized Tuition completely rebuilds the financial relationship between a school and its families, making the process of paying tuition simpler, more transparent, more equitable and more predictable.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FAMILY INDIVIDUALIZED TUITION
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35%
12
6:1
41%
3
It all starts here
Speaking one’s own truth and listening carefully to others
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I am a first grader and this is my school
An unsolicited endorsement from a proud Gordon Gator
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Time travel via the night sky
Fourth grade participates in a tradition that stretches back to the dawn of humanity
READ MORE
The Gordon community
Gordon’s strength lies in its community: the families and professionals who are drawn to its mission, and the graduates whose live out that mission every day. Read their stories here.
Walking with courage
Cultivating bravery on Ruby Bridges Day
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Standing up for those who do not have a voice
Nursery sticks up for the bees and dandelions
READ MORE
A book lover's dream come true
Third graders set aside a day to read all they want
READ MORE
What you see depends on where you stand
Third grade's conversation about bias, assumptions and perspectives
READ MORE
A small act of kindness
Kindergarten works together to cross Gordon’s stream
READ MORE
Explore the most recent events, celebrations, and experiences that are the center of daily life at Gordon School.
Love letters to a stream
April
22
,
2026
An Earth Day assignment kicks off a multi-year project
Read More
about Love letters to a stream
Earth, what do you need?
April
22
,
2026
Some recent victories in Gordon's sustainability efforts
Read More
about Earth, what do you need?
Eel season arrives
April
21
,
2026
Gordon's pond has a surprise guest who is staying indefinitely
Read More
about Eel season arrives
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Home
A community of...
learners
A community of...
leaders
A community of...
creators
A community of...
advocates
A community of...
explorers
A community of...
friends
Courageous learners. Compassionate leaders.
Child by child, the Gordon School community cultivates successful students by inspiring joyful learning, encouraging intellectual leadership, fostering an empathic spirit and stimulating a drive for positive societal impact.
The Civil Rights Trip
Since 2002, the eighth grade has traveled to Georgia and Alabama to conclude their study of the Civil Rights Movement. They visit historical sites, but it is the people they meet that have the biggest impact; students spend time with veterans of the 1950s and 1960s efforts, and meet community activists working for change in the present day.
LEARN ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS TRIP
The outdoor classroom
Gordon was founded in 1910 by pediatrician Dr. Helen West Cooke as an Open Air School. Windows were kept open year round to encourage good health, clear thinking and a strong relationship to nature. This connection to nature remains an essential part of the Gordon experience today.
EXPERIENCE GORDON OUTDOORS
Words matter
The default language at Gordon should affirm each and every member of the community. In order to do this, people must recognize that they don’t know everything
about the people they meet, that the way people identify can shift over time, and that language needs to adjust accordingly.
INCLUSIVITY AT GORDON
Confident risk-taking
Gordon’s inclusive mission and community spirit allow students to stretch themselves and test their own boundaries in new and often public ways. These moments happen every day, from challenging classroom conversations and deeply felt writing projects to the open mics, athletics fields, and service projects that fill the Middle School calendar.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AT GORDON
Tuition reimagined
Gordon’s tuition system has equity and inclusion at its core. Launched in 2018, Gordon's Family Individualized Tuition completely rebuilds the financial relationship between a school and its families, making the process of paying tuition simpler, more transparent, more equitable and more predictable.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FAMILY INDIVIDUALIZED TUITION
340
35%
12
6:1
41%
3
It all starts here
Speaking one’s own truth and listening carefully to others
READ MORE
I am a first grader and this is my school
An unsolicited endorsement from a proud Gordon Gator
READ MORE
Time travel via the night sky
Fourth grade participates in a tradition that stretches back to the dawn of humanity
READ MORE
The Gordon community
Gordon’s strength lies in its community: the families and professionals who are drawn to its mission, and the graduates whose live out that mission every day. Read their stories here.
Walking with courage
Cultivating bravery on Ruby Bridges Day
READ MORE
Standing up for those who do not have a voice
Nursery sticks up for the bees and dandelions
READ MORE
A book lover's dream come true
Third graders set aside a day to read all they want
READ MORE
What you see depends on where you stand
Third grade's conversation about bias, assumptions and perspectives
READ MORE
A small act of kindness
Kindergarten works together to cross Gordon’s stream
READ MORE
Explore the most recent events, celebrations, and experiences that are the center of daily life at Gordon School.
Love letters to a stream
April
22
,
2026
An Earth Day assignment kicks off a multi-year project
Read More
about Love letters to a stream
Earth, what do you need?
April
22
,
2026
Some recent victories in Gordon's sustainability efforts
Read More
about Earth, what do you need?
Eel season arrives
April
21
,
2026
Gordon's pond has a surprise guest who is staying indefinitely
Read More
about Eel season arrives