Big Idea

​Pupils, teachers and visitors should be encouraged to think about a future without war, conflict and fear. All visitors, the whole school family, should reflect on a life in peace.

​Through the action of deciding on the colour, formulating the wish, to knotting the ribbon on the tree, reflection takes place and a wish is manifested. The visualisation of the large number of participants also has a motivating and positively stimulating effect on the corporate identity.

Type of Activity:

​Event - which could be extended to lessons and class actions.

Who is it for?

Age 6-100, individual sizes, from single activity, to class size.

What do I need?

A tree, various possibilities, from branches to real defoliated tree, Threads of various materials and colours.

How long does it take?

From 4 weeks to 6 months.

Introduction

​A tree is placed in the school building - preferably in the foyer. It can be provided with a sign: Our wishing tree. Next to it are threads in different colours (individual numbers and topics are possible).

Instructions for use: If you have worries or are unhappy, or just want to get rid of your fears, if you want to bring peace into your family, class or life, find a suitable ribbon and tie it to our tree:

RED for LOVE
GREEN for EARTH and NATURE
ORANGE for LUCK and JOY
YELLOW for the Ukraine
BLUE for people who are at WAR
WHITE for PEACE
BLACK against PAIN

What next

​The tree and its cause can be discussed in advance in the group or class. Peace and its importance for the individual and our world can be thematised.

Finally

Afterwards, the group and classes can visit the tree and weigh up which colour was attached most often and again speculate why. In the end, the aim is to find out how these wishes and problems can be remedied, individually, in the family and in the community. ​

Find out more

Wishing trees could also be established in each class individually to improve the community on a small scale.

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