International Competition & Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” is the only annual children’s forum for intercultural dialogue and artistic diplomacy in Ukraine that brings together talented children from different parts of the country and young Ukrainians living abroad. The initiative to launch the event belonged to the International Educational Cultural Association and was supported by central executive bodies. The project commenced in July 2007.

Text of the REGULATIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION & FESTIVAL of Children’s Creativity approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports, the State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Religions No. 559/2367/58 dated July 02, 200 and registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine under No. 845/14112 on July 20, 2007 (as amended): http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=z0845-07

The project mission is to teach the young generation spirituality, patriotism, love their country, honour the Ukrainian language and cultural heritage of Ukrainians and treat with respect the languages and cultures of other nationalities, to ensure the state support for gifted youth, including those with special needs, to develop intellectual and creative abilities of Ukrainian students and of young people of Ukrainian origin living abroad, and to build up a positive international image of Ukraine.

The program of the International Competition & Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” is diverse and embraces, in addition to competitive events, the educational and informative program which includes work of the “Harmony” language school, the “Treasures of My Nation” and “Heroes” radio program series, cognitive programs “Charms of Our Fate”, “Ukrainian Heraldry”, entertaining program “Following the Cossacks’ Paths”, vernissage, artistic program “I live in Ukraine”, meetings with famous poets, singers, composers, actors, and cultural figures.

The International Competition & Festival boasts to have launched the multi-year educational program of the “Harmony” Media and Information Literacy School under support of the State Committee for Television and Radio-Broadcasting of Ukraine.

Video materials and EVENTS PHOTOGALLERY. of the “Harmony” Media and Information Literacy School which commenced in 2018.

All 1100 participants in the thematic shift of the Ukrainian Children’s Center “Moloda Hvardiya” from all regions of Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad take part in programs of International Competition & Festival “All we are your children, Ukraine!”.

Nine nominations of the International Competition & Festival’s competition program include about 800 talented and gifted children, including talented children with disabilities, participants of the festival from large and low-income families, from displaced persons and from the families of combatants, members of creative teams of national associations of Ukraine.

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The preparation of International Competition & Festival of children’s creativity “All we are your children, Ukraine!” is provided by the EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE of the Competition & Festival, which is formed of professionals.

The following are participating in the conducting of International Competition & Festival:

  • Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
  • Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine;
  • Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine;;
  • International Educational and Cultural Association;
  • Ukrainian Children’s Center “Moloda Hvardiya”
The FINAL of the International Competition & Festival of Children’s Creativity is held annually in July-August during the corresponding thematic shift at the Ukrainian Children’s Center “Moloda Hvardiya” (Odessa).
PARTICIPANTS OF THE FINALS of the International Competition & Festival are the best children’s creative teams of Ukraine and individual participants who have passed the qualifying round in nine nominations and the delegations of foreign Ukrainians invited by the Executive Directorate.
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The methodical work is carried out with the leaders of the artistic collectives-participants during the International Competition & Festival; Master Classes and the exchange of work experience are organized.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMS ARE A GREAT CREATIVE WORKSHOP OF Talented Children and Adults. Get to know them.

Broadcast: A GREAT CHILD’S HOLIDAY “PEACE OF THE PLANET EARTH!” – 30.07.2019

The XIV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” the final of which was provided by the letter of the Ministry of Social Policy from 03.03.2020 on № 3230/0/2-20/37 to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the period from July 14 to August 3, 2020 in UСC “Young Guard” with 515 participants . However, the WORLD PANDEMIC has changed the plans of many people.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has introduced QUARANTINE in order to prevent the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Ukraine and banned the ACTIVITIES OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSTITUTIONS until July 31, 2020. There were force majeure circumstances that prevented the UСC “Young Guard” from holding the Final of the XIV International Competition & Festival.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION &FESTIVAL 03.08.2020 DECIDED ON THE COMPLETION OF THE FINAL FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2020 REMOTE. The jury summed up the ХІV International Competition&Festival on the basis of materials previously submitted to the Selection Committee. ALL THESE PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED to the next XV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” in the UСC “Young Guard”.

Broadcasting: ONLINE SUMMARY of the XIV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!”. TV history “VIVAT, UKRAINE! VIVAT, FESTIVAL!» with the PARTICIPATION OF THE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS AND WINNERS of the International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” previous years, dedicated to the 29th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence.
XV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!” took place from July 15 to August 4, 2021 in the UDC “Young Guard” (Odesa) with the participation of 455 participants.

Among the participants of the leading children’s creative teams of Ukraine in the finals of the XV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity took part 47 talented children with disabilities, 111 talented orphans, children from large and low-income families and children of family-type orphanages, 35 members of creative teams from internally displaced persons, from the families of combatants, members of folklore groups and groups of national societies of Ukraine.

HONOR GUESTS of this festival were Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Vira ROGOVA and state experts of the expert group on the state language of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Zakhar FEDORAK and Dmytro RUDNIK.

The festival program consisted of a competitive and educational component. The contestants took part in the educational art programs of the festival, language schools, the cycle of Days of National Languages and Cultures, the cycle of the KALEIDOSCOPE NAMES “GREAT UKRAINIANS OF THE WORLD” – Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, Kateryna Bilokur and others.

During the program of the finals of the International competition&festival, the leaders of the teams took part in the II All-Ukrainian scientific-practical conference “Cultural dominants of the XXI century. Primary art education is a component of the formation of the national culture of the individual by means of art” and specialized master classes and exchange of experience in a separate program.

Broadcast July 30, 2021: GREAT CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY “I AM UKRAINE! UKRAINE is the WORLD! ”, Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, with the PARTICIPATION OF THE LAUREATES OF THE XV International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!”

NEW SONGS are written every year for the festival programs, which are performed by the Laureates of the International Competition&Festival. Get to know them.

2015 – I LIVE IN UKRAINE, lyrics Olexii Kononenko, mus. Oleg Martsynkivskyi

2017 – LANGUAGE, lyrics Olexii Kononenko, mus. Oleg Martsynkivskyi

2018 – MY PLANET OF THE EARTH, lyrics O. Kononenko, mus. Oleg Martsynkivskyi

2019 – PEACE TO WORLD, authors – Oleg Martsynkivskyi, Olexii Kononenko

2021 – THE CITY OF OUR DREAMS, author – Oleg Martsynkivskyi

You can find out MORE about the International Competition&Festival of Children’s Creativity on the Youtube channel of the International Educational Cultural Association
PHOTO GALLERY of the events of the International Competition&Festival of children’s creativity “We are all your children, Ukraine!”
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