(Stripes Staff)
We are excited to feature the perspectives and creative talents of the military-connected children throughout Europe and the Middle East during April’s Month of the Military Child!
To celebrate our military-connected kids, we will be featuring their creativity, thoughts and voices here on StripesEurope.com. We encourage DoDEA schools, Child Development Centers (CDC), Youth and Teen Centers, and organized homeschool groups to participate by sending submissions.
The school or organization with the highest percentage participation will win a $500 gift card!
Our Month of the Military Child toolkits are a helpful resource for teachers and group leaders. Email us at momceurope@stripes.com to request a PDF copy! Each age-appropriate toolkit includes prompts and creative space to use with your student group.
Use the suggested prompts from our toolkit, or let their creativity shine! Here are some ideas of what to send:
Artwork
Coloring pages
Written experiences
Poetry
Military-kid-themed worksheets
Videos
Once you’re ready to send your group’s submissions, email them to momceurope@stripes.com.
Accepted file types include PDF, JPEG, PNG or mp4 videos.
When submitting a picture or video, please make sure the child’s last name or other PII is left off. We will only use first name if referencing a particular piece.
Don’t forget to let us know what DODEA school or organization the children are affiliated with.
Individuals are also welcome to submit their own child’s work.
Click here for the official rules for this promotion.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of Stars and Stripes that all Month of the Military Child stories, poems and drawings submitted for publication in Stars and Stripes are subject to approval. Only stories written in English can be accepted for publication in print or online; stories written in any language other than English will not be published. No stories will be accepted which, in the judgment of Stars and Stripes, are indecent, suggestive or offensive, or in any other way violate Stars and Stripes publication policies. Stars and Stripes does not accept stories which, in its judgment, contain attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature, or which reflect unfavorably on competitive organizations, institutions or merchandise.
We reserve the right to make edits in stories. Stars and Stripes reserves the right to reject any story, for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without explanation. By submitting your story to Stars and Stripes, you are warranting that you wrote the story and that it does not violate any copyrights or other third party rights.
Stars and Stripes will not share any information collected through its message programs with any third party other than a message program sponsor, however Stars and Stripes does reserve the right to share email addresses through its online programs if requested.
