Viktor Griza
Recklinghausen, Germany
Screenwriter & Guide
Screenwriter & Guide
Liberi Ludi Creative Space
Polina Tronchyk
Śrem, Poland
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Polina Smirnova
Casablanca, Morocco
English Language Teacher & Creative Learning Facilitator
English Language Teacher & Creative Learning Facilitator
Maria Povoroznyuk
Brussels, Belgium
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
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Viktor Griza
Recklinghausen, Germany
Screenwriter & Guide
Screenwriter & Guide
Polina Tronchyk
Śrem, Poland
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Polina Smirnova
Casablanca, Morocco
English Language Teacher & Creative Learning Facilitator
English Language Teacher & Creative Learning Facilitator
Maria Povoroznyuk
Brussels, Belgium
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
Join the Liberi Ludi community if you are an artist, an art educator, a creative workshop facilitator, or a teacher already working, or wishing to work, with children in situations of migration, and supporting their social integration through art, storytelling, and animation.
Liberi Ludi offers methodological support, shared practice, and a space for professional exchange between educators and creative practitioners working in this field. If you would like to take part in one of our programmes, or if you already have a project of your own aimed at the cultural and social integration of migrant children, our association can also help you shape it into grant applications and other funding opportunities.
Viktor Griza
Recklinghausen, Germany
Profession
Screenwriter
Role in Liberi Ludi
Tutor / Teacher
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Current Professional Activity
Guide
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Cultural projects within extracurricular education aimed at the social inclusion of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the active involvement of migrant pupils to support their cultural adaptation
Languages
• Ukrainian and Russian (native)
• English (school level)
• German (B1)
Maria Povoroznyuk
Brussels, Belgium
Profession
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
Role in Liberi Ludi
Tutor / Teacher
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I believe that children's rights — especially their right to play, to freedom of expression, successful integration into a new society, and the preservation of their cultural identity — are values of the highest importance. These are principles that I am both willing and eager to serve and promote. I would be honored to join as a founding mother 😉
Current Professional Activity
Helping reduce entropy in the world. Reducing chaos, creating clarity.
Creative Achievements
A debut stand-up comedy monologue: “Why Us Teachers Are the Best People on Earth” 🙂
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Running animation clubs based on storytelling methodologies involving migrant children
• Facilitating extracurricular groups and creative workshops in animation and storytelling to support the adaptation of migrant children
• Developing cultural projects within non-formal education programmes aimed at the social inclusion of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
• Leading animation courses within arts education programmes to support adaptation and inclusion in mixed classrooms involving migrant children
Languages
• English (fluent)
• Ukrainian (mother tongue)
• Russian (mother tongue)
• French (B2)
Polina Smirnova
Casablanca, Morocco
Profession
English Language Teacher
Role in Liberi Ludi
Teacher / Tutor
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I am an English language teacher who worked with preschool children in Vietnam. My teaching approach combined language learning with creativity, play, and active interaction. For each lesson, I designed original educational games, learning cards, presentations, and short videos to create an engaging and enjoyable learning experience.
I believe that creativity, play, and storytelling help children feel confident while discovering a new language and culture. This is why I strongly identify with the Liberi Ludi approach, where art becomes a tool for learning, adaptation, and communication. I would be delighted to contribute my teaching experience to programmes supporting the adaptation and social inclusion of migrant children.
Current Professional Activity
Creating engaging learning experiences for children through language, creativity, and play.
Creative Achievements
Development of original educational games and visual learning materials for preschool children.
Languages
• Russian
• English
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Facilitating extracurricular groups and creative workshops in animation and storytelling to support the adaptation of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
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Polina Tronchyk
Śrem, Poland
Profession
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Role in Liberi Ludi
Artist / Teacher
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I am a multi-disciplinary animator, illustrator, and educator whose work operates at the intersection of material innovation, community activism, and academic research. As an independent creator, I develop the Portable Animation Studio: a tactile stop-motion box that simplifies filmmaking for children of all ages. My focus is on using this tool in social and humanitarian settings, helping refugee children process displacement, unite, and adapt to their new society through stop-motion storytelling.
Current Professional Activity
I am developing my custom-built Portable Animation Studio box, which I actively use to teach stop-motion animation to children of diverse age groups and origins. I am currently preparing to deliver a series of animation masterclasses for refugee youth in Belgium in partnership with Hand-in-Hand Gent, focused on facilitating social integration and cultural adaptation.
Creative Achievements
Designed, commercialised, and launched the Portable Animation Studio on Etsy as a fully functional toolkit for young creators. Initiated a collaborative partnership to use the studio box for animating stories and cutouts. Cultivated international educational initiatives, including upcoming integration masterclasses for displaced children in Ghent, Belgium, and secured a PhD position at Adam Mickiewicz University to advance research in animation theory within British literature.
