THE ART OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
by the Multicultural Youth eXchange

Isla De Chira • Costa Rica
June 25 - July 6, 2007
PROGRAM FEE: $1195 pp + airfare from the US

Ambato • Ecudor
July 2 - 13, 2007
PROGRAM FEE: $1350 pp + airfare from the US

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ABOUT THE ART OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Art of Community Service is a unique art-based residency program that pairs American high school students with their foreign counterparts as they
develop and execute a community art project like a large scale mural or sculpture garden. Facilitated by a professional artist, the art project serves as the common link between both groups of students and forms the
basis for dialogue, insight into respective cultures and ultimately new friendships.

Strengthening the Global Community through Art

The ACS program is focused on self-expression and cross-cultural interaction - not individual artist skill - and its goal is to demonstrate the powerful effect that collaboration has in sowing the seeds of social and economic progress.


ACS for All

Using the universal language of the arts, the ACS program benefits both students and local communities in need by: http://www.myxworld.org/artist/index.html

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• Putting students in direct contact with other cultures so that they may gain first-hand knowledge of cultural differences - but more importantly cultural similarities.
• Helping students overcome the fear of self-expression.
• Teaching students to problem solve in a real life setting.
• Raising community esteem through aesthetic improvement.
• Providing solutions to problems identified by the local community.

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No Art Experience is Necessary • Limited To 15 Participants Per Team

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More information: Click here for more details.