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As a NYC School District Math Director for many years and creator of a nationally acclaimed economics program, Card Connection, I recommend this site as an excellent problem solving construct using art and language arts in service of mathematics and science investigations. This site can be used by children from Kindergarten through graduate school.As an instructor for the New York City Board of Education New Teacher Staff Development Program, I commend this site as a wonderful resource for teachers to use technology in service of research and student-centered projects.
Roberta Maselow <Rmaselow@aol.com>
New York, NY USA - Sunday, August 22, 1999 at 21:29:04 (EDT)
I think the mona lisa quiz is a great idea.
juana
houston, Tx USA - Saturday, August 21, 1999 at 14:43:34 (EDT)
Great idea!
Anna
Waterloo, Ontario Canada - Saturday, August 21, 1999 at 12:47:17 (EDT)
I can defintely see Da Vinci in the Mona Lisa Portrait. Very interesting!!!!! Keep up the good work, guys!
Melissa
Marlton, NJ USA - Friday, August 20, 1999 at 21:50:36 (EDT)
So glad you researched this famous art-a-fact. I had the great pleasure of visiting his birthplace this summer in Vinci Italy just north west of Florence.I made a video of his home and toured the museum where some of his inventions were placed. It was a real treat. Now I can visit your sight and view the history.Thanks for your effortsAn elementary art teacher
charlene schilk
palmharbor, Fl USA - Friday, August 20, 1999 at 17:08:42 (EDT)
Cool man cool...
Leighann
Gurley, AL USA - Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 20:10:14 (EDT)
Hey remember me. I was your student not so long ago. Remember the MAINE! I was just checking out the site again I still like it. Its #1 in its branch and I encourage people from all over the world to continue on their search for why is the Mona Lisa smiling? but end their search here. Bye and God speed.
Ann-Marie
Bronx , NY USA - Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 11:52:20 (EDT)
This site, especially "Why is the Mona Lisa smiling," is all very well done. Thank you for the information. This is a site that I will come back to again and again as I prepare for my trip abroad. Thank you again.
Heidi
Ajo, Az USA - Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 10:49:45 (EDT)
I REALLY enjoyed reading about the Mona Lisa being Leonardo himself! I will pass this along to my students.
Dixie Grissom <Grissom-5@juno.com>
USA - Wednesday, August 18, 1999 at 17:34:39 (EDT)
Nice page. Very informative. Keep it up.Greetings from Finland!
Marja-Riitta
Marja-Riitta
Turku, Finland - Wednesday, August 18, 1999 at 16:38:28 (EDT)
Interesting site.
D.Boschen <dbosch@nytimes.com>
NY, NY USA - Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 15:49:34 (EDT)
Love the site
Mary Leslie
W. Richland, WA USA - Monday, August 16, 1999 at 17:13:16 (EDT)
Hi everyone!you all did a fantastic job on this and should be proud of yourself!Very interesting and well put together.NICE JOB!!!
Barry
aiken, sc USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 16:57:23 (EDT)
Cool!
Pablito
New York, NY USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 15:58:09 (EDT)
this is a wonderful site and i enjoied it greatly!!! thank you to all who made this possible! -linds-
linds
USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 08:46:39 (EDT)
I am a 1979 graduate of JFK - "the last of the seventies" - still have the t shirt!!! Wanted to post my info on the alumi page but could not get figure out how! Would love to hear from other graduates and friends from that time! I have met two living up here in orange county - would love to hear from more. I have very fond memories of my time there - hope you all do to! These are the times of your lives............
Laura Asta <lauwillb@warwick.net>
Montgomery, ny USA - Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 17:26:13 (EDT)
I think that your site is pretty interesting. Its cool.
nathan
jhonstown, pa USA - Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 03:11:29 (EDT)
Very interesting work, specially the Mona Lisa theory
Marize
Recife, PE Brazil - Friday, August 13, 1999 at 22:26:18 (EDT)
Thanks for alerting me to this marvelous site. I will come back to it to explore it more fully, but am fascinated with all that it offers. I'll surely show it to my students next fall. Great work, all!