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Creation of artistic content supporting the development and social inclusion of migrant children through storytelling and animation
• Illustrations for educational and children’s publications designed for work with migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
• Leading animation courses within arts education programmes to support adaptation and inclusion in mixed classrooms involving migrant children
Languages
• Russian (native)
• Ukrainian (native)
• English (fluent)
• French (fluent)
• Polish (advanced)
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Viktor Griza
Recklinghausen, Germany
Profession
Screenwriter
Current Professional Activity
Guide
Role in Liberi Ludi
Tutor / Teacher
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Cultural projects within extracurricular education aimed at the social inclusion of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the active involvement of migrant pupils to support their cultural adaptation
Languages
• Ukrainian and Russian (native)
• English (school level)
• German (B1)
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Polina Tronchyk
Śrem, Poland
Profession
Animator, Illustrator, Educator, and PhD Researcher
Current Professional Activity
I am developing my custom-built Portable Animation Studio box, which I actively use to teach stop-motion animation to children of diverse age groups and origins. I am currently preparing to deliver a series of animation masterclasses for refugee youth in Belgium in partnership with Hand-in-Hand Gent, focused on facilitating social integration and cultural adaptation.
Creative Achievements
Designed, commercialised, and launched the Portable Animation Studio on Etsy as a fully functional toolkit for young creators. Initiated a collaborative partnership to use the studio box for animating stories and cutouts. Cultivated international educational initiatives, including upcoming integration masterclasses for displaced children in Ghent, Belgium, and secured a PhD position at Adam Mickiewicz University to advance research in animation theory within British literature.
Role in Liberi Ludi
Artist / Teacher
I am a multi-disciplinary animator, illustrator, and educator whose work operates at the intersection of material innovation, community activism, and academic research. As an independent creator, I develop the Portable Animation Studio: a tactile stop-motion box that simplifies filmmaking for children of all ages. My focus is on using this tool in social and humanitarian settings, helping refugee children process displacement, unite, and adapt to their new society.
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Creation of artistic content supporting the development and social inclusion of migrant children through storytelling and animation
• Illustrations for educational and children’s publications designed for work with migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
• Leading animation courses within arts education programmes to support adaptation and inclusion in mixed classrooms involving migrant children
Languages
• Russian (native)
• Ukrainian (native)
• English (fluent)
• French (fluent)
• Polish (advanced)
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Maria Povoroznyuk
Brussels, Belgium
Profession
Educator for Freedom and Independent Thinking
Current Professional Activity
Helping reduce entropy in the world. Reducing chaos, creating clarity.
Creative Achievements
A debut stand-up comedy monologue: “Why Us Teachers Are the Best People on Earth” 🙂
Role in Liberi Ludi
Tutor / Teacher
I believe that children's rights — especially their right to play, to freedom of expression, successful integration into a new society, and the preservation of their cultural identity — are values of the highest importance. These are principles that I am both willing and eager to serve and promote. I would be honored to join as a founding mother 😉
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Running animation clubs based on storytelling methodologies involving migrant children
• Facilitating extracurricular groups and creative workshops in animation and storytelling to support the adaptation of migrant children
• Developing cultural projects within non-formal education programmes aimed at the social inclusion of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
• Leading animation courses within arts education programmes to support adaptation and inclusion in mixed classrooms involving migrant children
Languages
• English (fluent)
• Ukrainian (mother tongue)
• Russian (mother tongue)
• French (B2)
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Polina Smirnova
Casablanca, Morocco
Profession
English Language Teacher
Current Professional Activity
Creating engaging learning experiences for children through language, creativity, and play.
Creative Achievements
Development of original educational games and visual learning materials for preschool children.
Role in Liberi Ludi
Teacher / Tutor
I am an English language teacher who worked with preschool children in Vietnam. My teaching approach combined language learning with creativity, play, and active interaction. For each lesson, I designed original educational games, learning cards, presentations, and short videos to create an engaging and enjoyable learning experience.
I believe that creativity, play, and storytelling help children feel confident while discovering a new language and culture. This is why I strongly identify with the Liberi Ludi approach, where art becomes a tool for learning, adaptation, and communication. I would be delighted to contribute my teaching experience to programmes supporting the adaptation and social inclusion of migrant children.
Liberi Ludi Activities
• Facilitating extracurricular groups and creative workshops in animation and storytelling to support the adaptation of migrant children
• Teaching storytelling with the involvement of migrant students as a tool for cultural adaptation
• Teaching foreign languages through art- and storytelling-based adaptation methods in mixed classrooms
Languages
• Russian
• English