In 1932, my mother, Frances Littman Seldin, founded the Barrie School. She served as its Headmistress for thirty-nine years until her death in 1971. On April 24 Barrie, the school that was my alma mater, my life’s great passion, and my family home, turned seventy-five. I write in celebration of my mother, my own years there, and the marvelous children and educators who I knew and loved. I also write to honor all of the other men and women who, like my mother, founded and lead their own schools in the United States and abroad.
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