“The light of memory and hope unites us”: an action for the World Children’s Day was held in Kyiv

On the eve of World Children’s Day, almost a thousand children from the capital and Kyiv region united to honor the memory of the children who died during the 1000 days of the war, reports the correspondent UNN.

On November 20, on World Children’s Day, the action “The light of memory and hope unites us” took place in Kyiv. The event was organized at the State Boarding Lyceum “Cadet Corps” to commemorate the children who died during the 1000 days of war. Pupils of Lyceum No. 3 in the city of Irpin and Lyceum No. 1 in the village of Kotsyubynskoe participated in the charity event.

“Today’s event is dedicated to the World Children’s Day and 1000 days of this terrible war. The children showed with their action that our lyceum is a territory of goodness, happiness, and peace. Today is the day we wanted to remind the whole world and Ukrainians that a cruel war continues. It’s painful to watch a child remember a child who died. We all want peace, every Ukrainian child wants peace,” said the director of the boarding school Natalia Golovikhina.

Schoolchildren united and simultaneously lit lamps in the form of the number 659 – this is the number of young Ukrainians who died as a result of Russian aggression. The opening of the charity event began with the Residence of St. Nicholas and the Workshop of Good Deeds in the shelter of the boarding school lyceum. Children had the opportunity to write letters to Saint Nicholas with wishes for Ukraine. Also, schoolchildren were included in master classes on creating patriotic t-shirts. Schoolchildren had the opportunity to create candles and greeting cards for the military, which will be delivered by volunteers. An important part of the event was also the laying of a time capsule in which the children left a link for future generations.

“Considering that we have a full-day school, unfortunately, we often visit the shelter. Therefore, we decided that now the shelter and Saint Nicholas are more relevant than ever for every child, because everyone has the same dream, dreams should be bright. And children have to write about these dreams, to create something, and most importantly – to believe and realize them,” shared Tetyana Tsesarenko, deputy director of the Cadet Corps State Boarding Lyceum.

The State Boarding Lyceum “Cadetsky Corps” is not the first time to hold such events. And, as noted by the institution’s administration, they constantly organize various offline and online meetings, communicate not only with Ukrainian schools, but also abroad.