Shellie Lee Korth (age 12, Wisconsin)
Research conducted by the ICAF and published in scholarly journals have made the ICAF a thought-leader in the creative education of children.
Through our Arts Olympiads, we introduce children to the Artist-Athlete Ideal of the creative mind and healthy body. The educational programming at our festivals is based on STEAMS Education—our pioneering approach that integrates STEM disciplines with art and culture (signified by the "A") and sport and play (the second "S") for children’s holistic development.
Here’s a sample of published research by us and by educators about the ICAF and the impact of its programs:
- How to Prepare Children for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Our Children, National PTA, May 2021
- Schooling “Creative-Empaths” for a Brighter and Peaceful Future
Dynamische Psychiatrie, Vol, 53, 2020
- World Children’s Festival: The Art of Empathy
The STEAM Journal, December, 2018
- An Invitation to Repair the World (2.4Mb pdf download)
SchoolArts Magazine, January 2017
- Seven Questions on the Nature of Child Art (369Kb pdf download)
Professor Bob Steele, May 2016
- Fostering Turkish children’s creativity with the Arts Olympiad
Asli Kinsizer and Eren Bulbul in Visual Artbeat, August 2014
- Rediscovering the World through the Works of Children
Dr. Ma Reyes González Vida, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Granada, Spain in Visual Artbeat, June 2013
- Arts, Creative Education and Sustainable Economic Prosperity
Pearson Education's The Classroom Link, Volume 12, June 2013
- The 5th Arts Olympiad
Visual Artbeat, April 2013
- Positive Technology (download PDF 3Mb)
Cybertherapy and Rehabilation Journal, November 2, 2012
- Nurturing Creativity and Developing Empathy Globally (download PDF 392Kb)
Journal of Urban Cultural Research, March 2011
- Prosperity and Peace through Art (16-pg pdf online)
UNESCO Observatory on Multi-Disciplinary Research on Arts Education, e-Journal, Vol 1, Issue 1, The University of Melbourne, Australia, September 2007
- Art, Knowledge and Leadership (55Kb pdf download)
Canvas magazine (Dubai, UAE), July/August 2007
- Development of Children's Creativity to Foster Peace (pdf)
The Lancet, Vol. 368, December 2006
- Art for Kids' Sake (148Kb pdf download)
FRONTLINE, the Global Public Relations On-line Bi-Monthly, IPRA, August 2005
- International Education and Global Leadership (pdf)
The State Education Standard, The Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education, Vol 6, Number 1, March 2005
- Peace through Art and Sport (1.9Mb pdf download)
SchoolArts, Vol 104, Number 3, November 2004
- Painting a New Future
www.GeorgeRodrigue.com, April 2003
- On the Importance of Creativity
www.Creativity-Portal.com, March 2003
- On the Global Digital Divide
Finance & Development, A quarterly magazine of the International Monetary Fund, Vol 38, Number 3, September 2001. View comments
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