Kim Prati

SLM -521

Last updated 3/23/06

Children from around the globe are invited to create and submit a drawn, sketched or painted piece of artwork (4.75" x 6.75"), with the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth." All entries must be received (in Ethiopia) by July 31, 2006. All participants receive a certificate and may become part of an online and/or travelling exhibition. Award winners artwork will be made into greeting cards Sponsored by the World Peace Prayer Society, the Goi Peace Foundation, and the United Nationals Global Teaching and Learning Project. Hosted by the Addis Ababa University School of Arts and Design in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative. Elementary age appropriate. Date visited 3/21/06. http://www.worldpeace.org/peacepalscontests.html#International%20Peace%20Art%20Competition%20and%20Exhibition

School groups design and create 12' x 5' painted canvas murals and ship them to the project founders. Murals are grommeted so that they can be bound together. It takes 440 individual murals to a create a mile mural. There are currently over a dozen mile murals - each with a different theme (sports, multicultural, women, etc) This project is currently running until 2010 and murals exhibit globally. Suitable for all grade levels. Date visited 3/22/06. http://www.the-art-miles-mural-project.org/

In this project, students first take a virtual tour of three communities (Cannelton, Indiana USA; Haarlem, The Netherlands; and Hiyhoshi, Japan). Then students can submit information (writing, artwork, etc) about important places in their community and add their city/school location to the tourism part of the City Quest site. Elementary age appropriate. Date visited 3/22/06. http://www.cityquest.nl/indexenglish.htm

According to the site, this is one of the oldest and largest educational activities on the net. Teachers borrow paper bags from grocery stores and students decorate the bags with environmental messages. The bags are then returned to the grocery store for Earth Day (April 22). There is no charge to participate. Appropriate for elementary school students. Date visited 3/22/06. http://www.earthdaybags.org

This project calls for art from 2^nd graders across the world. All participants create a picture starting with the same four lines. It's a challenge of creativity - students can draw anything - but they must expand on the four lines. Teachers email the projects to the site and they are transformed into a image gallery slide show. Registration for this year closes March 24, 2006. A simple, but effective exercise with a big pay off for elementary students! Date visited 3/22/06.

http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pages/fourlinesofsight/fourlinesofsight.html

International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is a network that brings teachers and students together from across the globe. Teachers and students must join forums to meet and talk to other participants. Then, schools can choose projects that they would like to participate in. There are many art-based projects, including Talking Kites Around the World, Global Art: Sense of Caring, and Comfort Quilts. Schools can become involved in an existing project or create their own. Most existing projects suitable for elementary students. http://222.iearn.org/projects/index.html

This site's mission is to use the arts to unite children across the globe. There is currently an Arts Olympiad Program where schools can submit art based on the theme "My Favorite Sports." Each school can submit only one entry by April 30, 2006 to Washington DC. There is also a Healing Arts program for survivors of the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina and a Peace through Arts Program. There is a Kidzone where children can view and submit art online. There is a child art magazine and a free monthly newsletter. Appropriate for elementary students. Date visited 3/23/06. http://www.icaf.org/index3.html

CyberFair claims to be the "largest educational event of its kind on the Internet". This is the 11^th year of the fair and this year's theme is, "Inspire and Unite." Participants have included millions of children from over 100 countries. Students create a web site based on the theme. Students are free to post text, art, photos, videos etc on their sites. The sites are evaluated and there are 40 winners. There is a culminating web-based fair. Students can be of any age - elementary, middle or high. http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/cf/

This is a great year-long project that students can participate in by making butterflies and sending them to Mexico to simulate a symbolic migration. Schools must register and follow specific instructions on size and materials. Students also enclose a note (in Spanish). Butterflies are sent in the fall and in the spring, they return! Information on participating in the upcoming school year will be posted at this address in August. Elementary age appropriate. Date visited 3/21/06. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/sm/index.html

IntuitiveMedia offers a safe, online community for school and children. There are several ongoing collaborative projects. "My Culture" would be an appropriate project for arts-related curriculum. Teachers must register, but then children have access to a variety of articles and can build relationships with other children around the world. Students submit artwork and commentary about their traditions, religion, art and music. Helps build tolerance. Appropriate for all ages. Date visited 3/23/06.

http://www.take2theweb.com/pub/litton/schoolnet_members2/fc.html