2022iSTART国际教育论坛 | 开窗！对话与行动！

Through the past eight iSTART, we have always been thinking over issues regarding child development. Starting from the "The Imaginary Museum of Games" of this year’s iSTART Children’s Art Festival, we try to pass through history, civilization and imagined life from the perspective of children, and discover their creative potential in an all-round way.Thanks to our in-depth cooperation with educational institutions, scholars and teachers who also concern child development, our knowledge of children and education has been broadened during these years. Although educational practitioners in different fields have their individual understanding and perception on educational issues, there is still the possibility of reaching a consensus. Hence the iSTART International Education Forum came into being. Since 2016, pioneers in art education, innovative education and other fields from all over the world were invited to A4 Art Museum to share their experiences and discuss forward-looking and valuable ideas on children and education, thus broadening the vision of education-related communities.

In 2020, responding to the outbreak of the pandemic, we paid our attention on the possibilities of art education under and after the pandemic. The theme in 2021 was the value of game-based education, we attempted to rediscover children in a more gamified way. This year, more open topics are expected to be discussed on cutting-edge and in-depth educational ideas. Experts and scholars from famous universities, aesthetic education institutions and other educational fields are to be invited to initiate a series of "opening a window" talks on art education, in terms of traditional concepts, aesthetic education actions, and educational methodology, so as to find new approaches to education.

开窗：对话与行动

Open the Window: Dialogue and Action

窗口是一个兼具空间视角与抽象意涵的意象，它连接内外，带来光线、风景、新鲜空气；开窗则意味着敞开，即迎接新的、有时是未知的事物进入，同时也意味着保留各自独立观点的个体能够通过窗口进行沟通和连结。开窗的动作给了我们灵感与启发：有时教育者就像是在为学习者开启一扇扇窗，而另一些时刻，不同领域的教育者和学习者更像是在不断发现新的窗口，并合力去打开它们，遇见新的风景。当一扇扇窗被打开，更为丰富的风景也会在我们面前展开，而横亘在不同世界之间的高墙也可能由此消解。而在疫情期间，更多人也化为了数字世界中的学习者，通过屏幕构成的一个个“窗口”连接世界。在重重限制中，窗口成为了连接时空的桥梁。

The word "window" has both realistic and abstract meanings. Connecting inside and outside, it brings in light, scenery and fresh air. The act of opening a window means openness, that is, welcoming new and sometimes unknown things, and meanwhile indicates that individuals who retain their independent views can communicate with each other through the window. We are inspired because of this act. Sometimes, educators open windows for learners, while at other times, educators and learners in different fields constantly find new windows, work together to open them and view new sceneries. When these windows open, more colorful sceneries will unfold in front of us, and the barrier between different worlds may disappear. Due to the pandemic, more people become learners in the digital world, connecting to the world through "windows" online which break through obstacles and become bridges in time and space.

So, “open the window” is taken as the theme of this year's iSTART International Education Forum. Three honored guests will be invited as our special consultants to convene three discussions on children's history, rural aesthetic education action, and educational methodology along with domestic and foreign scholars. We are looking forward to ideas on both cutting-edge trends and solutions to existing problems.

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