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Resilience Tolokas
Hibuki-School
Community Resilience Models
EdCamp Academy for Students, Teachers and Parents
Mine safety
War Fault Lines. Can We Sew Them Together?
Be Internet Awesome
Learn to Speak English with Hallo!
Open Resiliency Space
Thematic Expert Materials on Sensitive Topics
Addresses by Famous People to Ukrainians
My War. The Lessons
EdCamp «Smart Summer»
Change in 7 months
Course: Unlocking Your Potential

What we do

In times of war

On February 24, EdCamp Ukraine started working on five initiatives to support Ukrainians.

These initiatives opened a new direction of work for us - humanitarian.

Initiatives

We have selected different formats so that each of you can join us at a convenient time from a convenient place.

Resilience Tolokas

Hibuki-School

Community Resilience Models

EdCamp Academy for Students, Teachers and Parents

Mine safety

War Fault Lines. Can We Sew Them Together?

Be Internet Awesome

Learn to Speak English with Hallo!

Open Resiliency Space

Thematic Expert Materials on Sensitive Topics

Addresses by Famous People to Ukrainians

My War. The Lessons

EdCamp «Smart Summer»

Change in 7 months

Course: Unlocking Your Potential

Resiliency Tolokas

Our Resiliency Tolokas are designed to practice resilience, social, emotional and ethical learning through the professional performance of invited guests, as well as through exercises and games.

05/18/2023 — Resilience Toloka EdCamp Ukraine #2/2023 (2 season)

More Resilience Tolokas

Event guests

Today, we must grow and develop, learn new things and share knowledge, teach and learn, be strong and strengthen our community to build a free and independent future for our country. Strengthening our own resilience, so we can respond to events with self-compassion, compassion to those around us, and our country, is the number one task on the path to Ukraine’s recovery and society’s healing.

For the event, we invite one international expert who is recognized in their field and can support Ukrainian educators during these challenging times of war. Participants of the Toloka have the opportunity to ask their questions live.

In the third season of Tolokas, we’ve added two special features to the format: practical cases from educators on applying SEE Learning exercises in educational institutions, and a unique game where several volunteers from the online audience can answer interesting (and funny) questions and win small prizes.

Following each event, we compile a booklet featuring the top ideas from the speakers, produce an audio podcast of the session, and create a video recap of the most significant insights. Participants can also receive a certificate if they confirm that they have advanced their professional skills.

We invite you to join us on the path to building resilience together!

What is the event about?

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.

Among the previous guests of Resiliency Tolokas were:

Rebecca Rolland

Janeane Bernstein

Eileen Naomi Rusk

Elaine Miller-Karas

Tony Nemia

Oleksandr Gershanov

Bill Nicoll

Catherine Koester

Karl Mirra

Jordan Angle

Kateri McRae

Alice Korngold

Marius Luca

Booklets with the best speaker ideas

View and download event guides.

Materials

Media articles based on the results Resilience Tolokas

Read articles in national media and pedagogical publications.

The results

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

Acknowledgment

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

Hibuki School

About the therapeutic method

The course we offer provides training in universal therapeutic methods for dealing with the effects of any traumatic events through the use of the Hibuki Therapy method.

We specifically designed the program “Hibuki School: Using the Hibuki Therapeutic Toy in Ukrainian Educational Institutions During Wartime, Post-War Periods, and Integration with the SEE Learning Program” for Ukrainian educators.

The program includes a detailed introduction to this therapeutic method for helping children and adolescents in crisis situations, as well as the specific use of the integrative toy (as a model for therapy and education).

For whom?

Training in working with the Hibuki toy will now be available not only to psychologists but also to the entire teaching community.

Classes with the Hibuki toy will contribute to:

strengthening inclusive education,
developing soft skills, particularly communication and teamwork,
teaching self-compassion, compassion to others, creativity, and critical thinking.

The last two items are fully reflected in the Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning program, and one of the training modules will be dedicated to integrating the potential of these two tools (SEE Learning and Hibuki Therapy).

Handbook

This guide is designed to introduce educators, school staff, psychological service workers, and administrators to the potential of the Hibuki Therapy method and to demonstrate its effectiveness in stabilizing children during the learning process and reducing the symptoms of stress and trauma. Download it via the link and make use of it, friends!

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Hibuki therapy Handbook

A tool for teachers

In 2023

400 people completed online training (January-February 2023), attended supervision meetings (February-March 2023) and began implementing the method in their educational institutions.

Acknowledgment

We extend our gratitude to Dafna Sharon, Hibuki Therapy, and Amal. This initiative is supported by Save the Children in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (#ECW).

Community Resiliency Model

This training, designed for Ukrainian educators, is based on the Community Resiliency Model developed by the Trauma Resource Institute (USA).

It was created to foster resilience after experiencing traumatic events, and to build trauma-informed, resilience-focused communities that can support themselves and others within their broader social networks.

Trauma Resource Institute (USA)

Purpose

Designed to build resilience after experiencing traumatic events.

The results

Experts from the Trauma Resource Institute (USA) conducted a series of certified flagship online seminars for two groups of participants. In total, we engaged 35 people from 10 regions of the country in the training.

