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The International Child Art Foundation \| 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW \| Washington, DC 20036-1702 NEWS RELEASE April 05, 2005 CONTACT: Media Relations Phone: (202) 530-1000 Fax: (202) 530-1080 E-mail: media@icaf.org Url: www.icaf.org ICAF e.V. wins EU's COMENIUS as a partner for the Third Arts Olympiad in Europe! COMENIUS, part of the EU's SOCRATES program, is a European cooperation which supports a wide range of activities in the field of school education. As ICAF's partner, COMENIUS will announce the Third Arts Olympiad in 32 countries in Europe and will arrange funding for the European child finalists to Munich for the European Children's Festival, in June 2006. The overall objectives of COMENIUS are to enhance the quality and reinforce the European dimension of school education, by encouraging transnational cooperation between schools, contributing to the improved professional development of staff directly involved in the school education sector, and promoting the learning of languages and intercultural awareness. COMENIUS focuses on the first phase of education, from pre-school and primary to secondary school, and it is addressed to all members of the education community in the broad sense � pupils, teachers and other education staff, as well as local authorities, parents' associations and non-governmental organizations. COMENIUS emphasises certain important issues: learning in a multi-cultural framework, support for disadvantaged groups, countering under-achievement at school and preventing exclusion. # # # The International Child Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization that prepares children for a creative and cooperative future so they can lead us into a safer and better world. ICAF's headquarters are in Washington, DC and its European office is in Munich.

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ICAF Store \| What We Do \| KidZone \| Resources \| About ICAF \| Get Involved		Quicklinks \| Japanese
The International Child Art Foundation \| 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW \| Washington, DC 20036-1702 NEWS RELEASE April 05, 2005 CONTACT: Media Relations Phone: (202) 530-1000 Fax: (202) 530-1080 E-mail: media@icaf.org Url: www.icaf.org ICAF e.V. wins EU's COMENIUS as a partner for the Third Arts Olympiad in Europe! COMENIUS, part of the EU's SOCRATES program, is a European cooperation which supports a wide range of activities in the field of school education. As ICAF's partner, COMENIUS will announce the Third Arts Olympiad in 32 countries in Europe and will arrange funding for the European child finalists to Munich for the European Children's Festival, in June 2006. The overall objectives of COMENIUS are to enhance the quality and reinforce the European dimension of school education, by encouraging transnational cooperation between schools, contributing to the improved professional development of staff directly involved in the school education sector, and promoting the learning of languages and intercultural awareness. COMENIUS focuses on the first phase of education, from pre-school and primary to secondary school, and it is addressed to all members of the education community in the broad sense � pupils, teachers and other education staff, as well as local authorities, parents' associations and non-governmental organizations. COMENIUS emphasises certain important issues: learning in a multi-cultural framework, support for disadvantaged groups, countering under-achievement at school and preventing exclusion. # # # The International Child Art Foundation is a nonprofit organization that prepares children for a creative and cooperative future so they can lead us into a safer and better world. ICAF's headquarters are in Washington, DC and its European office is in Munich.

P. O. Box 58133 • Washington, DC 20037 Phone: +1 202-530-1000 • Fax: +1 202-530-1080 • Email: childart@icaf.org Privacy Statement • Copyright © 1997 - 2007, International Child Art Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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