In the war

We created a program “Hibuki-School: the use of the Hibuki therapeutic toy in educational institutions in war and post-war times and within the framework of integration with the SEEL program” specifically for Ukrainian teachers.

The training to work with the Hibuki toy will now be available not only to psychologists, but also to the entire teaching community.

The course we offer provides training in universal therapeutic methods of dealing with the consequences of any traumatic events by using the therapeutic method “Hibuki-therapy.”

A detailed acquaintance with this therapeutic method of helping a child and adolescent in a crisis situation, with the specifics of using an integrative toy (as a model of therapy and training) is envisaged.

Classes with the Hibuki toy will contribute to:
 
✔ strengthening inclusive education;
✔ the development of soft skills, in particular, the ability to communicate and work in a team;
✔ learning to empathize with oneself and others, creativity, and critical thinking.

The last two items are fully reflected in the program of socio-emotional and ethical learning, and one of the modules of learning will be devoted to the model of combining the potential of these two tools (SEEL and Hibuki-therapy).

400 people will undergo online training (January-February 2023), attend supervisory meetings (February-March 2023), and implement the method in their educational institution.

We are thankful to Dafna Sharon, Hibuki Therapy, and Amal. The initiative will be supported by Save the Children in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait #ECW

Our Resilience Tolokas are designed to practice resilience, socio-emotional and ethical learning through the professional performances of invited guests, as well as through exercises and games.

We invite one foreign expert to the event who is recognized in a certain field and can support Ukrainian teachers in difficult times of war.

Among the previous guests of Toloka Resilience were:

✔️ Rebecca Rolland,

✔️ Janeane Bernstein,

✔️ Eileen Naomi Rusk,

✔️ Elaine Miller-Karas.

Based on the results of each event, we compile a booklet with the best speaker ideas, an audio podcast of the meeting, a video notebook of the most iconic ideas, and a certificate.

This event is two hours rich with games, good news, an expert lecture with practices to strengthen mental health and resilience, as well as reflection.

Records of all previous Resilience Tolokas can be found here, and announcements of the next ones — in our social networks.

The initiative is supported by the Federal Government of Germany within the framework of the Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ ZFD program.

This is a training with Community Resiliency Model for Ukrainian educators, which was developed by representatives of the Trauma Resource Institute (USA).

It is designed to achieve resilience after experiencing traumatic events, to build trauma-informed and resilience-focused communities that can help themselves and others in their wider social network.

Specialists from the US Trauma Resource Institute conducted a series of certified flagship online workshops for 2 groups of listeners.

In total, we engaged 35 people from 10 regions of the country in the training.

The professional development program “Watch, recognize, behave safely” is created in the form of a two-section methodological webinar on the behavior of adults in explosive ordnance contaminated areas and ways to talk about such risks with children and adolescents.

Professional development took place in accordance with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) 12.10, adapted to the Ukrainian context in 2022.

Representatives of The HALO Trust were the partners in the development.

We implemented two waves of the training in April-May and September, engaging a total of 773 people.

We thank Save the Children in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait #ECW for their support in the implementation.

EdCamp Ukraine, together with the Hallo project, created two pilot groups to study English.

Educators, as well as students of 13+ years, were invited to the free training.

The participants of the initiative received:

✔ a safe space for learning and communication, protected by a professional team of the training moderators;

✔ more than 1,000,000 like-minded people from different countries of the world who want to learn English and converse in it;

✔ an interactive tool for learning a language with other people around the world;

✔ online classes with an English teacher 24/7;

✔ individual lessons with one’s favorite teacher;

✔ group conversations with other project participants at any time to speak fluently and increase one’s confidence.

EdCamp Ukraine has started an initiative that will help to highlight the status quo in Ukrainian education and build an image of school at wartime — a series of 27 interviews with educators who are located or have moved from different regions of Ukraine, about their work during the war, the functioning of educational institutions and personal feelings and senses during  the wartime.

✅ Full interviews can be found here https://www.edcamp.ua/en/my-war-lessons-en/ and on Nakypilo Media Group website https://nakipelo.ua/category/spetstemy/mywarlessonsofedcampukraine/

As part of the project, an international crowdfunding campaign will be launched to collect funds to help teachers. The funds will be spent on the purchase of laptops and packages for Internet access, as well as on psychological help for teachers.

✅ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ukrainian-educators-teach-kids-during-war

Interview series «My War. Lessons for Humanity» was produced with the financial support of Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation – a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

For the first time in our history, we have launched an online summer camp for students — “Smart Summer”.

We have developed unique programs for all age groups, from the 1st to 11th grade, and created 8 unique thematic groups.

EdCamp Ukraine camp is:

✔ a safe online space for kids’ and adolescents’ communication and development supported by talented teachers who love teaching and students, and love what they do for students;

✔ self-care and care for others when performing project activities that are focused on social, emotional and ethical learning;
✔ and also on English, logic and coding; and also with dance workouts, lots of laughter and little joys for children;

✔ 4 camp shifts between July and August 2022;

✔ 4 age categories of participants and 8 groups in each shift;

✔ group size — up to 15 people;

✔ each camp duration is 2 weeks (3 days of two-hour pleasant and exciting communication each week).

