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Teachers who have reserved a field trip to
Kids' World
are invited to take a sneek peek at the festival
Wednesday, Nov.
8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Listen to live music by Kids’
World entertainer
Mariachi Tulsa.
Taste complimentary international
food provided by
India Palace.
Enjoy wine courtesy of
Jonathan Neff, P.C., International Law.
Tour the festival booths.
Kids'
World Official Kick-Off Celebration
This
morning, Reagan Cochran and Marco Callegas-Gayton, representing
the fifth grade art classes at Zarrow International School,
presented hand-crafted international banners to Kids' World
Honorary Chair David Page. These banners, representing Panama,
Africa and China, were given to Tulsa Global Alliance, Kids'
World producers,to use as decorations during its upcoming Kids'
World International Festival, taking place November 9-12 at
Expo Square.
During
the Kids' World Kick-Off Celebration, which took place at Zarrow
International School, Aleta Surratt, fourth grader, unveiled
herKids' World t-shirt design, which is a hand-drawn reproduction
of the Kids' World 2006 logo. The original logo was designed
by TU student Tracy Paulk, of Third Floor Designs.
Jorge
Rodriquez, a member of Mariachi Tulsa, performed during the
celebration . The four-member group will also perform at Kids'
World in November.
Zarrow Art Teacher Sondra Williamson and her students have played a significant role in Kids' World this year. In addition to the banners, her students also created origami-inspired one-of-a-kind media kits for festival publicity.
"Kids' World is proud to form partnerships with our local
schools," said Cristina Smith Williams, Kids' World chair.
"We are thrilled that students at Zarrow International
have been able to study different art forms from around the
world, and they have created beautiful works of art for the
festival."
Soar
to New Places at Kids' World
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Tulsa, OK
-- Explore games, food, music, art, crafts and more from around
the globe as you experience Kids' World, the Children's International
Festival. The eight production of Kids' World is November 9-12,
2006, in the Upper Level of the
IPE building at Expo Square.
Admission is $3 for children age 12 and under and $4 for adults. Festival hours are November 9, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; November 10-11, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; and November 12, noon - 5 p.m.
Kids' World
is produced by Tulsa Global Alliance. Presenting sponsors are
the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and the Tulsa
World.
For more information, call Tulsa Global Alliance at 918-591-4750
or email TGA.
General Information
Background
Kids' World, The Children's International Festival was first
presented in 1993. Attendance the first year was 6,000. In 2004,
more than 20,000 students, teachers, parents and volunteers
were welcomed to the four-day event. Kids' World is the major
educational initiative of the Tulsa Global Alliance and is presented
to provide children with hands-on knowledge of other cultures.
The Project
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Kids' World is a four-day festival that brings to area schools
and families interesting, hands-on activities that help children
to better understand other
cultures. A combination of exhibits, entertainment, art and international cuisine make a visit to Kids' World a joyful, learning experience. During a two-hour school field trip, children have the opportunity to learn about the Tulsa Tartan at the Scottish Booth, try on a Native American headdress, learn the basics of Turkish weaving, walk across a huge map of Israel with a guide explaining the various sites, watch Irish dancers, learn to write their name in Chinese, practice Japanese origami, and an endless list of other activities.
Kids' World is one of the few activities in the Tulsa area that brings together all of the diverse ethnic groups and organizations to work together to provide information about their culture to children. Regardless of their viewpoint in the larger world, they work side by side to bring the very best of each culture to the Festival. Over half of the exhibitors have been with the Festival since the beginning and they are committed to making each new presentation better and more educational than the previous one.
Program Elements
Curriculum
A Kids' World curriculum
is made available to all teachers and, in cooperation with the
Tulsa World, workshops are presented for teachers to review
the curriculum and prepare for Kids' World. This provides teachers
with tools to enhance the Kids' World experience. Each child
receives a "passport" to the Festival and the curriculum
section on passports has an application form that explains the
process for applying for passports and visas.
A new section on tolerance was created in March 2002 and is included in the Kids' World 2004 curriculum. Three workshops on tolerance have been presented to more than 140 teachers since it was first initiated in 2002. These programs are done in cooperation with the Tulsa World and the National Conference on Community and Justice (NCCJ).
Teachers Committee
A teachers committee provides guidance
for improving and enhancing the Kids' World experience. This
committee was established in 2001.
Committee suggestions were used in 2002 to improve traffic flow, reduce entry congestion, and help to communicate with teachers. Written guidelines for Kids' World were established in 2003 by a select ad hoc committee. The Teachers Committee will assist with review of educational materials to be used by each exhibitor and their adherence to the guidelines.
Tabloid for Teachers
Tulsa Global Alliance develops a 16-page tabloid related to
geography and featuring Tulsa's seven Sister Cities (and countries)
which is printed (30,000 copies) by the Tulsa World and distributed
to the classrooms of all the teachers who request them and who
attend the Kids' World related workshops.
Exhibitors
The objectives of the Festival are met through the enthusiastic
participation
of approximately 70 exhibitors who fill 100 booths (10' x 15').
This involves most of the ethnic organizations in the area including
Native American, African American and Hispanic. Some of the
countries represented are: Italy, India, Iran, Germany, Russia,
China, Mexico, Venezuela, Turkey, Canada, Scotland, France,
Australia, Israel, Nigeria, and the Czech Republic. New exhibitors
targeted for 2004 include the Boy Scouts, Greece, Western Africa,
Australia, the Irish American Club and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall
of Fame.
Evaluation
Program evaluation is achieved through questionnaires for
teachers, exhibitors and volunteers. Exhibitors and volunteers
are asked to fill out the form at the end of a shift or at the
end of the festival. A post-festival exhibitor meeting is always
held. Teachers will also receive a packet as they leave the
Festival with follow-up activities for their students and an
incentive to return student evaluation and comment.
The Tulsa Global Alliance is dedicated to increasing international
opportunities, global awareness and multicultural understanding
in Northeastern Oklahoma by hosting international visitors,
facilitating Sister City exchanges, promoting international
trade development, and expanding global education.
