Dorothy Goodman ( Bruchholz; January 15, 1926 – July 23, 2023) was an American educator closely associated with the

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movement. She founded and served as Director of the

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; launching the school with three 4-year-olds in the basement of her home in 1966 and served as headmistress until 1985, when the school enrolled 530 students, ranging in age from 3 to 18, representing 80 nations. Dorothy Bruchholz was born in

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on January 15, 1926. She was educated at

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and received her Ph.D. from the

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. Goodman was a founder of the

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: North America, and has been credited with the success of that program. She has served as Chairwoman of Friends of International Education (FIE) and president of Committee for Public Autonomous Schools (COMPASS), an organization that supports the founding of public charter schools. She advocated the teaching of Chinese and Russian to American students, saying she was inspired in this by

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, long-time prime minister of

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. She has also been a trustee of the UWC-USA, and a visible and vocal spokesperson for educational causes globally.example at "Say Education Quality Problem in Many Nations," Christopher Connell," ''The Associated Press,'' November 10, 1983 Dorothy Goodman died of congestive heart failure at her home in

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, on July 23, 2023, at the age of 97.

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1926 births 2023 deaths Alumni of the University of London American educators Bryn Mawr College alumni Educators from Minneapolis American expatriates in England Deaths from congestive heart failure in the United States {{educationist-stub