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Marlo sent along this email when she was contacted recently:
Hello, and thank you so much for contacting me,
I am very happy to help! In response to your questions:
What am I doing now? I am a second year Business and Leadership major with an international emphasis and a french minor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. I am involved in dance, music and the Business Leadership Program there, as well as being a new member of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity. I love business and plan to continue on to get a Masters degree, but after I work in the corporate world first, hopefully in consulting.
How did Expo influence my life, and what did I gain from it? I think that Expo helped me to become a very multifaceted person. With theaters and science and music programs along with all of the regular classes, I was able to explore different creative aspects of life, and learn to apply them after grade school. At Expo, I learned to play the Tin Whistle from Todd Harper, I learned to knit and build a lamp from Martha Zemur, and I learned how to fry plantains from Tracy McJilton de Marquez. No other elementary school would have given me, or the teachers, the freedom to do these things that made my experience at Expo unique. I was made to feel like an appreciated individual with particular qualities that would help me be successful in life.
I learned all of the basics too, such as math and computer technology and everything that I needed to know before entering junior high, but the fact that I had experienced other things gave something for me to contribute in my life beyond Expo. It was a wonderful experience. I now feel able to multi-task and have learned to incorporate all of my interests while still concentrating on my studies at school.
Expo concentrated also on the importance of family and relationships. We would work with other classmates to create books, and would have reading buddies with younger and older grades. We would go camping as a "family" out to different wilderness parks, and for those who had never done that before, it was an experience of a lifetime. Teachers were great at trying to connect with the students, and many made honest efforts to build relationships among the students themselves. It was a very supportive environment.
I hope that this is all helpful for you and your recruiting other students to come to Expo in the future.
Sincerely, Marlo Struve (Expo Alum from 1990-1996)
Marlo sent along this email when she was contacted recently:Hello, and thank you so much for contacting me,
I am very happy to help! In response to your questions:
What am I doing now? I am a second year Business and Leadership major with an international emphasis and a french minor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. I am involved in dance, music and the Business Leadership Program there, as well as being a new member of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity. I love business and plan to continue on to get a Masters degree, but after I work in the corporate world first, hopefully in consulting.
How did Expo influence my life, and what did I gain from it? I think that Expo helped me to become a very multifaceted person. With theaters and science and music programs along with all of the regular classes, I was able to explore different creative aspects of life, and learn to apply them after grade school. At Expo, I learned to play the Tin Whistle from Todd Harper, I learned to knit and build a lamp from Martha Zemur, and I learned how to fry plantains from Tracy McJilton de Marquez. No other elementary school would have given me, or the teachers, the freedom to do these things that made my experience at Expo unique. I was made to feel like an appreciated individual with particular qualities that would help me be successful in life.
I learned all of the basics too, such as math and computer technology and everything that I needed to know before entering junior high, but the fact that I had experienced other things gave something for me to contribute in my life beyond Expo. It was a wonderful experience. I now feel able to multi-task and have learned to incorporate all of my interests while still concentrating on my studies at school.
Expo concentrated also on the importance of family and relationships. We would work with other classmates to create books, and would have reading buddies with younger and older grades. We would go camping as a "family" out to different wilderness parks, and for those who had never done that before, it was an experience of a lifetime. Teachers were great at trying to connect with the students, and many made honest efforts to build relationships among the students themselves. It was a very supportive environment.
I hope that this is all helpful for you and your recruiting other students to come to Expo in the future.
Sincerely, Marlo Struve (Expo Alum from 1990-1996)
