TAPROOT, INC

Taproot Inc. is a family-operated business, founded by two sisters. It  provides education on essential social/behavioral issues-through the use of art, entertainment and digital technology. We make community-based movies and show others how they can too. All project templates and program models are well researched, deconstructed, and can be economically replicated by other communities. Over the past seven years, we have developed a process that accelerates learning, based upon the latest research in neuroscience: The Power of Paying Attention. 

We have used this process to create pro-active educational film and stage productions that are completely deconstructed into a "How To" format, so your own community can replicate them. 

• Fast
• Fun
• Economical
• Can be used over and over
• Learning is accelerated
• Engages students and community members
  • Through the artistic process
  • Today's digital technology
  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Music videos
    • Stage performances

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The History of the Business

Taproot, Inc. was founded in 1997. It began as a service organization, specifically working with children who exhibited atypical behavior: children who had not been successful in any other program. The foundation of our work is based upon the research of four brilliant men; each of whom offers scientific evidence on the ability to learn.

• Dr. Stanley Greenspan: Early Childhood Development
• Dr. Howard Gardner: Multiple Intelligence Theory
• Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais: Somatic Education
• Ron Davis: Dyslexia and Other Perceptual Difficulties

We discovered that when their work was combined, in a variety of possible ways, learning became dramatically accelerated and behavioral issues disappeared.

• Our early work is written up as case studies, performed by Linda Flanders, and documented in the book, The Matrix Model by Dorothy Halla-Poe.
• When digital technology became affordable, we discovered that we could speed up learning even further.
• The Movie Making Process: a specific way of filming movies: developmental, educational and economical.
• It automatically incorporates our early work within it.
• Early childhood development
• Connection to others
• Communication
• Expressing a full range of human emotions
• Learning limits and boundaries
• Alternative learning styles
• Experiential learning
• Digital technology

We began making movies with atypical children, evolved into schools, after school programs, corrections and eventually entire communities.

• All children behaved well throughout filming.
• They all worked well together as a group.
• They actively sought out opportunities to watch themselves in their own movies, over and over.
• They gained confidence and communication skills through presentations to others.
• We discovered they began to generalize improved behavior into their daily lives.

We have now deconstructed all the essential pieces into do-it-yourself "Performance Packages."

• Replicate each project in your own hometown.
• Starring your own students and community members.
• Save time and money
• Engage your whole community
• Pro-actively educate and raise awareness on local issues of global importance.
• Entertainment is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy.
• Bring that money home to your own community!

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