The International Child Art Festival, sponsored by the International Child Art Foundation, was held September 9-12, 2003, on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The three-day event was a celebration of the creativity of youth around the world. This article briefly describes the highlights of the this festival.

This article discusses culinary culture in contemporary France, specifically in terms of a culinary system that has four main sectors: creation, production, diffusion and consumption. (CLK)

Argues for the inclusion of celebrations related to national ethnic and religious holidays in the school curriculum. Identifies functions of ceremony and celebration. Discusses educational possibilities of celebrations. (RH)

Describes multitribal American Indian pow wows, their proliferation over the past 20 years, and typical dances featured. Examines the evolution of one pow wow that takes place during a three-day Appalachian festival in Tennessee. Discusses the role of Appalachian pow wows in bringing together scattered Native communities and educating whites about…

Describes a program designed to explore issues of identity with English-as-Second-Language students from diverse backgrounds in an Australian classroom. (NH)

Offers craft activities that help children develop a balanced perspective of foreign cultures. Presents 15 craft activities with detailed lists of supplies and procedures for children, with appropriate ages indicated. (DLH)

If there is a dominant theme in the research on the "production of culture," it is the tension between creativity and constraint. Constraints are imposed by the structures and processes of culture-producing industries and organizations in the attempt to cope with the uncertainties of generating and marketing cultural products. Yet the…

Guidelines are provided in this brief paper for increasing preschool children's cultural awareness by implementing aspects of a multicultural curriculum. First, standards for selecting personnel who are able to effectively implement cultural awareness activities are listed. Then procedures and materials for teaching preschool children how to…

"Fete Francaise," a one-day competition of academic and cultural activities for high school French students, heightens awareness of foreign language study and motivates and challenges students. The contest's regulations, cultural and academic events, prizes, and registration requirements are described in detail. (CB)

A teacher in Germany uses art to teach history; a teacher in Massachusetts uses prints by famous artists to create a mini-museum'' in the classroom. (SP)

Offers curriculum activities using the language arts, cooperative group learning, and history/social science to guide students through a study of the multicultural origins of Halloween. (MG)

Describes Project REACH (Respecting Our Ethnic and Cultural Heritage), a project applicable to any grade level and designed to prepare students to live effectively and positively within a culturally pluralistic world. (SR)

Out of the need to raise the farmworkers' consciousness and to encourage them to unite, El Teatro Campesino was created to entertain and uplift the morale by the struggling strikers. Today, the group has also published books, poems, posters, and other printed matter; produced films and tapes; and recorded albums. (NQ)

Describes the "International Christmas Fair" developed as a part of "Project Explore: Cultural Studies" program in Fairmont, Nebraska, with an ESEA Title IV grant. Shows how a rural school teaches about the Christmas customs of Holland, Sweden, Mexico, Germany, Colonial America, and England. (AH)

Describes an elective English course in which students attended community cultural events. (DD)