A Closer Look at Gann’s New Courses
This semester, Gann has a fresh lineup of courses designed to ignite students’ curiosity and enrich their experience here on campus. Here are some of the exciting new offerings: Great Books The Great Books class features novels that have left indelible marks on our culture. Despite being written across almost two millennia, these texts share themes of transformation, self-discovery, and the struggle for agency, […]
Gann Blood Drive
On Wednesday, Gann partnered with The American Red Cross to host a blood donation drive on campus. The school’s first event was a great success, with more than 40 students, faculty, and community members stepping forward to donate. “Gann Gives Blood” is a student club founded and led by Zoe Rabinovitch ’27 and Lilah Gaffin ’27, whose initiative made the event […]
When Hebrew Isn’t Really Hebrew (and Why That’s OK)
How Dr. Jonathan Krasner helped Gann students rethink language, connection, and belonging Have you ever been to Jewish summer camp? While the activities and landscapes may differ, close your eyes and they all sound strangely familiar. If you’ve ever been a Jewish kid sleeping in a camp bunk, chances are you heard announcements like: “Chanichim (campers), after you finish Nikayon (clean up time), […]
When Creativity Becomes Community
Behind every piece: practice, reflection, and the courage to share. The Winter Arts Festival on Wednesday, January 21, was a great success for the Gann student community with over 150 student participants showcasing their talents in visual and performing arts. While the program instructed attendees to meet in the Dining Hall, the room looked vastly […]
From the Jim Crow South to Gann: Freedom Riders Share Their Story
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Gann community gathered on Tuesday for an all-school assembly, facilitated by educational non-profit Facing History & Ourselves. Students and faculty welcomed Lew Zuchman and Luvaghn Brown, who spoke openly about their experiences as Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement. The Freedom Riders were a racially integrated group of young activists who, in 1961, traveled by interstate bus […]
Sabrina Strapp ’24 Returns with Yale’s “Mixed Company” A Cappella group
Plus an exclusive, hands-on workshop for the ShenaniGanns This past Wednesday morning, Gann students were treated to a performance by “Mixed Company”, a celebrated co-ed a cappella group from Yale University. Gann alum Sabrina Strapp ’24 acts as the Performance Manager for this talented group and was kind enough to arrange an exclusive show for members of the ShenaniGanns in the Black Box Theater. The visit gave students a glimpse […]
Engineering Excellence and Chanukah Light at Our Robotics Qualifier
On December 14, Gann Robotics teams competed at the Ryken Robobowl, a real-world robotics engineering competition held at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Guided by Dr. Moden, who teaches computer science and robotics at Gann, students arrived with robots they had designed and built from metal and plastic components, motors, sensors, and custom […]
Lighting the Darkness: Chanukah at Gann
Chanukah began Sunday night, in a week that has felt especially heavy with news of violent antisemitic attacks in Australia and gun violence at Brown University. On Monday morning, our community gathered in a moment of collective prayer, reciting Tehillim (psalms) over the loudspeaker in solidarity with the victims. As we have so often experienced […]
Gann Students Honored Two Years in a Row in Dear Poet Competition
Gann Academy students have again earned national recognition through the Academy of American Poets’ Dear Poet competition. For the second consecutive year, a Gann student has been selected to receive a personalized response from an award-winning poet—an honor earned by only 45 students nationwide. During National Poetry Month each April, all Gann tenth graders participate in the Dear Poet project as part of their […]
Gann’s Computer Science Data Analysis with Python Course Explore Algorithmic Bias and Machine Learning
In Computer Science 2 (CS2) last week, students watched the Documentary Coded Bias from PBS. The documentary follows Joy Buolamwini’s (MIT Media Lab) investigation into algorithmic bias in facial recognition, revealing how artificial intelligence can perpetuate discrimination and highlighting women’s efforts to protect civil rights. After watching the documentary, students discussed how machine learning models are used […]