Dear Thacher Community,
I have exciting news to share, and I ask that you please read this lengthy message to the end to ensure you have the complete information that includes our safety protocols.
Thacher Montessori School and Fluent Productions/Research are partnering to create a documentary film that captures the feeling of being in school and how schools support the developmental needs of kids across grades K to 8. Thacher was selected because of our dedication to the developmental needs of children and our intentionality around school design. The documentary is exclusively Thacher.
Filming will begin on January 6 and run through January 14. Fluent will be filming students and teachers in their classrooms, at recess, during lunch, and moving around the school during the day. The small film crew (no more than four people accompanied by our IT Director, Andrea) will make every attempt not to disrupt the learning and blend into the background. The documentary will not be distributed publicly; instead, it will be used for educational purposes to teach those who design programs, services, and supports for kids about developmental variation. The final edited video will be provided at no cost to Thacher to use in ways that may benefit the school.
An essential step in this exciting collaboration is obtaining consent from families to have their child appear in this video. We ask that you click on the button below and sign the video release form for your student. Ideally, we would love to have 100% participation to make the most of this experience. Still, we realize that is not possible with the specific restrictions already on file for a few students. Fluent, and Thacher, will take steps during the filming to ensure that those who do not agree to participate shall not appear in the video.
