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Our
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Katya Klauz
School Principal
Music
While living in Russia, I graduated from St.Petersburg College of Music as a school/kindergarten Music Teacher and worked as Kindergarten Music Instructor and later as a children's choir conductor in one of St.Petersburg's District Music School for Children. Actually, my music education started long before the college years - in first grade of Music School for children. Seven years later (and an eternity from my parents's perspective) I finished it and can't seem to let go ever since, even though my present profession as Software Developer is as far from music as one could imagine...
I first joined Russian School in a Music teacher capacity in 1995 and worked for a couple of years before leaving to finish my "american" education. For the last several years Russian School, once again, is a part of my life. In my Intermidiate Music class (for children of 5 and older) we sing, listen and discuss different forms of music (opera, ballet, symphonic music), learn about orchestral instruments and the basics of solfège.
For many 3-4 years old children in my beginning class this the first close encounter with music lessons and my goal is to make this experience fun through the use of musical instruments, role play, listening to classical pieces and singing our favorite russian songs, so it could be a great start for a life-long love for music.
E-mail: kklauz@gmail.com
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Alexander (Sandro) Akhvlediani
Art
Sandro graduated from the Art Academy of Fine Art (Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi) with a Master's Degree in both Architecture and Art. He is a Member of "Georgian Artist's Union" and "Georgian International Federation of Arts" (GIFA).
Besides 20 years of a successful career in Architecture, Sandro has established himself as a painter of urban landscapes, musical genre, flowers and portraits creating his own impressionistic style.
While living in Georgia, he shared his passion of Art with students of all ages by teaching them drawing, painting and "cloisonne", a 12th century technique of molding glass into featured art.
Sandro enjoys teaching children to understand and appreciate the beauty of art and to express their pure and generous world of fantasy through pallete.
You can find Sandro's art work at www.sandro-art.com
E-mail: irena-ja@sbcglobal.net
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Dilya McClaine
Beginning Russian and Russian as a Second Language
Dilya graduated from Termez State University (Uzbekistan) with a Masters Degree in Psychology and Pedagogies preschool department. Working with 4-10-year-old children, she developed the integrated learning program built on the natural curiosity of children, which was published at the central periodical magazine of Russia "Preschool education" # 6 on June 1991, in Moscow. She continued her professional experience at Sunday School of music-aesthetic development ("Rodnichok") in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) for 10 years, teaching Russian. Dilya moved to the United States in 2005 and joined the Russian School team in 2006 as a Russian teacher and later as a teacher for RSL students.
E-mail: yundilya@mail.ru
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Dina Matsuki
Advanced Theater
Целью занятий является развитие творческих способностей детей через театральное искусство. В ходе занятий дети учатся творчески мыслить, понимать эмоциональное состояние другого человека, а также развивать дикцию на материале скороговорок и стихов, пополнять словарный запас и обогащать русскую речь.
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Maria Azriel
Beginning Theater
Even though both of her children have been going to the school for the past 3 years, Maria joins the school in a teaching capacity for the first time. As a life-long theater buff, a curator at the Indianapolis Art Museum and a mother of two, she brings a very unique combination of skills which will greatly benefit our little actors.
Another school's staff member, Svetlana Kaplan, who is also our treasurer, will be assisting Maria with this class.
Теоретическая часть занятий включает в себя беседы об истории театра, профессии актера, различных театральных жанрах и просмотренных постановках; проходит в форме диалога, на доступном для детей языке и направлена на развитие интереса к театральному искусству.
Практическая часть занятия проводится в форме занимательных игр, способствующих развитию воображения, раскрепощению на сцене, развитию индивидуальности и актерских способностей ребенка. В ходе занятий предлагаются упражнения на пластику, тренировку голоса и улучшение дикции, ролевые игры, упражнения на концентрацию внимания и образное мышление.
Также проводятся подготовка к выступлению на сцене и репетиции театрализованных представлений.
E-Mail: dwiener1@indy.rr.com
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Gregory Klauz
Chess
Gregory came to the US in 1993 from Moscow, where he received a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and for more then a decade was managing Moscow's Telecommunication Company (SSKTB).
Chess has always been his favorite hobby. During his student years, Gregory was a part of his Institute's Chess Team. In Indianapolis, he has been instructing a chess class at the Hebrew Academy for the past several years. This is his second year of teaching at Russian School and his group of "chess masters" is growing day by day.
E-Mail: vklauz@hotmail.com
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