Robert Beebe

Dr. Robert Beebe is a recently retired principal of New Hope School, a K-8 private school located in Clifton, NJ, and former Chairman of the Board of the governing body of Jin-A Corporation of which New Hope School is a part. Since becoming principal in 2004, Dr. Beebe oversaw the adoption of a comprehensive curriculum which teaches universal values and filial piety towards one’s elders as part of its character education program. Prior to serving as New Hope’s principal, Dr. Beebe was the Vice-President in charge of curriculum development with the International Educational Foundation. Based in Moscow, Russia, Dr. Beebe conducted hundreds of training workshops for educators, oversaw the publication of various character education textbooks in multiple languages, and traveled throughout the former Soviet Union and beyond to promote IEF’s educational materials.

Dr. Beebe graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University, an M.Div. from the Unification Theological Seminary, and received a doctorate in Educational Leadership for Teaching and Learning from Walden University. He and his wife Karen are the proud parents of six children and seven grandchildren.