Lynbrook Students Visit Doors of Paradise

Story by Rosemary Leonetti

North Middle School seventh-graders in Joanne Landfield’s Italian class recently completed a study of Florence, Italy and Italian Renaissance artists. 

Students created travel brochures highlighting places to visit in Florence, including the famous Doors of Paradise created by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1452 for the Baptistery of St. John in Florence. 

Since they couldn't take a trip to Italy, students did the next best thing – they visited the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hicksville, which features one of only three replicas of the famous doors in the world.  

Photo caption: Lynbrook North Middle School seventh-graders visited Trinity Lutheran Church in Hicksville to view the church’s replica of Lorenzo Ghiberti’s famous Doors of Paradise. They are pictured with Italian teacher Joanne Landfield (second row, right).