“BRIDGING THE WORLD THROUGH ART AND SPORT” 

THIRD ARTS OLYMPIAD 2005-2008 (MALAYSIAN CHAPTER)

 

             Children of Malaysia can now participate in the world's largest and most prestigious arts

             initiative for  children, the Third Arts Olympiad 2005-2008 by ICAF, the International

             Child Art Foundation.

 

     The  Malaysian chapter of the Third Arts Olympiad 2005-2008 was launched in 2005 by Yellow

             House Society of Kuala Lumpur in partnership with SmartKids. The Third Arts Olympiad

             has the cooperation of Ministry of Education, National Council of Welfare and Social

             Development and Selangor Council of Welfare and Social Development as well as the

             support of National Art Gallery, Olympic Council of Malaysia and Penang Teachers’ Art Circle.

  

             The Third Arts Olympiad involves the participation of nearly 3 million children worldwide.

             Child representatives from over 100 countries will be selected to represent their countries in

       the largest celebration of children in the world, International Child Art Festival 2007 in

             Washington DC.

 

             The Third Arts Olympiad links art and sport through school art competitions on the theme

             “My Favourite Sport”. Students have a choice to make an original painting or digital art or

             photography.

 

             The Third Arts Olympiad is more than a global art competition. It incorporates a structured

             lesson plan that promotes the values of art and sport and encourages collaboration

             between art teachers and athletics instructors to motivate young artists to develop their

             physical abilities, and to inspire young athletes to express themselves through art.

 

             Through activities in the Third Arts Olympiad lesson plan, children will get to explore the

             purpose and connection of art and sport; build peace through art and sport by discussing the

             Olympics ideals; as well as learn to think beyond the stereotype about artists and athletes by

             getting to create games using art tools and to create art projects using sporting equipment.

 

             Through the Third Arts Olympiad (Malaysian Chapter), Yellow House Society of Kuala Lumpur

             will be selecting 2 child representatives to represent Malaysia in the International Child Art

             Festival 2007.

 

             In Malaysia, more than 7,000 primary schools as well as art centres, NGOs and communities are

             participating in the Third Arts Olympiad. 

 

             Even children with special needs can take part in the Third Arts Olympiad. Art and sport

             transcend barriers and have no boundaries. Likewise, there should not be any boundaries

             amongst children of different abilities. It is always Yellow House Society of Kuala Lumpur’s

             vision to promote and provide equal opportunities for children with special needs and they will

             be included in the Third Arts Olympiad program. We hope exploring the possibilities of playing

             sports will allow them to discover abilities that they have not thought or dreamt possible.

 

             For more information about International Child Art Festival, please visit ICAF’s

             website at www.icaf.org.  

 

 

                   Download The Third Arts Olympiad Lesson Plan & Submission Criteria

 

                   Download The Third Arts Olympiad Submission Form 

                    

                   Register for 1 January 2006 Event @ Times Square  

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People  of  all  ages  are  joining together as part of a new Global Movement for Children determined to build a better World for children and for all of us.