 A tenth grader in the Amazon Rain Forest region of Ecuador creates artwork for a OneWorld Classrooms art exchange.
------------------------- International Art Exchange at a Glance
- Fast and convenient way to share student artwork with schools from around the world.
- Students share their lives and cultures and learn from each other by sharing their artwork.
- You mail 30 pieces of student artwork to OneWorld Classrooms. We mail you 30 pieces of student artwork submitted by schools from around the world.
- No direct matching (you only interact with OWC staff); no time limit.
- Make a display of international student artwork in your classroom/school!
 Artwork by a grade 7 student from Dali, China.
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Contact Information
To contact OneWorld Classrooms about your exchange, send an E-mail to: paul@oneworldclassrooms.org. We provide E-mail support, whenever needed.
 Alpacas, contributed by a 9th grade student from Chile.
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Tips for a Great Exchange
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Teachers are busy people! Where possible, recruit a parent or two to help coordinate the exchange.
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Art is a powerful way for your students to share who they are, teach about their culture -- and make friends. Encourage them to do their best!
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Where possible, involve your Art teacher -- or an Artist in Residence, to empower your students to create artwork they will be proud to share.
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For a more meaningful exchange, include student photos, attached to the artwork.
 A dogsled team, contributed by a first grade student from the Canadian Arctic.
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Collaboration Tools & Resources for Teachers
From OWC
Tibetan students in Xiahe, China share their artwork.
From Other Sources
A dolphin, contributed by a fourth grade student from the Galapagos Islands.
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Quick Links...
OneWorld Classrooms welcomes all participants to use its FREE Travel & Learn Online content, which includes Online Travel Resources (featuring online field trips, travel logs, poetry safaris and more); the Electronic Cultural Exchange Library (featuring PowerPoints, videos, music and art contributed by participating schools from around the world) and our Student to Student Language Lab (featuring students sharing their first language via audio, video and artwork flashcards).
You will need a username and password to log on. To register for a username and password, complete our registration form.
 A third grade girl from Windhoek, Namibia shares her artwork.
Below are quick links to our informational Web site, registration form and some of our most popular Travel & Learn Online Content.
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Greetings!
Decorate the walls of your classroom or the halls of your school with artwork from around the world!
OneWorld Classrooms welcomes your class, classes or school to participate in our 2008/2009 K-12 International Art Exchange. Participation is easy: You send us 30 pieces of your students' artwork (paintings, colored drawings, etc.) and, then, we send you 30 pieces of student artwork from around the world. See the specific guidelines below -- or visit our Web site for general information.
The artwork you receive will be from a variety of countries that may include: Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, China, Namibia, Mali, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Micronesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Mexico, Germany, England, Poland, Hungary, Egypt, Israel, the US, Canada and more.
The cost is FREE to $50 (50% off our regular fee!), depending on your world region. To register, visit our online registration form and select GLOBAL CONNECTIONS and then INTERNATIONAL ART EXCHANGE. (Please note: To be matched with a partner class/school in a specific world region, register for our CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS program.)
Or, for the fastest way to register, send an Email to register@oneworldclassrooms.org and include your name, school name, school mailing address, country and grades that will participate. We will Email you a registration confirmation and further instructions.
We welcome you to forward this bulletin to your art teacher(s) -- or any of your colleagues who may be interested in participating! 
We look forward to involving your students, sharing their artwork -- and sending you student artwork from around the world!
The OWC Team
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 Participation Guidelines Please save for your reference.
Follow the guidelines below to complete your OneWorld Classrooms International Art Exchange. (Also see: Tips for a Great Exchange and Collaboration Tools and Resources for Teachers in the left-hand column.)
1. Mail 30 pieces of student-created artwork to:
OneWorld Classrooms
51 Belvidere Hts.
Haverhill, MA 01830
USA
IMPORTANT: You may mail your artwork any time; but, keep in mind that we will mail artwork to you shortly AFTER we receive your package. Mail (depending on your world region) may take one to three weeks each way. Plan accordingly if you would like to receive your return artwork before the end of your school year or a specific date/event.
