Organizations Filed Purposes:
OFFERING A REFRESHINGLY DIFFERENT WAY TO APPROACH LEARNING, EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC (ETM) FREES ADULTS TO TEACH AND PARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOYFUL NATURE OF CHILDREN. THROUGH SONG AND PLAY, ETM PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDING OF LEARNING, MOTIVATION, CHILD THEORY AND COGNATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
IN ALL ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THE RICHARDS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN THROUGH SONG,PLAY AND THE STUDY OF ARTFUL TEACHING.
THE RICHARDS INSTITUTE CONDUCTS COURSES FOR TEACHERS, MUSIC EDUCATORS, PARENTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICANS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATION IN SEVERAL STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE WINTER AND SUMMER COURSES REACH APPROXIMATELY 550 ADULTS EVERY YEAR, AFFECTING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE AREAS OF EMOTIONAL STABILIZATION, COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, ENHANCED LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND INCREASED MOVEMENT AND SENSORY-MOTOR AWARENESS. THESE ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH PLAY AND AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC SONG EXPERIENCES.
THE RICHARDS INSTITUTE CONDUCTS WEEK-LONG SUMMER INTEGRATED ARTS DAY CAMP (SONG/PLAY, VISUAL ART, STORYTELLING AND CREATION) AIMED AT SPONSORING THE EMERGENT IMAGINATION - AND THUS THE INTELLIGENCE, ACCORDING TO NARCOSYNTHESIS - WHICH INCLUDE ANY NUMBER OF AT-RISK AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS GEOGRAPHIC LOCALES (CALIFORNIA), DIVERSE CULTURAL GROUPS (LATINO, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN, CAUCASIAN, NORTHERN/CENTRAL EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT), DIVERSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTINGS FOR UP TO 400 PERSONS PER SUMMER. GRANT MONIES FOR PARTICIPANTS ARE APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH NO THIRD-PARTY INTERMEDIARY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Marie Butler | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $40,000 |
| Jason Sherman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joann Yabrof | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Hopkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Teresi | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Melanie Olson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Dozet | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Thorgrimson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Carl Dejong | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Frost | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kris Ryskamp | PAST PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
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