The Story of Arbor Schools (FILM)
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Dear Friends of Arbor,
You may know me as Ms. Palladina, the art teacher and photographer at the Arbor Montessori Schools in Sammamish.
Since moving to the United States from Russia in 2001 and enrolling my younger daughter in second grade at Arbor, the school became our second home away from home. I learned to speak English while volunteering as a parent, and also discovered the Montessori philosophy of “following the child”. Later in 2004, I began to teach art to the 1st through 9th grades. As a parent, I witnessed first hand the success of the Montessori method and became an enthusiastic supporter. As an artist and teacher, I draw inspiration from working with children; sometimes I feel that they teach me more about life and art than I teach them!
Arbor Schools celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013. I thought it unfortunate that no one at the time had made a movie about it in honor of the anniversary. Arbor’s history is rich in inspiring personalities and stories that exemplify Montessori principles. I feel that now is the time to create a short documentary film about Arbor and preserve school history.
I work full time, and all of my spare time recently has been taken up in arranging interviews, filming, and editing this film for its planned premiere during the Arbor Auction in March 2014. So far the project has been met with great enthusiasm from Arbor staff, teachers, alumni, students, and parents, and I have enjoyed their full cooperation and support. It is definitely a “labor of love”! Completing this film however required more than just my time and effort. As you can imagine, filmmaking comes with significant expenses, including the purchasing of music licenses, acquisition of editing and color grading software, data storage, and video and audio recording equipment rentals. Any contribution to help offset these expenses would be greatly appreciated!
You may know me as Ms. Palladina, the art teacher and photographer at the Arbor Montessori Schools in Sammamish.
Since moving to the United States from Russia in 2001 and enrolling my younger daughter in second grade at Arbor, the school became our second home away from home. I learned to speak English while volunteering as a parent, and also discovered the Montessori philosophy of “following the child”. Later in 2004, I began to teach art to the 1st through 9th grades. As a parent, I witnessed first hand the success of the Montessori method and became an enthusiastic supporter. As an artist and teacher, I draw inspiration from working with children; sometimes I feel that they teach me more about life and art than I teach them!
Arbor Schools celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013. I thought it unfortunate that no one at the time had made a movie about it in honor of the anniversary. Arbor’s history is rich in inspiring personalities and stories that exemplify Montessori principles. I feel that now is the time to create a short documentary film about Arbor and preserve school history.
I work full time, and all of my spare time recently has been taken up in arranging interviews, filming, and editing this film for its planned premiere during the Arbor Auction in March 2014. So far the project has been met with great enthusiasm from Arbor staff, teachers, alumni, students, and parents, and I have enjoyed their full cooperation and support. It is definitely a “labor of love”! Completing this film however required more than just my time and effort. As you can imagine, filmmaking comes with significant expenses, including the purchasing of music licenses, acquisition of editing and color grading software, data storage, and video and audio recording equipment rentals. Any contribution to help offset these expenses would be greatly appreciated!
Organizer
Katya Palladina
Organizer
Issaquah, WA