Upon receipt of your artwork, OneWorld Classrooms will mail you 30 pieces of artwork created by students from around the world whose grade levels closely match yours. Typically, we will mail your artwork between one and two months from the time we receive your artwork.
2. Send original student artwork that accurately reflects aspects of your students' lives/cultures. Please avoid repetition of subjects (houses, flags, etc.). Students may use any artistic media (paint, pastels, crayons, art photography, etc.). Students should produce colorful and artistic work (paintings, colored drawings, etc.). Be creative!
TIP: Encourage your students to do their very best work. Explain to them that their artwork will be displayed in another school and, as such, will be a window through which other students will learn about them and their culture. If you are a classroom teacher, consider involving your school's art teacher or an artist in residence. (We will send you artwork that generally matches the quality of the artwork you send us.)
3.Submit artwork on paper of the following sizes:
International size: A4, A3 or in-between
North American size: 8.5 x 11 inches, 11 x 17 inches or in-between
You may optionally laminate your artwork or put each piece in plastic cover sheets. (The artwork you receive may or may not be laminated or in plastic sheets.)
4. For each piece of student artwork, include or attach personal information labels (listing the students name, age/grade, school and subject of their drawing/painting). Students may also include additional information about their artwork or themselves.
Optionally, you may also include/attach a photo of each student to each piece of artwork. Write the student's name on the back of the photo. If you include/attach photos, we will send you mostly artwork with photos, if possible.
TIP: If possible, take photos of your students holding their artwork.
TIP: Do not glue photos/labels to the back of artwork. Since the school that receives your artwork will display it, please paperclip labels/photos to artwork or attach them to a separate paper and then paperclip the paper to the artwork.
5. Check all student work for appropriate content (for more on this, see our Terms of Use).
6. IMPORTANT: When mailing your artwork, please include a cover letter or note indicating the teacher's name, grade level, school, mailing address, city, state/province and country -- and any information that will help explain the artwork you are sending.
7. We will send you a confirmation notice by E-mail when we have received your artwork and mailed your return artwork. Please send us an E-mail when you receive your return artwork in the mail.
8. Upon, completion of your exchange, we will ask you to complete an evaluation form via Email. This will help us to improve the program in the future.
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Use of Your Students' Artwork
In almost all cases, all of the artwork you send will be forwarded to other participating schools for display. OneWorld Classrooms may scan and display some student artwork on its Web site - or may occasionally retain one or more pieces from a given set of submitted artwork for OneWorld Classrooms' displays or events at schools and community arts centers in Massachusetts, Virginia and New York. See our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for more information. If you would prefer that your student artwork and any accompanying photos are not displayed on the Web site or at OneWorld Classrooms displays/events, please inform us using the Email address above.
Mini Arts Materials Grants
Participating schools outside the US are eligible to receive mini-grants of $50 or $100 to purchase art materials. Interested classes should submit a letter (written by students and/or a teacher or teachers) explaining how the school would benefit from and use the grant. Submit the letter WITH your artwork. Grantees will be selected based on need, receipt of the request letter and the quality of their effort to share authentic, colorful artwork that depicts aspects of the students' culture. A small number of schools will be selected to receive the grants. Grantees will be notified by Email and the grants will be wired to the coordinating teacher.
Make a Difference Contributions
OneWorld Classrooms encourages participating US schools to sponsor the participation of a needy overseas school by making a $50 or $100 Make a Difference contribution. You may make a contribution when registering - or you may send a contribution with your registration fee. Your gift will help us to involve more schools and offer more Mini Arts Materials Grants (see above).
A Hani girl from southwestern China creates artwork for a OneWorld Classrooms art exchange.
Above: A fourth grade student from the Kalahari Desert region in Namibia creates artwork for a OneWorld Classrooms art exchange.
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