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Adelina Rupolo

Art to Discovery

It’s not every day you get chosen to fly to America and workshop was crowded with kids ready to try something
experience a once in a life-time art extravaganza filled new and fun. I went over to Ms. Eliot, my primary school
with color and contentment. Underneath sunbathed tents art teacher. She had set up a postcard making station. I
were piles of pencils, paint and pictures. Kids from all smiled when I looked up and saw pre-made postcards of
across the planet roamed the grassy field with smiles Australia made by some of the kids from my school.
lighting up all of their faces. They were here for the same
reason I was. They were here for the ART. The ICAF This buzzing routine went for three days and ended with a
provided this for young children across the globe. gala at the Marriott. The evening was a great opportunity
to meet loads of people from around the world. I met a
The WCF started off with a bang at the Ellipse Park in family from New Zealand and took photos with children
Washington. Children from all around the world were from Japan and Pakistan. I met two girls from Florida and
invited up on the stage to be greeted by the ICAF. Girls we traded emails. Meeting and making friends at the
and boys were brought onto the stage to share their WCF was one of the most memorable things for me.
cultural songs and dances; their flamboyant outfits At the dinner, we traded things like badges and flags that
created whirlwinds of color. represented our countries and became memories of the
exhilarating experience we all had.
Underneath each tent was a different activity station—
watch art by Swatch, marble painting from Turkey, and Adelina Rupolo, age 12, won the 5th Australia Arts
paper doll self-portraits from the United States. Each Olympiad with her artwork titled “True Blue Australians.”
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I will remember the memories of America and the fun I had forever. I’m sure

the same goes for everyone else who was able to share the most wonderful

experience with me at the WCF.”

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