Did you know The Gordon School has bananas growing in the garden? They are close to ripening and we can’t wait to enjoy them as a community! The Gordon School has participated in the Fairchild Challenge for 10 years and we are currently working on our 11th year. The challenge...
This week we dedicate the blog post to our parents. Without their support, the Gordon School community would not be as strong, welcoming and vibrant. We appreciate you and all that you do! Thank you. Gordon School parents have a voice here and they play a large role in many...
Anyone walking by Ms. Curtiss’ office this morning would have paused to wonder what loud and engaging activity was going on in her office. What sounded like a large crowd of fifth graders was actually only half the class. This group of fifth graders were eager to answer the same...
As the oldest students at the Gordon School, the fifth graders certainly had a lot to share with Ms. Curtiss and Ms. Stephanie. This week the Day School Principal and the Tikvah Center Director met with half of our fifth grade students. Next week, they will meet the rest of...
It’s nearly impossible to truly capture a child’s imagination and write it in a short blog post. I will do my best to share with you thirteen third graders’ creative minds and their feelings about their school. There are days that we dream we are a superhero and today the...
If you were a superhero, what would be your superpower? The Gordon School’s First Graders tackled this challenging question and many more when they visited the principal’s office. As a superhero I would want to “make everything colorful” and have “nice arrows to make people share”. The perspectives of first...
Parents put themselves in their children’s shoes as they squeezed into tiny blue chairs on Monday and completed assignments made by their children for Back to School Night. The smiles and excitement heard in the hallway as the parents met the teachers was evidence of a successful night. The curriculum...
I am one of the “oldies” at Beth David Congregation. My parents moved to the Roads section of Miami, when I was ten years old, to be within walking distance of a shul. Little did we know then how important a part this synagogue would play in our lives. It...
I was born and raised in Mexico City, where the Jewish community is tightly knit. Growing up surrounded by friends and family gave me a strong sense of self, and deep connection to my Jewish heritage. I came to the US as a college student, never imagining I would be...
A few days ago I saw my son Moshe, 6 years old, defending a smaller kid being screamed by one of Moshe’s good friends. He stood between them and pushed his own friend away from the scared little kid. He decided and understood that what was going on was wrong....