Cynthia Beatriz Goldbarg es educadora internacional bilingue y ha trabajado con niños, jóvenes y adultos desde hace 20 años. Ha creado y dirigido la Academia de Desarrollo Profesional en CentroNía (organización educativa multicultural y bilingüe ubicada en Washington DC). Desde  ahí capacitó a educadores y administradores, supervisó el área de Educación Inicial, desarrolló lineamientos pedagógicos, supervisó la apertura de jardines y hogares de cuidado infantil y preparó escuelas para obtener la acreditación nacional (de NAEYC) como aval de excelencia educativa.

Formó parte del Comité Asesor del Alcalde  de Washington DC en Educación Infantil (MACECD) por ocho años. En el 2006 fue seleccionada como coordinadora del Subcomité de Desarrollo Profesional dentro el comité general. También formó parte del equipo docente del Instituto de Liderazgo en Educación Infantil (ECLI) y enseñó en la Universidad del Distrito de Columbia en Washington DC, Estados Unidos.

Como capacitadora bilingüe, ha viajado por casi todo Estados Unidos con AED como Especialista en Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica de Head Start. El mismo es un programa federal gratuito de educación, salud y asistencia social para garantizar acceso a familias de bajos recursos. A través de sus años de experiencia en Argentina y en Estados Unidos, ha sido docente de niños pequeños, jóvenes y adultos. Ha trabajado como coordinadora y directora de programas educativos en ambos países. Ha presentado ponencias en conferencias locales y regionales. Ha desarrollado programas de capacitación para docentes, directivos, inspectores y otros funcionarios gubernamentales (de EEUU y de otros países). También ha diseñado e implementado capacitaciones a medida para escuelas, organizaciones y empresas en ambos países.

Bajo su liderazgo, más de 700 educadores multilingües se graduaron del Programa de Capacitación Docente que ella desarrolló para la Credencial Nacional del Asociado en Desarrollo Infantil, el único programa con fondos del estado que proveía capacitación bilingüe, en español y multilingüe en Washington DC. En el 2005, el Concejo Nacional De La Raza la seleccionó para formar parte del equipo nacional de 20 expertos e investigadores en educación infantil bilingüe, que asesoró al proyecto “Sembrando Semillas”, con sedes en Washington DC, Miami y Los Ángeles - ciudades con alto porcentaje de familias latinas.

Sus proyectos más recientes son “Educrianza” y el “Blog de Directivos” con la OMEP en el portal Educared de la Fundación Telefónica; y la evaluación de la mejora escolar del sistema educativo del Ministerio de Educación de Paraguay, con IDESA para el BID (Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo).

Cynthia Beatriz Goldbarg is a bilingual international educator and she has worked with children, youth and adults for over 20 years. She has created and run the Professional Development Academy at CentroNía (a bilingual multicultural learning center in Washington DC). She trained educators and administrators, supervised the Early Childhood Education department, developed educational goals, supervised the opening of child care centers and child development homes, and coached schools to obtain the national accreditation (from NAEYC) as a mark of educational quality.

She was part of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Early Childhood Development (MACECD) for eight years and in 2006 she was selected to act as the coordinator of the Professional Development Subcommittee. She was also a member of the state university's Early Childhood Leadership Institute's team and as such she taught at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington DC, USA.

As a bilingual trainer, she has traveled around the US with AED as the Education Specialist for the Training and Technical Assistance Support Center (TASC) at Migrant Head Start, the free federal program that provides education, health and social services to poor families, integrating them to school systems. Throughout her years of experience both in her native Argentina and in the US, she has taught babies, children, youth and adults. She has worked as coordinator and director of diverse educational programs, she has presented seminars and workshops in local and regional conferences, she has developed training programs for teachers, directors, inspectors and other government personnel (both from the US and from abroad), and she has designed and implemented customized training for schools, organizations and businesses in both countries.

Under her leadership, over 700 multilingual educators graduated from the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Training Program that she developed, the only state funded program that provided multilingual and bilingual training, as well as training to monolingual Spanish speakers in Washington DC. In 2005, the National Council of La Raza selected her to be part of a team of only 20 national experts and researchers in bilingual early childhood education that worked as an advisory body to the project “Sembrando Semillas”, with hubs in Washington DC, Miami and Los Angeles - cities with a high density of Latino families.

Her experience is sustained by a degree in Early Childhood Education from Argentina (Agnon Institute); a Master (with honors) in Educational Administration from the George Washington University (Mount Vernon College Campus) in Washington DC; a Certification in Business Administration from Georgetown University in Washington DC; a Specialization in Early Childhood Education from WestEd and the California Department of Education; and numerous training programs in which she has participated throughout her career, including a specialization in distance education and learning management systems (like Moodle) at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), in Argentina this year.

Her most recent projects are “Educrianza” and the “Blog for Directors” with OMEP in the Educared portal from Fundación Telefónica; and the evaluation of system wide school improvement at the Ministry of Education of Paraguay, with IDESA under contract with the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank).

Sinergía (de syn-ergo, trabajando juntos): describe un esfuerzo de diferentes entidades

cuyo efecto combinado es más fuerte que la mera suma de sus efectos individuales.

Existe sinergía cuanto el todo es más que la suma de las partes.

Synergy (from syn-ergo, meaning working together): describes an effort of different entities

with a combined effect that is stronger than the mere sum of their individual effects.

Synergy exists when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.