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Participate To The World Letter

the world letter Workshop - Guidelines

Bring The World Letter to your classroom or your community with this simple, one-hour workshop. As the workshop leader, you will guide students / the community in writing their own love letters to the world, contributing to this global art project. Feel free to participate too, or invite other teachers to participate as well!

Materials Needed for the workshop:

• White paper mandatory (colored paper won’t be accepted). Letter or A4 format recommended.

• Pens (markers, colored pencils, or any writing tools)

• Smartphone, camera or scanner

1. Introduction (10-15 min)

• First, get familiar with The World Letter project yourself using The World Letter’s assets below, and then, introduce the project to your students / community with:

  — The World Letter’s Official Website here.

  — A short presentation video of The World Letter here.

  — The World Letter’s Instagram page here.

  — Photos of The World Letter around the world here.

  — Some letters extracted and translated from The World Letter here.

• Then, invite students / community in taking part in the project as well.

  
  

2. guidance (5 min)

• Explain that students / community will handwrite a love letter to the world—not to a person, but to the world as they interpret it (earth, humanity, nature, etc.).

  Creative Freedom: Letters can be written in any language, long or short, in poetry, prose, or drawings. People are strongly encouraged to write in their mother tongue, and can represent their culture / countries in their letters, as the point of The World Letter is to unite all cultures of the world.

  • For more inspiration on how to guide your students / community through the process, read the tips below in the “Tips” section.

  
  

3. Writing the Letters (30-40 min)

• Optional Drafting: Students / community can brainstorm and draft their letter first (max. 10-15 min on this step, make sure people don’t spend extended time on the drafts).

• Final Version: Once ready, they copy their letter onto the final white sheet.

  
  

4. Sharing & Reflection (5-10 min)

(optional)

• Invite students / community to read their letters aloud (optional).

• Create a space for sharing, reflection, and discussion about their messages between each other.

5. Submitting the Letters

• Collect all completed letters.

• Scan or take a clear photo of each letter.

  • Important: PLEASE, follow the guidelines in the “Tips” section below on how to properly take photos of the letters. Poor quality entries won’t be accepted.

• Upload the letters (PDF or JPEG format) via the submission form on the website here, or click the button below.

Thank you for taking part in The World Letter!

TIPS

TIP 1: How To Take photos of the letters

Make sure your picture is taken with light - and as straight as possible. Poor quality pictures, low light, won’t be accepted as entries.

Format: JPG or PDF

See exemples:

TIP 2 — Inspiration:

You can guide your students / community with simple words like:

1) When writing, think about: what aspect of the world do you want to focus on? Its people, its environment (nature), its animal life, its beauty, its problems and challenges?

2) How do you want to communicate your love? A letter, a poem, a picture, a creative combination?

3) How can I show honest emotion? Does your letter show: feeling from your heart? Characteristics that you truly love? Concern for the Earth? Advice on how to be even better?