These are sad times... Itis difficult to keep smiling when news arrives from Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, Sinai, and Tunisia that breaks our hearts and often makes us lose hope. And unfortunately, the list is far from complete.

There are days when we ask ourselves, "What's the point of fighting?"
And there are times like the ones we are living through now, when life reminds us a little too violently thatthe struggle for a better world is neither a choice nor a right.

It is a duty.

Sowe get back up, aching, hungover, and with red eyes.And we get back to work: we think, we create, we sing, we shout, we play, we gather, we listen, we talk, we write, we educate, we draw, we imagine a more beautiful world...

We make sure toput a lot of love and respect back into the balanceso that it tips a little more toward the positive than the negative... Each of us in our own way and at our own level, butall united.

We wanted to put pen to paper toinstill a little hope in yourhearts. The best way to do this is to let the children speak. Remember our Franco-Tunisian school exchange last year.

Here are some excerpts fromwhat our French and Tunisian students had to say about cultural diversity:

Here are a few notes from Lyra to remind you that cultural diversity is beautiful. That the blending of identities, religions, and origins can lead to wonderful exchanges. Qwe must protect them.

Here are a few notes from Lyra to remind you that cultural diversity is beautiful. That the blending of identities, religions, and origins can lead to wonderful exchanges. Qwe must protect them.

So at Konstelacio, we will continue to promote positive values among children and adults alike,without respite, because we know that this is the key to a better future.
Please feel free to join usin this endeavor.

With sadness but with stronger conviction and motivation than ever,
Best regards,
Charlotte and the Konstelacio team