Some of our Favourite Quotes
“The arts must be at the heart of every child's learning experience if… they are to have a chance to dream and to create, to have beliefs, to carry a sense of cultural identity”. -James D Wolfensohn, former chairman of The Kennedy Centre
"If they are worried about their test scores and want a way to get them higher, they need to give kids more arts, not less. There's lots of evidence that kids immersed in the arts do better on their academic tests." - Tom Horne, Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction
"One can compare art education to the solid foundation for a house - once it's built properly, it will hold any shape or form you will place on it". - Igor Babailov
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De Beers National English Olympiad – Call for 2012 Entries
The De Beers English Olympiad, which saw over 7000 entries this year, has made a call for the 2012 Olympiad Exam, which will be written on Tuesday 6 March. The theme for 2012 is “When Urban Meets Rural” (the anthology … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, English, Grahamstown Foundation, Olympiad, Schools Festival
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Arts Education is Where We’re At!
Greetings to all teachers, artists, scholars and anyone who accidentally found themselves on our new Schools Festival blog! While we’re well into 2011, the Ars Education Department here at the Grahamstown Foundation has decided to make a conscious effort to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Education, Education, Events, Festival, Grahamstown Foundation, School, Schools Festival, South Africa, Youth
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