06 Aug Tree Of Life
Dear teachers, educators, and psychologists!
We invite you to join your students in the action of international unity “Tree of Life” activity as part of the XXVIII Open All-Ukrainian festival of children’s and youth creativity dedicated to World Earth Day.
This year, the theme is “The Earth is for us, posterity, and healing. Partnership for sustainable development”
The celebration will be held from April 19 to 21, 2023 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Ukraine.
The action of the international association is based on the project and therapeutic practices called the “Tree of Life”. This action is collaboratively supported by the Lesley University Institute of Trauma Sensitivity (Cambridge, USA). The “tree of life” is a metaphor designed to remind us of our values and relationships with other people. This exercise helps us realize the unity of all people on the planet, the importance of respecting our common habitat, and the connection between children of Ukraine and children from all over the world. All children and youth 8 to 21 years old from countries across the world are invited to participate in the event.
XXVIII Open All-Ukrainian Earth Day Festival “Tree of Life Drawing Activity”
A celebration of community and connection among all people.
In accordance with order #1063 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, dated November 28, 2022 (“On the approval of the Plan of All-Ukrainian and international organizational and mass events with children and student youth for 2023), The XXVIII All-Ukrainian Open Festival of Children’s and Youth’s Creativity dedicated to World Earth Day will be held from April 19 to 21, 2023 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi, Ukrainian State Center of Extracurricular Education together with the communal extracurricular educational institution “Kirovohrad Regional Center of Children’s and Youth’s Creativity.”
As part of the Earth Day Festival, students ages 8 to 21, are invited to participate in a “tree of life” activity, developed in conjunction with Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, USA. The “tree of life” is a metaphor designed to remind us of our values and relationships with other people; this drawing activity helps us to consider the unity of all people on the planet, the importance of respecting our common habitat, and the connection between the children of Ukraine and the children of the world. Entries will take part in a virtual online exhibition, and will also be published on the institution’s Facebook page for World Earth Day.
Eligibility to Participate
- Students of after-school, general secondary, professional (vocational-technical), and higher education institutions, aged from 8 to 21 years, from various countries of the world are invited to participate in the event.
- The Application Form is available at: Click here to open the form and must be filled out completely.
- Specific instructions for drawing and submitting the “Tree of Life” are below .
