 A tenth grade student from Corire, Peru shares her artwork through OneWorld Classrooms' International 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. We send your students' artwork to schools around the world.
- We send you artwork that matches your grade level(s). K-12 schools from around the world participate.
- The program is ongoing: Send your artwork any time during the school year. (NOTE: Our next mailing will be in April, 2009; to participate in the next round, mail us your artwork before April 1st.)
- Make a display of international student artwork in your classroom/school.
- The program is funded by registration fees and a grant from the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.
 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
A tenth grade student in Changsha, China shares Chinese calligraphy.
From Other Sources
A dolphin, contributed by a fourth grade student from the Galapagos Islands.
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For round two of OWC's International Art Exchange
Use the link above to access our registration form (Choose Global Connections and then International Art Exchange.) -- or send an Email to register@oneworldclassrooms.org to start the registration process.
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Dear ,
The first round of OneWorld Classrooms' 2008/2009 K-12 International Art Exchange was a resounding success, with 620 students from 48 schools in 20 countries participating! We welcome all (participants and non-participants) to take our Round One International Art Exchange Google Earth Tour. It features the schools that participated in the exchange, high resolution fly-in photo layovers of some outstanding samples of the student artwork, links to related online content, and cultural information provided by participating teachers and students. (Please see below -- or visit our Web site -- for more information.)
Artwork submitted by a 9th grade student from an indigenous community in Panama, depicting traditional clothing and musical instruments.
(If you haven't signed up already,) we hope your class/school will join us for round two! (When registering, choose Global Connections and then International Art Exchange.) We especially need US and Canadian schools to participate in this upcoming round! We will be making the next mailing in April; so, to participate in the second round, you will need to register and send your artwork before April 1st. So far, 55 schools more from 26 countries have signed up!
 Detail from a painting submitted for the International Art Exchange by a 12th grade student from Armenia.
To all those who participated in the first round: On behalf of all the students and teachers who will learn from your excellent submissions, thanks for all your efforts!! To those who missed the first round: We welcome your class/school to participate in our ongoing exploration of global cultures through sharing artwork!
The OWC Team
A sixth grade student from Madagascar shares his artwork - and a smile.
Visit our Web site for participation guidelines or general information. Please send any questions to paul@oneworldclassrooms.org.
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Google Earth Tour
A stop at a school in the Amazon Rain Forest in OWC's Google Earth tour of schools participating in the International Art Exchange.
OneWorld Classrooms welcomes all Connected Teachers to take a Google Earth tour of the schools around the world that have participated in the first round of our K-12 International Art Exchange -- and view artwork created by participating students.
Fly right into artwork created by students participating in the International Art Exchange!
The tour takes your students from the Amazon Rain Forest to the Nile River and from a First Nation community in northwestern Canada to a sleepy port town in the Galapagos Islands. Along the way, you'll zoom in on K-12 schools and fly right into the high resolution photos of student artwork that surround them. Nearby, look for related cultural information provided by the teachers and students; and follow the links to related Web materials. (Please scroll down for more information. Additional information is also available here.)
Have a great flight!
A ninth grade girl from an indigenous community in Panama shares her artwork.
Next Bulletin - Google Earth and Technology Tips
Our next E-bulletin will be a Google Earth and Technology Tips bulletin explaining how to use Google Earth functions to make the most of the tour highlighted above -- and how to make your own tours. (Please note, if you did not select 'All Bulletins' or 'Google Earth and Technology Tips Bulletins' when you registered, you will not receive the upcoming bulletin. To change your preferences, please register again or click the UPDATE PROFILE link at the bottom of this page.)
A middle school student from the Quatsino First Nation in British Columbia, Canada shares her artwork and her culture.
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Inviting Your Class/School
Decorate the walls of your classroom or the halls of your school with artwork from around the world!
Artwork by a seventh grader from Dali, China.
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, matching your grade level. Visit our Web site for general information and participation guidelines.
The artwork you receive will be from a variety of countries. (Please note: This is a separate program from our Classroom Connections art exchanges. For those, we match you with a specific partner class/school in the world region of your choice. For this program, we do not match you with a partner.)
Artwork by a ninth grade student from the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The participation fee varies according to your world region (and is only $50 in the US and Canada). To register, visit our online registration form and select GLOBAL CONNECTIONS and then INTERNATIONAL ART EXCHANGE. (Please note: For our International Art Exchange, we do not match you with a partner class/school.)
We welcome you to forward this bulletin to your art teacher(s) -- or any of your colleagues who may be interested in participating! 
Artwork by a fourth grade student from Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, Canada.
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