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July 14, 2010: Update on the World Children's Festival 2011
Read the World Children's Festival 2011 Update for a festival planning update, festival objectives, and features. (510 KB 10-page pdf download)
To learn more about the World Children's Festival, view pictures and art, and explore past festivals, see World Children's Festival.
July 10, 2010: Newsweek magazine article on declining American creativity
"From fourth grade on, creativity no longer occurs in a vacuum; researching and studying become an integral part of coming up with useful solutions. But this transition isn't easy. As school stuffs more complex information into their heads, kids get overloaded, and creativity suffers. When creative children have a supportive teacher—someone tolerant of unconventional answers, occasional disruptions, or detours of curiosity—they tend to excel. When they don't, they tend to underperform and drop out of high school or don't finish college at high rates." -- Excerpt from Newsweek's "The Creativity Crisis"
March 24, 2010: Healing Arts Programs for Haiti and Chile Launched
The International Child Art Foundation today launched the Haiti Healing Arts Program and the Chile Healing Arts Program to help the child survivors cope with the traumatic experience.
In January 2010 the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti killed nearly 230,000 people, injured about 300,000, turned nearly one million into homeless and may have affected as many as three million people. In February 2010 the 8.8 magnitude that struck off the coast of the Maule region of Chile, affected 80 percent of the country and moved the entire city of Concepción nearly 10 feet to the west, according to seismologists.
Significant international efforts are underway to address the physical health needs of the children of both Haiti and Chile. Yet the mental health needs of child victims often get too little attention in any mass trauma event. ICAF will send teams of art therapists to Haiti and Chile to work with the children starting in May 2010.
To learn more, see Haiti Healing Arts Program and Chile Healing Arts Program.
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