Minutes of the International Contest "My Regional Christmas Decoration" 2017/18

Minutes of   International Contest „My Regional Christmas Decoration”

Kindergarten no. 41 in Rybnik organized the International Contest „My Regional Christmas Decoration”. It was directed to children from 3 to 8 years old and to the adults.  The contestants were free to choose any style or technique in their works

The main goals:

·                   Promotion of works

·                   Enhancement of creative thinking and imagination

·                   Development of interests

·                   Sharing  ideas

·                   Introduction to the Christmas atmosphere

·                   Broadening the  knowledge on Christmas traditions and rituals

·                   Supporting the handicraft tradition and promotion of artistic talents

·                   Promotion of regional culture

The jury comprised of

-          Klaudia Ciupek - Director of Kindergarten no. 41 in Rybnik

-          Bożena Pszczółka – Deputy of  Director of Kindergarten no.41 in Rybnik

-          Renata Brzezina - Director of Kindergarten no. 23 in Rybnik

-          Elżbieta Pierchała - Director of Art Gallery in Jankowice

-          Justyna Wróbel – Mikołajczyk - Director of Creativity workshop, designer

-          Agnieszka Chudzik –Kindergarten no. 41 teacher.

-          Wiesława Zielińska – Kindergarten no. 41 teacher.

-          Tatiana Badaczewska - The Representative of Parent`s Counsil

To grade works the jury took the following points into account

- stableness of decoration,

- aesthetic values
- relation to the topic of the contest;
- novelty and originality;
- wide range of materials used (including the natural ones);

In this way they chose 3 places among children

1- st place for – Kornelia Bełz, 5 years old, Sokołów Małopolski, teacher:  Aneta Ożóg, POLAND

2- nd place  for Paweł Zuchowicz 6 years old, Wodzisław  woj. Świętokszyskie, teacher: Aneta Jarosińska, POLAND

3 - rd place for Mary, 4 years old Kindergarten Kunterbunt e.V Buchholz,teacher : Marina Will, GERMANY

and honourable mention for

1.      Julia Dziwis, 6 years old, Kindergarten no. 13, Piekary Śląskie, teacher: Renata Zychowicz  , POLAND

2.      Zuzanna Staroń 6 years old, Kindergarten no. 19 im. J. Tuwima, Żory, teacher: Wioleta Gajda, Beata Wysiadecka, POLAND

And to the adults

·         Mrs Anna Łabuz, Kindergarten,  Chorzelów POLAND

·         Mrs Dorota Staszko, Kindergarten,  Chorzelów POLAND

The award and diploma will be sent by post office.  Photos of the works are available at https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNsVSZEtCM-7c8Z8-ySwFG-y-6vpUOBoF99-TkyuCSfsSuD-h0k462nJEvzT-EkoQ?key=UWFWWElaT2VfMFd5YTlNZUJxVGZ4SjdDOFdURFlR

 We congratulate all the participants.

(Due to privacy concerns we do not mention surnames where we don’t have agreement for it)

Written by A. Chudzik