You can register to join and choose the desired camp dates at https://bit.ly/edcampforchildren.

The initiative is carried out with the support of the German federal government within the framework of the Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ ZFD.

EdCamp Ukraine together with the “Hallo” project created two pilot groups for learning English.

Educators, as well as students 13+ years old, were offered to study English free.

The initiative participants will receive:

✔ a safe space for learning and communication, protected by a professional team of training moderators;

✔ more than 1,000,000 like-minded people from different countries of the world who want to learn English and communicate in English;

✔ an interactive tool for learning a language with other people around the world;

✔ online classes with an English teacher 24/7;

✔ individual lessons with your favorite teacher;

✔ group conversations with other learners at any time to speak freely and increase your confidence.

Given the multifaceted nature of the problems caused by the war, social and political polarization in society is intensifying between the groups of people with different experiences; moreover, the threshold for acceptance of otherness and other experiences is decreasing, which complicates everyday and social interaction and, in particular, the educational process for children and youth.

The initiative will make it possible to convey to our society and the international community what challenges the Ukrainian people are overcoming while living in war conditions, how difficult decisions are made, and how important it is now to learn to look at the situation from two opposite positions in order to understand each other and connect together.

This initiative is a multifaceted multi-construction and offers:

✔ text stories written with the Jack Grapes Method Writing that reveal counterpositions;

✔ images for themes and stories made by well-known illustrators;

✔ audio versions of texts in the podcast format,

✔ video announcements.

You can learn about the start of the project from our social networks or the official website.

Open online meetings for everyone with experts from the Trauma Resource Institute and Emory University.

We practice SEE Learning live, provide practical advice on various topics of concern to Ukrainians, analyze individual cases, and provide advice.

Until April 11, 2022, we had our Resiliency Space meetings every day; now the meetings will take place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 pm at https://bit.ly/edcampprostir

We hold these meetings in zoom with a simultaneous broadcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/edcampukraine.

We announce them on our social networks (Facebook https://www.facebook.com/edcampukraine and Telegram https://t.me/edcampinua).

All previous meeting recordings can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pg/edcampukraine/live_videos/.

Based on the trainings, we have prepared a thematic guide in the Q&A format. It will appear on our pages soon.

The initiative is carried out with the support of the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

A system of regular activities to support adults and children.

These are daily morning and evening online meetings for teachers that bring back inner resources, consultative and supportive online meetings for those who work with children with disabilities (twice a week), developmental and entertaining online activities for children and youth of all ages, a telegram channel for parents with support, advice and useful content for children.

We are telling about it all in detail in the telegram channel https://t.me/adultsforchildren

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For teachers – “Resources and Support” (psychological help during martial law) and “Inclusion is not an Illusion” (support for teachers and parents of Ukraine to help children with special educational needs).

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For students – Small EdCamp Academy

These are developmental and entertaining thematic meetings: “Ukrainian for Everyone”, “Ukrainian for Beginners”, “PiznavayKa”, “Art”, “Lessons of a Citizen”, “Chemistry of Things: Researching Evidence”, “Science”, “Code Time”, “Speaking English for Everyone”, morning and lunch physical exercises.

Classes are held daily from 9:30 to 19:30.

Full class schedule for all member groups: https://bit.ly/scheduleofsmalledcampacademy

Videos of all classes is on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/edcampukraine

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For parents — a special telegram channel “Resilient Adults for the Sake of Children”.

There will be practical pieces of advice and tools that will help not to “lose” children during the war, to establish communication, to distract them from disturbing events.

You can join at https://t.me/adultsforchildren

The initiative is carried out with the support of the German federal government within the framework of the Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ ZFD. 

We thank Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Ukraine, Kyiv-Ukraine Bureau for supporting the project.

Short videos, infographics, cartoons with tips, explanations, useful lists.

How to practice infomation hygiene and not to panic, how to get adapted yourself and adapt your child to a new place, how to understand without creating confrontation — if you left your native place to flee from war and are in Ukraine, if you host IDPs in Ukraine, if you fled abroad, with children and adults with disabilities, if you volunteer, if use the help of volunteers, if you help volunteers, if you don’t want to leave your place / if you are thinking whether to leave or stay while others insist, and others issues.

Materials are published on our social networks:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/edcampukraine

Telegram https://t.me/edcampinua

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/edcampukraine/

The initiative is carried out with the support of the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

Supporting video or text addresses, “messages of hope” from famous people for Ukrainians.

The first videos can already be viewed on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/edcampukraine. These are addresses from Edith Eva Eger, Andreas Schleicher, Taras Topola, Slava Frolova, and Esther Wojcicki.

The initiative is carried out with the support of the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.