Susan Jacobs <sjacobs@mville.edu>
Purchase, NY USA - Friday, August 13, 1999 at 12:24:29 (EDT)
Terrific site--I'll be sure to share it with students!Thanks!
Steve Kellogg <skellogg@ukans.edu>
Lawrence, KS USA - Thursday, August 12, 1999 at 13:22:17 (EDT)
I love this site. I am so impressed that this was researched by high school. I think that we are in good hands that this generation is doing such wonderful informative projects.
Hope
fredericksburg, va USA - Wednesday, August 11, 1999 at 17:42:53 (EDT)
Fabulous site! Its a great place to explore probably the most fascinating man in history.
Beau
Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, August 11, 1999 at 15:40:12 (EDT)
I truly enjoyed viewing your website during the 99 Siggraphy ConferenceI work for an IT consultanting company in there new media division andthe speed and content of your site is very impressive.Keep up the great work. There's plenty here to learn from.ThanksGeorge
George A. Brown <george.brown@whittman-hart.com>
Indianapolis, IN USA - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at 19:21:56 (EDT)
Hi! You guys are great! Keep going!
Miguel
New York, NY USA - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at 19:05:48 (EDT)
Steve Feld,Troughout my extensive exploration of cyberspace, I have found great educational webpages, but your website definetely exceeds my expectations. As an educator and a student of instructional technology, I see that your students are blessed to have a great mind guiding their learning. It will be my great honor and pleasure to link my humble website to your fantastic educational site.Thank you for bringing Leonardo Davici's music back to life!Great work!!!!!!!
Jesus Delgado <jrdelgado@earthlink.net>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at 15:04:16 (EDT)
I was looking at your math links. What's ironic about that is that I never liked math. I stopped at algebra 2 in high school, and I especially appreciated my undergraduate college because it did not require math for English majors. Nevertheless, I believe some of the math links on this site could catch the interest of people who may not otherwise consider gazing at a math-related web site. For example, under the mega math link, there's a site dedicated to graphs and other linear-related math concepts (geometry?) The site is written in plain English. It admits that graphs could be confusing. It's colorful and it takes the uninitiated by the hand through the various graph/lines/shapes. It doesn't attempt to overwhelm you with math-speak or jargon. It shows you what's in the site, gives you a straigntforward narrative, and lets you decide whether to stay or go. For a non-math person like myself, it wasn't all that bad a journey. It may spark the interest of a child who may be otherwise turned off to math. That's not a bad consequence of web-surfing.
Dean Pappas <dwpaep@aol.com>
Katonah, NY USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 12:05:23 (EDT)
This is always a possibility but why know? and who cares. I think it's enough (as in any piece of art) to admire what's there and leave it at that. We must not question who, what, where, when and why as long as there's beauty in what we see, our heart must find our appreciation through our eyes.
Raymond
L'Avenir, Qc. Canada - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 11:38:50 (EDT)
I felt very interested in da Vinci music, multi cultural dialogue with japanese students.This web site gives me many imaginative and origiinal ideas. Thank you.
Junko
Tokyo, Japan - Sunday, August 08, 1999 at 23:39:38 (EDT)
Fine site about a great man. I love it!
Jack
San Francisco, CA USA - Sunday, August 08, 1999 at 15:14:04 (EDT)
hello Everyone
Geoff
Sydney, NSW Australia - Sunday, August 08, 1999 at 06:19:16 (EDT)
Hi
Ali
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Saturday, August 07, 1999 at 01:09:50 (EDT)
Interesting theory. I have to make my own research before go any further.Anyway, i'll keep in touch with your page
Nuno
Santo André, Portugal - Friday, August 06, 1999 at 05:51:36 (EDT)
great page
kelly
toowoomba, ql Australia - Thursday, August 05, 1999 at 20:54:17 (EDT)
Hi. You do have a very good point here, but with today's technology you could make me look like the Mona Lisa. All I really have to say is that you don't have enough information to decipher that this highly known artist is depicted in the Mona Lisa.
