Helen Parkhurst (March 8, 1866 – June 1, 1973) was an American educator, author, and lecturer who devised the Dalton Laboratory Plan and founded the Dalton School in New York City. In this section you find information about the founder of the Dalton Plan.
The first article from Berends (2022) you can use to become familiar with her pedagogical ideas. Parkhurst wanted to give children a voice in their own development.
Helen Parkhurst and her call to give children a voice in their own development
The second article concerns a chapter from the Wenzhou Dalton teachers’ handbook, in which René Berends (2025) provides a more detailed account of the development of Helen Parkhurst’s ideas throughout her life:
Parkhurst ideas about the revitalization of education