Taproot Inc. is a family-operated business, founded by two sisters. It  provides education on essential social/behavioral issues-through the use of artistic design, entertainment and digital technology. We design community-based movie productions 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 Feldenkrais Practitioner 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

LINDA FLANDERS

Linda Flanders is CEO, producer, director and independent filmmaker.

• She has a degree in Criminal Justice
  • Police detective in San Francisco/Bay Area for 17 years
• She is a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®
  • Somatic Education Teacher for local social services and probation.
• Member of the Minnesota Independent Feature Project.
  • Over 23 productions with local and state agencies
• Published author
  • Self-help book: Hollywood Endings and How to Get One
  • Several articles on alternative learning styles and The Movie Making Process.
  • Two feature length screenplays
• Public Speaker
  • Twenty-one State, National and International conferences
• Alternative forms of learning
• At-risk behavior

DOROTHY HALLA-POE

Dorothy Halla-Poe is Vice-President, new program designer and curriculum developer.

• She has graduate degrees in Counseling, Psychology and a Doctorate in Metaphysics.
• Twenty-five years experience working with neurological difficulties.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
• Published author and researcher
  • The Matrix Model
  • Co-authored articles on learning
• Staff trainer
• Assists agencies with new program designs for the 21st Century
• Behavioral consultant
• Curriculum writer

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!

OUR DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE A FREE COPY 

OF "THE MOVIE MAKING PROCESS" CURRICULUM.