Christina
Philadelphia, PA USA - Thursday, August 05, 1999 at 16:49:39 (EDT)
Cool site! Gr8 for anyone interested in Da Vinci.Keep up the good work!!!
Vanessa
Singapore, Singapore - Wednesday, August 04, 1999 at 08:42:54 (EDT)
i'm taking a technology workshop and it was recommended that i visit this site - very interesting! i enjoyed it.
meg
providence, ri USA - Tuesday, August 03, 1999 at 23:28:48 (EDT)
Who wouldn't love the Mona Lisa! As a British art critic I am the "Fiona Lisa" of the art and interior design world! One thing I learned in my university studies is why the Mona Lisa is so valued...and it's not because of her smile. It's because the Mona Lisa is the only work of Mr. da Vinci's painted entirely by Leonardo himself. In those days it was a popular practice to have an apprectice working under you to paint the backgroung scenery, saving the the main subject, or focal point for the master! If you would like to learn more about art and design request my TV show on your local cable access channel. "ARTS AND INTERIORS WITH FIONA THE ART CRITIC". Contact Bremerton Kitsap Access Televion in Bremerton Washington!
Fiona
Poulsbo, WA USA - Tuesday, August 03, 1999 at 22:01:44 (EDT)
Did you know that there is speculation that the Mona Lisa is actually a composite of Leonardo, his mother and one other person?
Joanna
Dobbs Ferry, NY USA - Tuesday, August 03, 1999 at 13:51:26 (EDT)
We think that Leonardo drew himself and thats what he wanted to look like and we think it's scary,from emily
Emily
Goldcoast, bQld Aus - Tuesday, August 03, 1999 at 03:17:27 (EDT)
Well done! Much research and discussion points to the concept that this portrait is a "self-portrait' in disquise. Don't we all wish we could know the truth about the "Mona Lisa"?
Carol Rose <crose@mail.wichita-falls.isd.tenet.edu>
Wichita Falls, TX USA - Monday, August 02, 1999 at 13:58:07 (EDT)
Very interesting ¡¡¡¡tank you be happy ¡¡
jorge
tlalpan, df mexico - Sunday, August 01, 1999 at 22:54:59 (EDT)
Hi,You have created a wonderful web site that is both informative and interesting. It is an excellent resource for both teachers and students. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to your site. Great work.
John
Oneonta, NY USA - Sunday, August 01, 1999 at 17:22:48 (EDT)
very impressive; great for kids; and great source for research for linking learning!
Clif
USA - Sunday, August 01, 1999 at 09:54:54 (EDT)
This is strange to watch and very convincing!
colin
coeur d' alene, id USA - Saturday, July 31, 1999 at 12:22:11 (EDT)
Congratulations on keeping the dream alive.Although I cannot physically make it to Milan, my thoughs and spirit will be with you!
Miss C
Perth, WA Australia - Saturday, July 31, 1999 at 02:02:45 (EDT)
On behalf of the Learning Department at the Museum of the City of New York, I want to congratulate you on this wonderful web site which combines history and high tech.
Lavinia
New York, NY USA - Friday, July 30, 1999 at 20:18:54 (EDT)
Hi, Steve, It is a cool site. Good show! Whole Pop is on a summer hiatus, but
we'll keep you in mind. Jack
Jack
USA - Friday, July 29, 1999 at 23:38:07 (EDT)
Hi Folks: I am a science teacher and science textbook author. I believe that inquiry is the best way to teach science and have developed and published many inquiry activities for the science classroom. I was very impressed by your site and look forward to exploring it more completely over several visits.
