Humanity Message

Humanity Message is a social-emotional communication challenge that gives students a platform to communicate a powerful message about empathy, kindness, understanding and human connection in education.

Students select one announced theme and communicate one focused message through a written entry, an original drawing or visual message, or a short video of up to 30 seconds. The competition is not based on expensive production or technical sophistication — it rewards the strength, authenticity and human impact of the student's message. Core challenge: can one thoughtful message help another person understand what empathy looks like in everyday school life?

Two themes are offered. Empathy in Teaching explores the teacher–student learning relationship: listening before judging a learner, recognising different needs or circumstances, encouraging rather than humiliating, supporting students through difficulty or mistakes, how a caring teacher shapes confidence and learning, and respecting student voice in emotionally safe classrooms. Empathy Among Peers explores student-to-student relationships: understanding a friend's feelings, including someone who feels left out, supporting a struggling classmate, listening during disagreement, respecting differences, preventing bullying and insensitive behaviour, and helping without embarrassing another person.

Three formats are accepted because students communicate differently, and all entries are judged primarily on the quality and impact of the message. Format-neutral judging is a published principle: a drawing earns no extra marks for advanced artistry, a video none for professional editing, and a written message none for complex vocabulary. Technical production supports the message; it does not replace it.

Domain: Empathy, Inclusion & Social-Emotional Intelligence