Kraplynka is the NGO Helping Children Affected by the War in Ukraine with education and rehabilitation.

1. Helping Kids from
Internally Displaced Families
from Donbass and Crimea with
“Kraplynka»
April – August 2015

2. «Kraplynka»
our results
Mezhyhiria
Kyiv school №135
Brovary school №4
67
classes
Field trips:
- Museum of Ukrainian history
- Biggest book’s center
- “Kyiv sea” and hydro power plant
Master-classes:
- Making napkins from wool
- Controlling emotions through art
- Flying kites
- working with three centers: Mezhyhirya, Brovary (school No.4), and Kyiv
(school No.135)
- 67 classes conducted
- 3 field trips
- 3 master-classes

3. Craftsmen, educators and children
Participated:
15 educators and craftsmen
Each event visited by 5-15 children
Parents actively involved (65 visits)

4. Educational methods and
classes
Art-therapy
Motor skills development
Exercises for logical thinking
Fairytale therapy and
theatre
Informative reports
History of art
Sewing and craft
Preschoolers development
Walking, games and quests
Using multimedia
Preschool preparation program
Physical education and outdoor games
Painting and handmade

5. Visiting museums
and book’s centers
ОФП та рухливі ігри
Field trips – one of the most influential way to make a
difference in child’s life.

6. Main classes and excursions
Young «sea wolfs» from
Donbass discovering
waters of Ukraine
Sailing at “Kyiv sea” in cooperation with coaches
of the Regional Sailing Union

7. Master classes promote
creativity not only in the kids,
but in their parents as well
The craftsmen of
«Kraplynka» implement
principles of traditional
Ukrainian family education in
their classes
Together with the mum
Dad’s helping
Sewing together

8. Aviation inspires everyone,
kids and adults alike
Ukraine has a long aviation
construction history. Many
mechanicals and engineers
started their way from
making kites in classes of
this well-known Ukrainian
engineer and instructor
Stanislav is winner of the
international kite
competition in China. He
can make anything fly
Even beginners
are flying a kite

9. Master classes help to understand
themselves and control emotions
Art requires concentration
It is always fun in
real workshop
Olga Adam– one of the best
craftsmen of «Kraplynka»,
conducts a masterclass in
downtown. Donbas children
feel her inspiration

10. Why field trips and master classes?
Field trips
Master classes
Aggressive attitude to foreign and unusual is a challenge for many people
from war torn area
The events help children to learn to enjoy new experience and activities
Sense of holiday
New impression
and experience
Experience of speaking
with other people,
and having fun with a
family
Educated child
Love of Ukrainian
culture and
knowledge about
homeland
Tolerance to other
points of view and
other hobbies
What we do What we get

11. Classes of drawing with pastel and
sculpting with clay children in Brovary
expect with joy
Cat stayed in
Donbas,
Time to draw it
No comparison.
Everyone has
his /her own cat
Sculpting a family of turtles
Art brings happiness

12. Most valuable acquisition- learn to
understand each other
Learning to cooperate from childhood
Instructors of «Kraplynka»
propose children to do
something together. That’s
when they get skills of working
and creating something
together
Simple game helps to teach child to be
polite
“My sister draws really
well”

13. Unusual teacher’s approach stimulates
imagination
First listen to the presentation,
Than make an applique
Dove of peace in
hands of Donbas
children
May mosaic,
Flowers and cherry. Mosaic – national Ukrainian decor
10 interesting facts
about squirrels. First
presentation

14. Looking forward to a lesson
in Victoria’s theatre studio
Alive fairytale– little theatre, except for being
entertaining has smoothing effect. Children who were
constrained feel more at peace.
Happy children’s faces?
A success for a teacher

15. - Makes more confident
- Teaches to express you thoughts and emotions
- Will help to decorate house
- Have calming psychotherapeutic effect
- Connects families
- Helps to understand each other
We have paintings collection
Preparing for a vernissage
Classes from art master
Larisa Mikolaevna Grushi

16. Summer
outside
• Walking in Mezhyhirya park
• Active games;
• Drawing on asphalt ;
• Quests and hopscotch;
• Sailing basics and swimming in Dnipro
It’s impossible to stay at home during summer.
Doubling number of classes, «Kraplynka» has come
with children outside. In our list:
And all these is added to ordinary art and educational classes.
Classes are conducted by volunteers

17. Our Plans
• Continue work with existing centers (2 or more lessons per week)
• Involving parents to the extent beneficial for the children
• Open «Kraplynka» in:
• Vyshgorod (a small town between Kyiv and Mezhyhiria), which is to be
attended by kids from Vyshgorod and Mezhyhiria center
• Mykolayiv
• Pusha-Voditsa
• Plan 2 field trips and 1 master class for each «old» centers
• Have New Year’s celebration
• Conduct exhibition of children’s paintings in Kyiv