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GENESIS CENTER VISITSGordon’s Modern Language Departmentinvited the Genesis Center to campus to helpwith the eighth graders oral history project.The eighth graders were paired in teams tocapture first-hand accounts of the GenesisCenter visitor’s own history and immigrationto the United States. The Genesis Center andGordon School have strong ties to one anotheras every year the Center serves as a placementfor the eighth grade service learning project.Genesis CenterKirsten HassenfeldBRITT NELSON VISITING ARTISTKirsten Hassenfeld was this year’s Artist inResidence. She worked with Middle and LowerSchool students in their art classes and electivesthis January and February.Kirsten is best known in Rhode Island for her2009 solo exhibition at Brown University’sBell Gallery. Her work consists of large-scaleornate constructions, made of paper and mixedmedia, described as “dreams on the edge ofvanishing,” drawing inspiration from classicalarchitecture, precious gems, crystal formationsand the decorative arts.This is the fourteenth Artist in Residencesponsored by the Britt Nelson Fund, establishedin 1998 to support Gordon’s commitment tohands-on arts education.WILLIAM WARNER VISITSArchitect and Designer William Warner (right)visited Gordon this fall with his team of designersto show them the work he created at theschool. Mr. Warner designed the originalcampus at Maxfield Avenue, as well as severalkey additions. He shared that the original stallsin the Lower School bathrooms were made ofslate and remained unpainted and served asblackboards (complete with shelves holdingchalk). He also created the bronze plaque thatnow hangs in the front of the school with 1960sBoard Chair Otto Hoffer’s well known quote:Mind and heart should be treated with equalcare.William Warner11