Thoughts and Colors: a creative school competition about solidarity.
Pensieri e Colori is an educational project for schools that invites children to express an idea of solidarity, happiness, or collaboration through drawing.
This is an opportunity to turn a drawing into a message and let children's creativity become a gesture of solidarity.
The selected drawings will become the protagonists of the Official POBIC 2026 T-shirt, transforming creativity into a concrete symbol of social commitment.
How does the competition work?
The “Thoughts and Colors” competition is a creative competition for schools, open to classes that decide to participate through their institution.
In summary:
- The children are making a drawing on the theme of solidarity.
- the documents are sent to POBIC according to the methods indicated in the regulations
- The drawings are published on the official POBIC channels
- opens the Online voting
Each drawing is signed by the author and is recognizable, precisely because it is intended to be shared and voted on.
The online voting phase: how it works and why it's so important
Starting from March 16, 2026 will officially kick off Online voting phase of the contest Thoughts and Colors.
From that date, a Page dedicated to voter registrationonce registered, users will be redirected to a Facebook group dedicated to the contest, created specifically to host the vote.
Within the group, it will be possible to:
- display all the drawings in the competition
- Find the assignments divided by participating classes and schools
- to express one's vote in a simple and transparent way
The vote will remain extended until May 10, 2026.
A vote that counts double: involving family and friends
The voting phase is one of the most significant moments of the project, because it transforms the competition into an experience collective and shared.
Parents, family members, friends, and acquaintances are invited to participate actively:
- voting on the designs
- sharing the project
- supporting the message of solidarity expressed by the children
Every vote is a concrete gesture of support for creativity, the school's educational commitment, and the values that“Thoughts and Colors” wants to convey.
Participating in the vote means valuing the children's work and amplifying the message they have chosen to share.
What happens after the vote
At the end of the online vote, the May 10, 2026, i top three drawings for each school will advance to the next stage of the competition, getting closer to the final selection and the award ceremony.
The vote is therefore not just a technical step, but a key moment that can make the difference.
From the vote to the final awards
The best papers will be:
- withdraw in original
- shown during the National Day POBIC
- evaluated by a selected jury
The winning design will be printed on the Official POBIC 2026 T-shirt.
All winning class school will also be assigned a donation of 1,000 euros, to be used freely for educational projects.
Vote from March 16, 2026.
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