Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation is a non-profit organization in North Bonneville, Washington
North Bonneville, Washington
North Bonneville is a city in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The population was 593 at the 2000 census and 956 at the 2010 census.-Geography:North Bonneville is located at ....

. The Moore Foundation is best known for its "Moore formula" educational concept in homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...

, consisting of study, manual work and community service. The Moore's principal research finding encourages parents not to "subject your children to formal, scheduled study before the ages of 8 to 10 or 12."

In 2002, the Moore Foundation mourned the passing of Dorothy Moore, who helped to pioneer the concept of homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...

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Dr. Raymond S. Moore, author of Better Late than Early, a book that helped launch the modern homeschooling movement in the United States, died on July 13, 2007, at the age of 91.

Management

  • Dr. Raymond Moore — Secretary/Chairman
  • Kathleen Kordenbrock — President
  • Dr. Robert Moon — Treasurer
  • Elder Neal C. Wilson
  • Robert Woodfork
  • W. Allen Gillian

In The Media

The Moore Foundation operates several media outlets, including W07CL
W07CL
W07CL is a low-power television station in Auburn, Indiana, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 7 as a full-time affiliate of the Three Angels Broadcasting Network...

 and WGLL
WGLL
Located in Auburn, Indiana, WGLL is a small AM radio station transmitting on 1570 kHz at 500 watts during the daylight hours and 150 watts during the nighttime hours. The WGLL transmitter and its two towers are located along County Road 29 in Auburn, Indiana....

 both located in Auburn, Indiana
Auburn, Indiana
Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,086 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park , the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.-Geography:...

. Additionally, Dr. Robert Moon is also a board member of Good News Television, which operates WYGN-LP
WYGN-LP
WYGN-LP is a low power TV station on channel 12 in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and is an affiliate of 3ABN. WYGN originally signed on as W12BK, a low-power repeater of WBND-LP, the ABC affiliate in South Bend...

 in Berrien Springs, Michigan
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Berrien Springs is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Oronoko Charter Township. Berrien Springs is best known for its Seventh-day Adventist community and Andrews University...

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