Heidi Goodwin

7th/8th Grade Language & Literature Teacher

Heidi Goodwin holds a Master’s Degree in English and Critical Theory from the UK and 28 additional graduate hours in Teaching from CUNY. She was originally certified in New York before moving to Atlanta. She completed her Bachelor’s Degrees in both German and English (double major) at the University of Richmond, VA.

With 28 years of teaching experience, Heidi began her career at what was then Grady High School. She spent ten years teaching Freshman Composition, World Literature, American Literature, and Creative Writing at Perimeter College. Since leaving Perimeter, Heidi has been part of the ANCS community and is now entering her 14th year.

Prior to ANCS, Heidi taught in Graz, Austria through Fulbright after completing her undergraduate degree. After leaving a PhD program at Syracuse University, she worked for a women’s baking collective called “On the Rise” in Syracuse and then for Finger Lakes Organics in Ithaca, NY. Thereafter, she returned to graduate work in teaching, during which time she worked in the CUNY Writing Center.

Heidi loves gardening and home-making. She adores her children and is incredibly proud that they are both now in college. As an avid reader and writer, she is deeply involved in the school community, serving as a longstanding member of the Advisory Committee on the middle campus and contributing to the DEI curriculum.

Her passion project is leading opportunities for International Service Learning. She has just returned from a second ANCS service learning trip to Peru, with another group heading to the Dominican Republic over spring break. For more information on these projects, feel free to reach out to her!