Dorothy Goodman (née Bruchholz; January 15, 1926 – July 23, 2023) was an American educator closely associated with the charter school movement. She founded and served as Director of the Washington International School; launching the school with three 4-year-olds in the basement of her home in 1966[1] and served as headmistress until 1985, when the school enrolled 530 students, ranging in age from 3 to 18, representing 80 nations.[2]
Dorothy Bruchholz was born in Minneapolis on January 15, 1926.[3][4] She was educated at Bryn Mawr College and received her Ph.D. from the University of London.
Goodman was a founder of the International Baccalaureate: North America, and has been credited with the success of that program.[5] She has served as Chairwoman of Friends of International Education[6] (FIE) and president of Committee for Public Autonomous Schools (COMPASS), an organization that supports the founding of public charter schools.[7] She advocated the teaching of Chinese and Russian to American students, saying she was inspired in this by Lee Kuan Yew, long-time prime minister of Singapore.[8] She has also been a trustee of the UWC-USA, and a visible and vocal spokesperson for educational causes globally.[9]
Dorothy Goodman died of congestive heart failure at her home in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2023, at the age of 97.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Elite Academy Set for Pr. George's; Private Institute, Modeled on Washington International School, Aims to Fill Void," Tracey A. Reeves. The Washington Post, Jun 25, 2001. pg. B.03
- ^ "An International Man," Jack Eisen, The Washington Post, September 20, 1985, p.C2
- ^ "Founder's Day 2016," Washington International School, http://www.wis.edu/page.cfm?p=876 Archived 2017-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Dorothy Goodman, Washington International School co-founder, dies at 97". The Washington Post. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Head start, IB and businesslike schools," Martin Morse Wooster, The Washington Times, October 16, 2005, p.B06
- ^ "Speaking Well for the Future; Program Introduces Youths to ABCs of Chinese, Japanese" Kristin Eddy. The Washington Post, Aug 20, 1987. pg. j.01
- ^ "An alternative way to educate ; 'Charter schools' challenge public and private systems," Maria Koklanaris, The Washington Times, December 1, 1994, pg. C1
- ^ "Washington in a stir over giant panda envoys," Lee Siew Hua, The Straits Times (Singapore), June 8, 2001
- ^ example at "Say Education Quality Problem in Many Nations," Christopher Connell," The Associated Press, November 10, 1983
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