Talking Kites Around the World brought to you by iEARN

Students make kites to fly as a massive tribute dedicated to advancing cultural and social dialogue, a symbol of bridging the gap and understanding the "other." This will hopefully become a continuous tradition of flying kites with personal and group images of our dreams for a better world, a world of co-existence, tolerance, acceptance of the "other" and peace or about children’s rights. Each participant will fly a kite with his or her thoughts, fears, dreams, and hopes. The project is dedicated to Janusz Korczak, who advocated for the rights of children.

Students will fly their kites on the March Equinox. Participants will send photos and films from the events. In 2017, kites were flown on and around March 21, 2017.  Project discussion starts in October leading up to the equinox event.  In this project students will learn about children' rights, learn about Korczak as a writer, and learn about Korczak's philosophy.  This Project is a space that promotes peace, respect, tolerance, the value of friendship, the importance of solidarity, awareness of the constructive resolution of conflicts and the search for harmony so that together we can contribute to a better world to live in.