Ed Denecke <edenecke@aol.com>
White Plains, NY USA - Wednesday, July 28, 1999 at 11:32:14 (EDT)
WoW i didnt even knew that Mona lisa was a man. I am having Mona lisa project, this news will indeedshocked my teachers. Thankx 4 the news!Keep it up, by updating it!
shanti
singapore, singapore - Wednesday, July 28, 1999 at 05:49:51 (EDT)
THE SITE IS REALY INTERESTING. THE PEOPLE WHO PUT IT TOGETHER ARE VERY TALENTED. THANKS.
MLE
HAZELWOOD, MO USA - Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at 23:49:05 (EDT)
great reviews
fatlume
polo, il USA - Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at 14:26:18 (EDT)
Thanks, needed this for a project tomorrow!
R
Pretoria, S.A. - Monday, July 26, 1999 at 17:05:18 (EDT)
SPOOKY!!!! :)
Jill
Indy, IN USA - Monday, July 26, 1999 at 16:53:13 (EDT)
I found the contents of the web page to be both interesting and informative. I enjoyed the area devoted to mona lisa. I never knew about the theory that leonardo painted a representation of himself. I also found the JFK jr. memorial from the students to be well done. The coorelation between the love of flight shared by JFK and Leonardo is observent and interesting. I am a 29 year old student who has spent numerous years working in corporate america. I currently attend Teachers College and am formally applying to the Physical Education Masters Program at Columbia. I enjoyed your site and am anxious to see more
adrian picheny <ampinnyc@aol.com>
new york, ny USA - Sunday, July 25, 1999 at 21:02:20 (EDT)
This is an excellent site. I am impressed that is kept up to date. I especially liked the pictures of the 24-foot Bronze Horse. It's ironic that this site at JFK H.S. is devoted to a man who dreamed of flying but couldn't, while JFK Jr. dreamed of flying, and it sadly cost him his life. Anyway, keep up the good work.
Ed
New York, NY USA - Saturday, July 24, 1999 at 15:02:24 (EDT)
Interesting
Brenda
Fishing lake, AB Canada - Friday, July 23, 1999 at 12:44:24 (EDT)
B One - Computer Cafe <lind2@euroconnect.dk>
copenhagen, Denmark - Friday, July 23, 1999 at 11:35:22 (EDT)
HiJust signing in for now.
Clifford
Brooklyn, NY USA - Thursday, July 22, 1999 at 22:19:00 (EDT)
It's true that the faces line up and the mouths especially seem to be the same type. However, many other faces would also line up. The question is "would Leonardo do something like that?" I think he would because it is such a neat idea and he was full of neat ideas.
Deborah
, ky USA - Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at 19:12:47 (EDT)
I'm back!! I had not visited your site in a while, but every time I do, I know that there will be something new, different or interesting. A couple of weeks ago I attended a literacy institute and this week I am participating in a mathemtics standards and technology institute. In both of these we focus(ed) on practical and effective ways to help improve literacy and math skills. it is obvious that the students have had a lot of research to do and then to synthesize into the web site with all of its links. The information is organized and categorized effectively. Mathematically speaking, I enjoyed looking at Lillian's page where she and her team predict when the Tower of Piza will fall. This is directly in line with a topic I studied today in my math course. The standard of "putting mathematics to work" includes data analysis and this is what Lillian and her team did. As a staff developer, I can definitely use this page in order to demonstrate various skills in action. Keep up the great work!
Elizabeth Gil
New York, NY USA - Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 23:26:55 (EDT)
y mona lisa smiling
mary
china, USA - Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 21:51:09 (EDT)
The site is really friendly. Very informative. Thank you.
Grace J.
Quezon City, MM Philippines - Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 19:35:30 (EDT)
The site is very interesting.
