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The initiative strengthens environmental education and promotes awareness of climate change among children, adolescents, young people, and adults served by the institution.
In celebration of World Environment Day, observed on June 5, Obra Social São João Bosco in Campinas, Brazil, announces the winners of the 4th Cultural Photography and Drawing Contest, an initiative that is part of the institution’s socio-environmental education efforts. This year’s theme was “Now for the Climate,” with the motto “The urgent signals the Earth sends and the signals we choose to send back.”
The contest’s aim was to encourage participants to reflect on today’s environmental challenges, especially climate change, and to express their perceptions through art. Through drawings and photographs, children, adolescents, young people, and adults were able to demonstrate creativity, critical thinking, and a commitment to building a more sustainable future.
More than just a cultural activity, the contest is an important educational tool that contributes to strengthening environmental education, fostering values such as responsibility, citizenship, solidarity, and care for our Common Home. The initiative aligns with Obra Social São João Bosco’s commitment to promoting a holistic education capable of raising participants’ awareness of the social and environmental challenges of our time.
Given the increasingly evident impacts of climate change across the globe, it is essential to create educational spaces that foster environmental awareness from childhood onward. By providing opportunities for reflection and artistic expression, the contest helps participants understand their role in preserving the environment and building more sustainable communities.
Obra Social São João Bosco congratulates all participants for the dedication, creativity, and sensitivity demonstrated in their submitted works. Each drawing and photograph submitted reinforces the importance of education as a path to social and environmental transformation.
Check out the winners of the 4th Cultural Photography and Drawing Contest
Category: Seeds of Tomorrow
🥇 1st place – Davi Lucas da Silva (age 5) – CEI Darcy Ribeiro
🥈 2nd place – Barbara Correia (age 5) – CEI Dom Bosquinho
🥉 3rd place – Benjamin Pereira (4 years old) – CEI Dom Bosquinho
Category: Nature Defenders
🥇 1st place – Geovanna Caroline (12 years old) – Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora Unit
🥈 2nd place – Vitor Mesquita (12 years old) – Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora Unit
🥉 3rd place – Nicolas Gabriel (11 years old) – Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora Unit
Category: Agents of Transformation
🥇 1st place – Lorena Nunes – São João Batista Unit
🥈 2nd place – Yasmin da Silva – São João Batista Unit
🥉 3rd place – Ingrid Bronzato – São João Batista Unit
Category: Committed to the Future
🥇 1st place – Sônia Robaldo – São João Batista Unit
Category: Dreamers such as Don Bosco
🥇 1st place – Ester – São João Batista Unit
🥈 2nd place – Luís – Our Lady Help of Christians Unit
🥉 3rd place – Larissa – Don Bosco Unit
Category: Connected to Ecology
🥇 1st place – Leandro de Souza
🥈 2nd place – Claudemir Ignacio
🥉 3rd place – Marina Carvalho
Environmental education to transform the present and the future
By promoting initiatives such as the Cultural Photography and Drawing Contest, Obra Social São João Bosco reaffirms its commitment to an education that goes beyond the classroom, shaping citizens who are conscious, engaged, and committed to preserving life in all its forms.
May the reflections sparked by this year’s theme inspire concrete actions to care for the environment and strengthen the hope for a more just, sustainable, and compassionate future for all.
The Cultural Photography and Drawing Contest is organized by Obra Social São João Bosco, an initiative rooted in concern for the environment. Obra Social is affiliated with the Don Bosco Green Alliance, an international Salesian organization dedicated to promoting environmental initiatives and connecting various Salesian houses around the world.
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