5th graders: submissions are due by Friday, May 2, 2025!
Kid Governor Keudy Martinez‘s platform is “Speaking Up for Safe & Happy Schools” and it addresses both mental health and bullying. One way Keudy is addressing mental health is collaborating with the Department of Children and Families and CT Family Day on a statewide poster contest!
Keudy invites 5th graders to submit artwork that answers the question:
In What Ways Do You and Your Family Take Care of Your Mental Health?
Finalists’ posters will be shared on the Connecticut’s Kid Governor® website and celebrated at CT Family Day.
Poster Contest Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025
Contest Rules
- Open to all Connecticut 5th graders.
- Artwork must be entrant’s own original creation, on 8.5”x11” white paper.
- Colored pencils, crayons, paint, and markers are permitted – bold colors look best!
- Digitally-created artwork is not allowed.
- Must include at least one handprint (drawn or traced).
- Original hard copies of artwork must be mailed to the following address and postmarked by the deadline: Connecticut’s Old State House, Attn: Serenity Zaebst, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103.
Permission Form
Completed Permission Form, art description, and a scan or photograph of artwork must be emailed or shared via Google Drive with Serenity.Zaebst@ctdemocracycenter.org by Friday, May 2, 2025.
Selection of the Winners
Kid Governor Keudy, his Cabinet, and the Department of Children and Families will select twelve contest finalists and one winner. The contest winner and finalists will be announced in late May 2025.
The finalists and winner will each receive a pass for a free tour (up to four people) at Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford, home of the Kid Governor® program!
The winner’s artwork will be shared with schools across the state. The winner’s artwork was also be displayed in the Kid Governor’s Office at Connecticut’s Old State House.
