Lynn De Jonghe

Lynn Sargent De Jonghe served as the founding Head of East Bay Sierra School, which merged to form Prospect Sierra School, and become one of the preeminent schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to this, Lynn spent fifteen years in public education administering federal funds to innovative programs, advocating for project learning as an alternative to textbooks, and pushing for integration in Massachusetts. She received a BA from Harvard University and an MS in Library Science from Simmons College before completing her PhD in Education at Cornell University. Throughout her career, she has pushed for challenging educational programs that encourage all students to pursue learning in depth and to use problem solving skills, collaborative learning, and exploration of values in an integrated curriculum. In 2022 Lynn’s book, Starting with Whitehead: Raising Children to Thrive in Treacherous Times, was published by Rowman & Littlefield. Her most recent book, Living Whitehead’s Vision: The Adventure of Adult Learning, was published by Process Century Press in 2026.