Our long and exciting Ukraine project came to a successful conclusion in December. In honour of this, a very warm and nice party was held at Tallinn University. We listened to Ukrainian music, enjoyed a performance by a Ukrainian youth hip-hop group and tried to capture our thoughts and feelings with colors. The event was …
Our first year of operation has seen a number of great events and support activities. None of them would be possible without our wonderful partners. Here is the first of them – Mariia Shalimova. Mariia is a true multi-talented hip-hop coach who helped us with our summer camps for children and young people, and with …
Workshop content: Adults often do not understand the bitterness of a child’s pain and do not know what difficulties a grieving child has to cope with. A child’s grief is easily overshadowed by the grief of an adult. Children are like forgotten mourners. This workshop will provide additional knowledge for working with children and young …
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We are very happy that we were able to contribute to the organisation of the Gardeners’ Day at the Sputnik Gardening Association near Sillamäe! We were reassured that the garden unites us all!Media coverage about the day can be found in Õhtulehes, Põhjarannikus, Müürilehes.
Summer in Estonia continues. Yesterday our creative summer camps for Ukrainian children and young people started in Topu. In addition to enjoying being together in nature and engaging in various creative activities, this time children and young people can learn to feel their bodies and do things that only professional circus performers can do. The …
On 12 May, we went to Aegviidu with a nice group of Ukrainian women to relax in the forest and paint with natural colours. We got to know more about ourselves and the nature around us. The braver ones even went to swim. At the end of the tour, we realised that nature connects us …
Our lovely Ukrainian children from the Räägu school visited the Presidential Chancellery building at the start of today’s city camp. The President himself was in Latvia and the children didn’t get to meet him, but it was still very exciting! In addition to Kadriorg, this year’s camp also included a visit to Kalamaja and explored …
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At the end of March, Norwegian psychotherapist and mental health advocate Olga Lehmann conducted an online workshop where participants learned how to talk to children about feelings and trauma. In addition to practising validating feelings and setting boundaries, Olga shared with participants a range of materials to use when working with children. Find out more …
Before a relaxing week of school holidays, teachers from Tallinn Lilleküla Gymnasium came together in a workshop to discuss how to maintain their mental health during stressful periods. Together, they went through a series of self-care exercises and shared coping tips. Together, they came to the realization that while mindful self-care is essential to maintaining …
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How to talk about difficult feelings and trauma? If you need inspiration and new tools, we welcome you to an online workshop. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 22 March from 15:00 to 18:00. The workshop is free of charge and all teachers and support workers in Tallinn and Harju County and other professionals …
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