Dawn
Commack, NY USA - Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 10:06:12 (EDT)
This site was very complete. It had all the facts I believe are important in DaVinci's life. Plus, it had things I never knew. I have noticed that the Mona Lisa does resemble Leonardo and so yes I do agree that it is indeed a self-portrait. Also, conserning the etiquette, I am glad you are able to accept criticism but want it to be constructive. Just because the form of communication is via the internet does not mean people should be as rude as they can. Anyway lovely site. I hope to see more.
Rachel
WA USA - Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 02:02:22 (EDT)
Thanks for the picture, I like it.
jorge
México,D.F., Df México - Monday, July 19, 1999 at 20:33:59 (EDT)
good site
chris
brisbane, qld australia - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 21:44:36 (EDT)
I like your website, but I am rather disappointed to think the Mona Lisa might be a man. As to why people didnt smile in pictures so long ago, I think everyone probably had bad teeth and were embarrased about showing them.
Kim
USA - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 20:05:25 (EDT)
This is a great site.
Toby
White Plains, NY USA - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 17:13:44 (EDT)
Steve, Take a look at the Site of the Moment at (link disabled) and let me
know what you think:)Thank you for sending me your details. James
James
Learning Perspectives, Australia - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 05:49:29 (EDT)
I enjoyed my visit very much. Thank you!
Gerry M.
Lafayette Hill, PA USA - Saturday, July 17, 1999 at 23:03:46 (EDT)
the site you have created is very imaginative.Congragulations
Banu
turkey - Friday, July 16, 1999 at 10:27:34 (EDT)
I love to be creative but I don't think that the Mona Lisa is Davinci. I am working as a researcher for technology. I like to read but love to write!!! Like this site!!!
Danielle
Port Chester, NY USA - Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 21:21:40 (EDT)
I am 9 years old. I live in Port Chester and am going into the 4th grade. I am here with Meaghan, my sister Danielle and my mom Carol. I think it was not him. It was just someone who might have looked a tiny bit like him. Why would he want to paint himself with long hair? It does not make sense. So, that's my guess!!
Paige
Port Chester, NY USA - Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 21:19:02 (EDT)
I am 12 years old and looked at the site with my friends Paige and Danielle. I do think that it is daVinci in the painting. It does look like it is him......
Meaghan
Port Chester , NY USA - Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 21:14:19 (EDT)
If someone can help me out with a question that I am dying to have answer,
I would really appreciate it.I was woundering why is it that the photos that I
see from the early 1900's always have people in them that don't smile. Was it
concidered inappropriate for people to show their teeth in photographs? I would
really like someone to see this and answer back. By the way, that is very interesting
about the Mona Lisa and Leo's photo overlay. It very well could have been a self
portrait. Thank You, Jayme
Jayme
Crystal Lake, IL USA - Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at 16:17:21 (EDT)
this book is very intresting
Janja
Gorica pri Slivnici, Slovenija - Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at 13:38:30 (EDT)
i think this site was very interesting and i will recomend this site to others
whitney
amarillo, tx USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 23:44:21 (EDT)
Great site!
Victor M.
USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 13:44:12 (EDT)
Loved it! Great job!
Jean F.
N. Easton, MA USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 11:43:17 (EDT)
This site has it all!
Merinda
Sydney, N.S.W Australia - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 02:38:30 (EDT)
The Mona Lisa site has opened my eyes to the ement beauty of the famous painting. A great site, keep up the good work.
Jane
Shepparton, Vic Australia - Monday, July 12, 1999 at 20:31:13 (EDT)
i would just like to state that maybe he was drawing a picture of his love in his life that wasn't real just a figment of the imagination!! Or maybe he saw her in a dream and decided to make her come to life!! That is just another suggestion!! :)
tanya
North bay, canada - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 20:18:34 (EDT)
I am an aunt of Nicole, whose mom wishes she had desided to stay on your team.
Loved your site!
sherry
san antonio, tx USA - Saturday, July 10, 1999 at 22:37:17 (EDT)
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VISITORS IN THIS WEB SITE.
eddy
toronto, on ca - Saturday, July 10, 1999 at 12:19:51 (EDT)
Hi! I've come to this site for a History project on Leo Da vinci. I was amazed
when you said that Leo could have painted himself. I loved the picture from Old
Leo to the Mona Lisa. Does that mean he is homosexual?