Theoretical foundations of CRM

Recordings on the theoretical foundations of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) can be found in the first meetings of the EdCamp Ukraine team and experts from the Trauma Resource Institute as part of the Resiliency Space initiative.

Acknowledgment

This initiative is supported by Save the Children in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (#ECW).

EdCamp Academy for Students, Teachers and Parents

This is a system of regular activities designed to support both adults and children. Participants from the educational community joined daily morning and evening resourceful online meetings.

The activities also included bi-weekly online support meetings for those working with children with disabilities, developmental and recreational online activities for children and youth of various ages, and a Telegram channel for parents offering support, advice, and useful content for children.

We provide detailed information about all of this on our Telegram channel.

Join our channel

Choose activities that suit you

“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).

YouTube

Small EdCamp Academy

These are developmental and entertaining themed sessions: “Ukrainian for All,” “Ukrainian for college applicants,” ” PiznavayKa,” “Art,” “Citizen Lessons,” “The Chemistry of Things: Evidence Research,” “Science,” “Code Time,” “Conversational English for All,” and morning and lunchtime exercises.

Video recordings of all sessions are available on our YouTube channel.

YouTube

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.

Professional development programs on the EdWay platform

EdCamp Academy is a professional development provider offering the most relevant programs on education during crises, catering to both educators and parents.

Learn how to build resilience skills within educational communities, organize teachers’ efforts to reduce students’ emotional stress during wartime, and develop tools for fostering critical thinking and creativity, among other skills.

Choose a program

Acknowledgment

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.

Mine safety

The professional development program “Notice, Recognize, Act Safely” was created as a two-part instructional webinar on how adults should behave in explosive hazard areas and how to discuss these risks with children and adolescents.

The professional development training was conducted in accordance with the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) 12.10 and adapted to the Ukrainian context in 2022.

More details

Our partners in the development of this program were representatives from The HALO Trust.

The results

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

Acknowledgment

We extend our gratitude to Save the Children in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (#ECW) for their support in making this possible.

Wartime Fault Lines: Can We Bind Them Together?

Given the multifaceted problems caused by the war, social and political polarization is intensifying in society between groups of people with different lived experiences. This polarization lowers the threshold for accepting differences and other perspectives, complicating everyday social interactions and, in particular, the educational process for children and youth.

This initiative aims to communicate to both our society and the international community the challenges the Ukrainian people are overcoming while living through the war, the difficult decisions being made, and the importance of learning to view situations from two opposing perspectives to foster understanding and unity.

This initiative is a multifaceted, multi-component project, including:

textual stories written using Jack Grapes’ Writing Method, which explore counterpositions,
illustrations on the topics created by renowned illustrators,
audio versions of the texts in podcast format,
video teasers.

Learn about the project launch

You can learn about the project launch through our social media channels or official website.

Acknowledgment

This initiative is supported by the Federal Government of Germany as part of the Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ ZFD program.

Be Internet Awesome

This year, EdCamp Ukraine joined the “Be Internet Awesome” project, which aims to provide children with broader opportunities for safe and confident exploration of the online world.

The program introduces students to five fundamental topics of digital citizenship and safety (“Share with Care,” “Don`t Fall for Fake,” “Secure Your Secrets,” “It`s Cool to Be Kind,” “When in Doubt, Talk It Out”) and equips children with the tools and skills needed to confidently and safely explore, grow, and play online.

Project site

All educational materials for the program on child internet safety have been translated into Ukrainian.

The results

We conducted two in-person, multi-day training sessions for a cohort of trainers as part of the program and developed a training program for educators who want to master "Be Internet Awesome" and facilitate digital literacy lessons for their students. If you're interested in attending such training, please submit your application via the interest form, and we will keep you informed about potential training opportunities.

Acknowledgment

The Be Internet Awesome program is implemented in Ukraine by the EdCamp Ukraine NGO and is part of the Central and Eastern European Be Internet Awesome program offered by the Fundacja Szkoła z Klasą with support from Google.org.

Learn to Speak English with Hallo!

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

Educators, as well as students aged 13+, were offered to study English for free.

The initiative participants received:

a safe space for learning and communication, protected by a professional team of training moderators,
access to over 1,000,000 like-minded individuals from various countries who are eager to learn and converse in English,
an interactive tool for language learning with people from around the world,
online classes with an English language teacher available 24/7,
one-on-one sessions with a favorite teacher,
group conversations with other project participants at any time, to practice speaking freely and boost confidence.

Open Resiliency Space

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.

Daily resiliency space

Guide

Following the training sessions, we prepared a thematic guide titled “Resourceful Adults: How to Help Yourself and Children.” It contains practical advice from experts on managing emotions, coping with stress, improving well-being, and returning to joy and stability in challenging circumstances. The guide is divided into sections, each focused on addressing an important issue or developing resilience skills, which are crucial during wartime and post-war recovery.

Download

Acknowledgment

We extend our gratitude to the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine for their support in implementing this initiative.

