ps. sorry in my last phrase, i meant if an article which is a condensed version of this book would be interesting for our new Global Peace Science , i be glad to write it. Just let me know please what you think. thanks Lida Lida Sherafatmand, Painter and poet, www.lidsher.com GHA Board Vice-president, President, GHA Female Contest: "Muse of Harmony" http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=474 The ABC of Harmony coauthor http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478 Paris and Malta -------------------------------------------- En date de : Jeu 12.12.13, Lida Sherafatmand <lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : Objet: [gha] new book "Awakening the Hidden Genius- A Dynamic Pedagogy to Teach Art Basics" À: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx Cc: gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Jeudi 12 décembre 2013, 10h54 Dear GHA members First of all my apologies for having been silent for a while and not having sent the photos and report of our fantastic event with dearest Leo and Julia in St Petersburg yet. All the photos are online together with reviews, if I may send the links please, would that be easier instead of a Words Doc ? What do you think dear Leo ? Here are photos of the event, which you can upload on the GHA website if you like: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.625082434192516.1073741833.377758578924904&type=3 Here some review on it: http://eapgroup.com/index.php/2013/08/17/lida-sherafatmand-early-milestones-of-an-inner-journey/ On Tuesday 10th December as you know it was International Human Rights Day. I presented my newly written book and gave workshops on it at the University of Malta. The book is called "Awakening the Hidden Genius, A Dynamic Pedagogy to Teach Art Basics". This book presents technical information in art by linking them to the spiritual understandings in life, and helps the students to reach their inner space if unlimited potential and connect to the rest of humanity and the divine. It also encourages the children to find the enthusiasm to develop themselves as human beings. As you know the highest resource that any country has is its PEOPLE! So if the people invest in themselves to develop and become strong both in their minds, hearts and wisdom, then there is no need for weapons industry to make money or to show force. As a small action to contribute to the new generation's development and education, I put together all the experience with children in the past years, together with my own training as a painter, and researcher in international relations, to come up with something simple to use- which is this book. If anyone is interested to make translations in any of the following languages please get in touch with me: Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Japanese, Croatian, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese. I would like to ask Leo and Glenn, if you think an article on the methodology in this book, which is about how art education can help also peace because it taps into our human development and connection, I be glad to write it according to the deadlines we have. With Warmest Regards Lida Painter and poet, www.lidsher.com GHA Board Vice-president, President, GHA Female Contest: "Muse of Harmony" http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=474 The ABC of Harmony coauthor http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478 Paris and Malta