Touran Mirhadi, Iranian educator, Died at 89

  Educator

Touran Mirhadi was born in 1927, and died on November 8, 2016.

She was an Iranian educator, author and researcher.

Touran Mirhadi was the founder of the Farhad School (Persian: مدرسه فرهاد) a progressive kindergarten and elementary school in Tehran which was a source of many pedagogical innovations.

Touran Mirhadi was also the co-founder of The Children’s Book Council of Iran (Persian: شورای کتاب کودک) and The Encyclopedia for Young People (Persian: فرهنگنامه کودکان و نوجوانان).

Touran Mirhadi passed away at 89 years old.