Ann - Ann,
the creator of Artists in the Country, has been a Speech Pathologist for the
public schools since 1972. She is presently the Coordinator of Preschool
Special Education for the Windham Public Schools. Ann has worked for many
years towards including children with special needs into regular classroom
environments and to build their communication skills with their peers. Several
years ago, she received her 6th year in the field of Assistive Technology,
which builds on her ability to help children learn in the regular educational
classroom through the use of assistive technology tools when needed for
learning to communicate. Ann has done workshops and consultations for
families, and schools in her career, and continues to do that as well.
Ann has always loved the arts, and has promoted arts in the schools that she
has worked. This new endeavor continues her efforts to appreciate not only
fine art, but also children's wonderful abilities to express themselves in
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Michelle- Michelle
is working in the field of Public Health for Physicians for Social
Responsibility in Washington, D.C. Although far from CT in body, her spirit and
heart are in New England. She is a valuable asset to the new Artists in the
Country family endeavor. As a youngster, Michelle was involved very much in the
arts in school. She sang and acted in many shows throughout elementary school
and through high school. She played flute in her school orchestras. In college,
she participated in several choirs and acapella singing groups. After
graduation, when living in a new city, and missing singing and playing the
flute, she co-organized an acapella group called Vocal Therapy which sang in
the D.C. area for two years. She is a wonderful member of this new family
enterprise.
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| Lauren- Lauren
is a fifth grade teacher in Worcester, MA. She plays a vital role in the
success of Artists in the Country. Her contributions include but are not
limited to the creation of the program guide, landscaping of the barn, and many
hours of preparation. Throughout high school, although mainly spending
her time on the athletic fields for
basketball, soccer and softball, she also showed interest in the arts. She
played saxophone, and continued with art classes in high school. As a senior
project, she did a wall mural in the music hallway of her high school,
which still can be seen today. |
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