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with participants from more than 30 countries participating. This year, a Latvian representative was among those commended in the results – Frīda Krastiņa, a student of the Jelgava Regional School of Music and Art. The theme of the competition is what children would like to pass on to future generations.</h2> <div class="article__body"> <p>Frīda Krastiņa is in the 4th grade, and drawing is her calling. The girl admits that Japan has always attracted her, which is why she decided to enter the competition, but the work itself was not easy, because the submitted topic is not simple either - a message for future generations. </p> <p>According to a certificate shown by Zemgale Television the competition was the '<a href="https://childrens-drawing.com/en/" target="_blank">JQA international environmental children's drawing contest</a>'.</p> <div class="article__body" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-bottom:2rem; margin-top:2rem; text-align:left"> <p style="text-align:left">"I chose a clean and healthy ocean. I thought it ended up really strange, that it was too colorful and no one would like it, but it turns out I succeeded!" said Frīda.</p> <p style="text-align:left">The works of the Svēte Learning Center are regularly sent to various international competitions. The news from Japan came unexpectedly, said Andra Kurga, a teacher at the Jelgava Regional School of Music and Art:</p> <p style="text-align:left">"Last year we sent in our work, and the answers came only this year. We are happy and proud of the girls, because they are talented! We really participate in a lot of places and are usually quite successful! We are currently drawing for the Taiwan competition!"</p> <p style="text-align:left">School principal Dace Laure added that there is a lot of talent at the school, but in Frīda's case in particular, the recognition has helped give self-confidence and the desire to continue drawing. </p> <p style="text-align:left">"For me, this award means that the main thing is to finish everything you start! No one in my family draws for me. In my house, yes, I have a lot of drawings! I have a whole shelf where I keep them, and there are a lot of them!" said Frīda.</p> <p style="text-align:left">Children from over 30 countries participated in the competition in Japan. Though Latvian Television reported that Frīda's work won first place out of 8,000 drawings, in fact there are multiple first-place award winners, as a visit to <a href="https://childrens-drawing.com/en/" target="_blank">the competition website</a> makes clear. Frīda's work can be found listed alongside many others in <a href="https://childrens-drawing.com/drawing/pic/24_booklet.pdf" target="_blank">this 24-page booklet</a> listing all the 'honorable mention' winners.</p> <p style="text-align:left">Well done, Frīda.</p> </div> </div> <div class="article__report"> <div class="icon"></div> <div class="desc"> <strong>Seen a mistake?</strong> <p class="d-none d-md-block">Select text and press <span>Ctrl+Enter</span> to send a suggested correction to the editor</p> <p class="d-md-none">Select text and press <span>Report a mistake</span> to send a suggested correction to the editor</p> </div> <div class="article__report-btn d-none d-md-none"> <button class="btn btn-danger btn-lg">Tell us about a mistake</button> </div> </div> </article> </section> <script> LSM.events.bind('PageReady', function () { LSM.articles.init(); LSM.articles.reportArticleId = 588275; LSM.articles.reportUrl = '?rt=articles&ac=reportArticleError'; 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The girl admits that Japan has always attracted her, which is why she decided to enter the competition, but the work itself was not easy, because the submitted topic is not simple either - a message for future generations. According to a certificate shown by Zemgale Television the competition was the 'JQA international environmental children's drawing contest'. \"I chose a clean and healthy ocean. I thought it ended up really strange, that it was too colorful and no one would like it, but it turns out I succeeded!\" said Fr\u012bda. The works of the Sv\u0113te Learning Center are regularly sent to various international competitions. The news from Japan came unexpectedly, said Andra Kurga, a teacher at the Jelgava Regional School of Music and Art: \"Last year we sent in our work, and the answers came only this year. We are happy and proud of the girls, because they are talented! We really participate in a lot of places and are usually quite successful! We are currently drawing for the Taiwan competition!\" School principal Dace Laure added that there is a lot of talent at the school, but in Fr\u012bda's case in particular, the recognition has helped give self-confidence and the desire to continue drawing. \"For me, this award means that the main thing is to finish everything you start! No one in my family draws for me. In my house, yes, I have a lot of drawings! I have a whole shelf where I keep them, and there are a lot of them!\" said Fr\u012bda. Children from over 30 countries participated in the competition in Japan. Though Latvian Television reported that Fr\u012bda's work won first place out of 8,000 drawings, in fact there are multiple first-place award winners, as a visit to the competition website makes clear. Fr\u012bda's work can be found listed alongside many others in this 24-page booklet listing all the 'honorable mention' winners. Well done, Fr\u012bda. 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