This unique program is designed for art and social studies classes around the world. Students create art projects designed to reflect their life and culture and exchange their work with a partner class in a different country. The students then examine and enjoy the art from their partners, gaining new insights into their culture and then share these insights with their partners. This final dialogue phase is what makes ArtLink Plus unique.
ArtLink Plus partner teachers are given workshop materials to help them better prepare students to:
- Be introspective about their culture and their place in it.
- Communicate key aspects of their culture using art.
- Understand through their partner’s art the realities that exist in their partner’s world.
- Discover and explore the values that underlie the surface aspects of culture.
- conceive thoughtful questions for their partners
- Dialogue with the partner class to better understand their culture.
- Appreciate the cultures of students participating from all countries in the ArtLink program.
- Become global citizens by developing their cultural literacy.
Creative Connections provides our partner teachers with:
- An energized, motivated partner art class and full contact information.
- Comprehensive program guidelines and intro workshop, both with lesson ideas.
- Our office staff, always available, for advice over the course of the exchange.
- A thoughtful set of art produced for your class by your partners.
- Access to our online teacher network of partner teachers around the world.
- Our annual International Children’s Art Portfolio featuring good quality photocopies of art from many our partner countries.
| 2010-11 Theme: | Water |
| ArtLink Dates: | 2 sessions: ArtLink Fall program runs from September through March. ArtLink Spring program runs from January through May. For detailed calendar Click Here |
| Enrollment Fee: | $425 per class (Only US classrooms pay to participate) Both ArtLink and ArtLink Plus cost the same. Additional cost for video conferencing with partner, technology permitting. $395 if enrolled by May 31st. |
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