Jessica
Los Angeles, CA USA - Friday, July 09, 1999 at 14:53:25 (EDT)
Wouuuu!!!Ginevra is the best of Leonardo drowings....
anna
triest, Italy Italy - Thursday, July 08, 1999 at 17:52:09 (EDT)
As an instructor of Professional Development, helping school teachers integrate technology into their classrooms, I apprectcite that this site addresses and aligns the new preformance standards.
Tom Corizzi <tom@futurekidsnj.com>
Cresskill, NJ USA - Thursday, July 08, 1999 at 12:47:28 (EDT)
That was a very interesting piece on the Mona Lisa. I would agree that because after reading Sigmund Freud's, Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood, it clearly states that there is no record of him every having sexual contact with a women(girlfriends or wife) and that his mother was very strict on him. This could contribute to the fact why he want to paint himself as a women, maybe he felt somewhat like a homosexual. Peace.
Percell
philadelphia, pa USA - Wednesday, July 07, 1999 at 22:15:34 (EDT)
A great Site from High school studentsVery good graphics and interactivity
James
Commack , NY USA - Wednesday, July 07, 1999 at 13:30:34 (EDT)
Absolutely fascinating web site. I could stay here for days. Tonight I just thought I'd look up my name sake and what a lovely surprise! Keep up the good work
mona
USA - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 19:20:30 (EDT)
I love every kind of mystery especially those that are connected to history and art. So, I really enjoyed visiting this site.
Amra
West Chester, PA USA - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 19:03:34 (EDT)
THANK YOU--I participated in an interesting workshop at the Museum of the City of New York last week, June 28th. Fantastic website!
Tamara
Brooklyn, ny USA - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 07:46:46 (EDT)
love leo!
keri
ny, ny USA - Monday, July 05, 1999 at 20:52:54 (EDT)
What a great resource! Wonderful job!
Pamela
Cambridge, MA USA - Monday, July 05, 1999 at 10:42:24 (EDT)
I never really thought about it being Da Vinci himself. I am a great admirer of his work, not just his art, but inventions and ideas as well. If anyone would like to e-mail me about Da Vinci, I'd appreciate it. Now I don't know if the text book was correct, because it has been known to have mistakes in it, but if anyone has read something similar, I would really like you to e-mail me! Great page!
mishel
kelso, wa USA - Monday, July 05, 1999 at 00:44:12 (EDT)
I read in my ninth grade history text book that Mona Lisa was a baroness. It's been a few years since I read it so I can't remember her name. Marie maybe? I'll get the bookwhen school starts again, and write in.
mishel
kelso, wa USA - Monday, July 05, 1999 at 00:34:05 (EDT)
As a soon-to-be new teacher, I'm especially interested in sites that can help focus students' use of the Internet as a research vehicle. Learning About Leonardo brings DaVinci "under one roof".As a resource for middle or high school students, this site can enlighten students who may not grasp elements of a Renaissance art assignment or thematic unit. Teachers must always take care to adjust lessons and scaffold teaching and learning so that all students have every opportunity possible to comprehend what is being taught. Learning about Leonardo can be an invaluable scaffolding tool.The site is not caught up with itself. Links to other related areas allow for expanded searches. In a reflective writing piece, it’s important not to have limits or impose boundaries. Students engaged in reflective writing can develop fictional stories that attempt to answer some of the questions posed here--why is Mona Lisa smiling, who was the model for the painting, etc. After all, there are no definitive answers and one person's "guess" is probably as good as another's.It's a good way to keep creative juices flowing, because there is no "right" answer to skew the results. Students wouldn't be writing to satisfy a teacher or a researcher's opinion--they would be writing what sounds most plausible to them.