Thematic Expert Materials on Sensitive Topics

How to maintain information hygiene and avoid panic, how to adapt and help your child adapt to a new place, how to find understanding and avoid conflict if you’ve relocated within Ukraine, are hosting someone within Ukraine, have moved abroad, are dealing with children and adults with disabilities, are volunteering, are seeking help from volunteer initiatives, are supporting the volunteer community, don’t want to leave or are unsure about leaving while others insist, and more.

The types of content we publish

Short videos

Infographics

Cartoons with tips, explanations, useful lists

Materials are published in our social networks:

Facebook

Instagram

Acknowledgment

We extend our gratitude to the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine for their support in implementing this initiative.

Addresses by Famous People to Ukrainians

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

We have “messages of hope” from

Richard Branson
Edith Eva Eger
Slava Frolova
Esther Wojcicki
Andreas Schleicher
Taras Topolya
Anthony Blair

All videos can be viewed on our YouTube channel

YouTube

Acknowledgment

We extend our gratitude to the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine for their support in implementing this initiative.

My War. The Lessons

EdCamp Ukraine implemented an initiative that helped to shed light on the status quo in Ukrainian education and build an understanding of the wartime school — a series of 27 interviews with educators whoaither remained in or relocated from various regions of Ukraine, about their work during the war, the functioning of educational institutions and personal experiences and feelings during the wartime.

The guide “Learning to cope” is based on the results of the initiative

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Full interviews

Full interviews can be found on our website and on Nakypilo Media Group website.

Read the interview on the page Read the interview on the partners' website

Raising funds to support teachers

As part of the project, an international crowdfunding campaign was launched to raise funds to support teachers. It is aimed at an international audience that can contribute a donation.

Campaign page

Results of material support

We provided technological kits to support 58 educators.

Having bought a set for remote work — a laptop, a computer mouse, a router, headphones — for those teachers who want to teach children, but because of the war they lost this opportunity, because now they do not have the necessary equipment.

Results of psychological support

We provided individual psychological consultations to 55 educators. Based on the work of our specialists, we developed a supportive guide titled “Learning to Cope: From Psychologists to Educators” for anyone in need of support during these challenging times of war.

Acknowledgment

Crowdfunding campaign “My war. The Lessons” and the purchase of technological kits was implemented with the financial support of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation — a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the international non-governmental organization Save the Children and Education Cannot Wait# ECW.

Psychological support was provided in partnership with ChildFund Deutschland, with the financial support of Aktionsbündnis Katastrophenhilfe.

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

EdCamp “Smart Summer”

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

For whom?

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

The EdCamp Ukraine camp is:

a safe online space for communication and development for children and adolesents, accompanied by talented educators who are passionate about their students and their work,
a focus on self-care and caring for others through project-based activities centered on social-emotional and ethical learning, along with English, logic, and coding, as well as dance workouts, lots of laughter, and small joys for the children,
4 camp shifts held in July-August 2022,
4 age categories of participants and 8 groups in each shift,
group size — up to 15 people,
the duration of each shift is 2 weeks (3 days a week, with two hours of enjoyable and engaging communication).

The results

19 teachers were involved in teaching activities in the camp. During the camp shifts, a total of 558 meetings were held.

In just 4 shifts, we engaged 608 students.

Acknowledgment

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

Change in 7 months

“Change in 7 months” is a nationwide project aimed at creating a comfortable and psychologically safe atmosphere in an educational institution through the implementation of external and internal changes.

2 winning schools, namely Ternopil School No. 28 and Bobrytsk Gymnasium, will receive:

👉 UAH 700,000 each for the repair of the premises,
👉 the opportunity for the entire educational community to enhance their qualifications, and the chance to work with experts to develop a unique development strategy,
👉 a true resilience-oriented school built through “co-creation,” as well as the right to undergo pilot public accreditation as an alternative to institutional audit.

Cheers to the changes we need so much!

Video about the project

You can find even more interesting recordings on our YouTube.

Watch the video

Guidebook

In this guide, you will be able to read about how important space is for the educational process, how to go about changes – both internal and external. At the same time, you’ll find numerous practical tips on how the space works, the practicalities of school renovations and safety, and ultimately how to find funding for projects.

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Acknowledgment

The project is implemented with the support of Save the Children International in Ukraine and Education Cannot Wait (#ECW).

Course: Unlocking Your Potential

This course is designed for people who want to create a positive future for themselves, with their families and friends, with their communities and the planet, but feel constrained by current feelings of anger, grief, sorrow, disappointment, etc. Aiming to support Ukrainian educators and people in general, Dr. Edith Eger and Jordan Engle have provided free access to three out of 10 modules that have been translated, subtitled, and voiced in Ukrainian. All the details await you on the course page.

The course page

Upon completion of the course, you can receive a professional development certificate on the EdWay platform.

Would you like a discount for these books?

The stories shared by Dr. Edie in her books The Choice and The Gift leave a lasting impression in the hearts of readers. They tell tales of resilience during the toughest times. We recommend adding these bestsellers to your library.

On the website of the #knygolove Publishing House you can buy Dr. Edith’s books in printed and electronic formats.