Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe’en is a Scottish term derived from “All Hallows’ Eve”, the eve of All Saints Day which is observed on November 1. Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31.Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, […]
Visitors from Nigeria
We were happy to have two friends from Nigeria visit our office yesterday, Tuesday September 3, 2013. Chief Fatai Shodimu and his son are seen here with Christi Rose, our Executive Director. Chief Shodimu is an important supporter and patron of The Peekok YouthARTS Initiative,(website: http://www.peekokyoutharts.org/) an organization that helps us connect with schools in […]
ArtLink Launch!
2013-2014 ArtLink program is launching this week! Our mission is to educate young people by encouraging their awareness, understanding, and appreciation of other cultures, as well as their own. We are thrilled to begin another exciting year of connections, discoveries and friendships across the world! Classrooms in more than 20 countries will begin working on […]
International Youth Day, August 12, 2013
The United States joins the international community today in celebrating International Youth Day. This is an email excerpt sent out today from, Youth, Students, and Educators for U.S. Department of State: “The Department of State is committed to ensuring that we are engaging not only with the leaders of today, but also with the leaders […]
Mask Dancing
Today we received a Facebook comment from this young artist stating,“I want to say something from the bottom of my heart that I really appreciate what you guys have done for me by selecting my art work for the International Children’s Art Exhibit last year in 2012, I have received my certificate and I am […]
Christi Rose in Guatemala
Our Executive Director, Christi Rose, has been visiting many of our partner schools in Guatemala. She is pictured here (4th from the right)standing next to Mr. Ramon Zetina our collaborator from the Rainforest Alliance along with student performers from Cobán who dance and play the marimba*. The group is in front of our first art […]
Giving Thanks!
Thanksgiving is a time for all of us here at Creative Connections to remember all we have to be grateful for. At the top of our list is the wonderful opportunity to work with so many dedicated educators around the world to bring a measure of global understanding to so many young people. And we […]
Art from USA
The young artist describes her scene, “I am looking through a telescope. I am looking at the stars and the moon. It is late at night, so my figure is blacked out.” She goes on to share,“The value I depicted is love of nature. This value is important to me because it is beautiful and […]
“You Are Not Alone” Hammond Art Exhibit
On Saturday September 15th, there was an opening reception at the Hammond Museum honoring the Japan-US Student Art Exchange presentation of YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The art is from a special ArtLink program following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. There are over 100 pieces of art created by students in Japan and in the USA. The […]
“Curiosity” Lands on Mars! Go NASA!
SPACE EXPEDITION by Max L., age 10, Norwalk, CT USA NASA‘s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) science rover “Curiosity” landed inside an ancient crater on Mars. “Curiosity” beamed back images from the Martian surface. This voyage took more than eight months and crossed 352 million miles. USA President Barack Obama stated, “…an unprecedented feat of […]
Olympics on Track!
The Olympics continue to be exciting! The men’s 4×400 relay finals this afternoon, featuring Oscar Pistorius’s(a double amputee, age 25) last Olympic run with his South African team. “I chose this scene, because I like sports and running, and consider it very exciting.” states He Hao.
Summer Dreaming
Cloudy Summer Sail by Ellie, age 14, Brookline MA USA The Secret of the Sea By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (from Seaside and Fireside, 1850) Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, All my dreams, come back to me. Sails of silk and ropes of sandal, […]