Dean
Katonah, NY USA - Sunday, July 04, 1999 at 21:17:46 (EDT)
Adorei a HP!!! Principalmente a parte do "sorriso na Mona Lisa". Infelizmente não falo Inglês, mas fica aqui meu recado.
Cassia
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil - Saturday, July 03, 1999 at 23:10:43 (EDT)
I work in technology in a suburb in Westchester. As a specialist in this field, I especially like to individualize instruction especially for students with learning disabilities. I have seen schildren with reading problems and children with A.D.D. react well with technology especially as a research tool. I loved the web site especially the daring question about why is the Mona Lisa smiling. All children love technology but especially those who have reading problems love to "figure out clues"!! They would enjoy the morphing of the painting and it would be an excellent pre-reading/writing activity for a unit on artists!!! After viewing the site it wold pique their interst to be interested in learning more about daVinci....and thus other artists as well. IT can be adapted into art, writing, lanuguage arts and history thematic units! Great Work!!!
Carol Fischer-LaBella <NYCAL01@aol.com>
Port Chester, NY USA - Saturday, July 03, 1999 at 19:27:55 (EDT)
Interesting conclusions concerning the "Mona Lisa". I am currently an Art Education Major at Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and am currently studying Michaelangelo in my Art History class. I will bring up these ideas in class and see what feedback I will receive.
Kimberly M
Indianapolis, IN USA - Friday, July 02, 1999 at 15:00:27 (EDT)
Great site for leonardo lovers! Love the pictures! But where are the postcards? (I have just started browsing this site!) Post Cards
Sarah
sandy's, Bermuda - Thursday, July 01, 1999 at 08:58:06 (EDT)
Hi, JFK H.S. -- This is Richard Jordan, a member of the Board of Governors of the Naitonal Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan. Really interesting project on the Miho Museum. First, let me say that it was not clear where on the planet JFK H.S. is -- I figured out the Bronx from various clues. But, more importantly, at the Arts Club, we do a lot of work with students and the arts. We are a 100-year old arts educational organization that admitted men on a full and equal basis with women 100 years ago. Freddie Ferrer has been to the Club, and Mayor Dinkins visits as often as he can. The food is REAL good, lots of receptions and stuff like that, with art exhibition openings. I am planning a series at the Club for the Millennium called "The Dialogue of Civilizations". The questions that you asked are really imporrtant ones and go to the heart of the matter. I.M. Pei has received two Gold Medal Awards from us, and maybe we can arrange for some way in which we and lots of you can all participate in some event. Would like to speak with you about it, maybe even have you help plan it. Send an e-mail. I'm wired. Later, Richard J.
Richard Jordan <richardjordan@mailcity.com>
NY, NY USA - Monday, April 26, 1999 at 16:24:29 (EDT)
Thank u 4 submitting your work 2 the New Dawn's Beautiful ExperienceYour
work is now posted in this months edition of BE -please review it foraccuracy.
I know that this edition is a few days past due, but its here now!Although the truth is slow its not dead yet, so with the truth there is BE.Thanks we r happy u found us! Roger
Roger Prince <The9s4ever@aol.com>
Dream in Gold, USA - Sunday, November 15, 1998 at 21:43:44 (EST)
You have a very good and easy to read site.Richard RoehmDeaf@activist.com
Richard Roehm <Deaf@activist.com>
Santa Ana, CA USA - Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 11:53:39 (EDT)
Congratulations to he students of this JFK High School Web Site for winning the contest and for sharing with the wide world your enthusiastic interest in the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci. 
My answer to your quest: "Why is the Mona Lisa smiling" is that her smile is now a happier smile as in my book Mystery of the Mona Lisa, the truth about her portrait is finally out! RINA DE' FIRENZE, Author of MYSTERY OF THE MONA LISA.
Defirenze, Rina
New York, NY USA - Wednesday, December 17, 1997 at 19:10:50 (EST)