School begins 8/14 at our NEW campus!
The boxes are packed and we're ready to GO! We can't wait to see all our students on the first day of school, August 14, at our NEW LOCATION, 4800 E Doubletree Ranch Rd in Paradise Valley. [...]
Open House!
Come see what The Jones-Gordon School is all about—a private school in North Scottsdale fostering the social, emotional, and academic growth of diverse learners. We deliver a progressive, flexible, and personalized education where kids in grades 1-12 [...]
Emotional Intelligence
5 Reasons Schools Should Teach Emotional Intelligence by Creason Jones, JGS FLEX Teacher The concept of emotional intelligence (EI) is one that, until recent years, has been largely overlooked, especially in the American classroom. It wasn’t until Am [...]
You’re Invited!
JGS Open Houses - Come see where the magic happens! We hope you will join us at one of our Open House events, where Dana, our founder and head of school, teaching staff, and administrators will provide guided tours and answer questions about The Jone [...]
Can’t or Won’t?
Written by Dana Herzberg, JGS Founder and Head of School In my beloved career, it seems like every time I say, “I’ve never seen anything like this…” I encounter something new. Each time, the new “first” makes me gasp, stop and ponder, and realize I w [...]
JGS’s Ms. Sam is Appointed to ASU’s Barrett Honors College Cabinet
The Jones-Gordon School is proud to announce that our very own Director of Program Development and High School Teacher Samantha DePalo has been appointed as a member of the Barrett Honors College Campaign Cabinet by ASU’s Dr. Mark Jacobs, the Vice Pr [...]
Dana Talks to AZ Parenting Magazine
Dana gives some great back-to-school transition advice to AZ Parenting Magazine readers! For the full scoop check out the August issue, page 10! http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=326267&p=10 [...]
NCLD policy director, Lindsay Jones, visits JGS
The Jones-Gordon School was named in part after Lindsay Jones's late mother, Clare. B. Jones, so we were beyond thrilled when Lindsay, vice president and chief policy and advocacy officer for the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), was [...]
JGS Families Talk Customized Learning
Recently, several of our families spoke with Leisah Woldoff, Managing Editor of the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix and Northern Arizona, to talk about the customized learning that takes place at JGS. Follow the link below to learn the effect that The [...]
Yale & Yasha in RAK Magazine
Raising Arizona Kids' Karen Davis Barr recently spoke with JGS students Yale and Yasha as well as Head of School, Dana Herzberg, for an article in the magazine. Titled, "What it means to be 2E," the piece describes kids who are known as "twice except [...]