"WE ARE FOR PEACE"
CONTEST 2015

By this contest we want to encourage children from over the world to express their visions of peace and what peace means for them.

Let the students reflect on the importance of peace in their lives by creative tools!

Contest Rules

Teachers need to register to Kidlink at http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/index.php

Nominations:

1. Essay
2. Art (drawings)
3. Photos
4. Video
5. Songs (videos of children singing) - Native or English languages

Age groups:

• 7-9
• 10-12
• 13-15
• 16 and older

In every nomination, for every age group there will be some winners. Diploma of the I,II,III place

Every participant will get a certificate (or a KidArt badge)

Dates of Contest: 

• 1 April -10 May - Registration and publication of works
• 15 May - Publishing of results

For Age groups. 
Number of words: not less than:

• 7-9:  40 words
• 10-12:  60  words
• 13-15:  120  words
• 16 and older: 150 words

double- spaced in New Roman 12 pt. 

Contents:

The essay provides a clear and rich description of the topic.
The writer uses world evidence and personal reflection.
The essay includes rich, colorful, and precise language that moves and enlightens the reader.
Please submit your essay via email to larkidlink@gmail.com 
Add author's name and title
2. Art  See the Gallery to see the Winners'artworks!

Pictures can be created in any technique.
The work should  be your own
Students should show their vision of peace by scene and colours.
Size of the picture must not exceed as width or height 600 pixels
Format must be: .jpeg/.jpg/.gif
Add author's name and title of your drawing
Send as attach to Pia
3. Photos See the Gallery to see the Winners'photos!
The work should be your own.
The photo must be an original work created by the Contest 
Students should show their vision of peace 
Size photo should be at least 1,000 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,000 pixels tall (if a vertical image)
Format must be: .jpeg/.jpg/
Add author's name and title of your photo
Send as attach to Pia
4. Video
The work has to be your own 
The video must be an original work created for the Contest 
Students should show their vision of peace 
Videos must be in one of the following formats: AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MPEG, 3GP, and 3G2; must be under 150MB and must be no longer than 2 minutes.
Create on Powtoon, Youtube, etc  and share link  or embed code via email. If you can save it to Google Drive or Dropbox ecc you allow the video to be downloaded. Once your video is shared you allow for the transfer of copy right permission to Kidlink.
5. Songs
The Song must be original content created by the contestant
Students should show their vision of peace by the content of the Song
 Audio or videos of children singing  can be in native or English languages.
By sharing your email you authorize Kidlink to share your art, photos, videos and song on its server. 
Project coordinators: Larisa and Julia

• School 3 Aban, Russia - Larisa T
• School 3 Aban, Russia - NataliaK
• School 2, Sayanogorsk , Russia - Julia K
• Liceum #1 Kansk Russia - Golubeva Lyudmilla
• Vangashskaya secondary school #8, Russia - Marina Mikhay
• Delmar Elementary School - USA - VanessaG.
• Ecole -Sayanogorsk , Russia - MariyaV