Meeting in Greece

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     STUDENTS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EUROPE /SAVE/  

    Erasmus+ 2017-1-BG01-KA219-036348  

    PROGRAMME OF an ERASMUS+ TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MEETING 
     Vouliagmeni Primary School, Iasonos 54, 16671, Athens, GREECE 1-5 May, 2018 

     

    Wednesday, 02.05.2018

                                     Arrival of participants in Athens (Greek team meets the partners at the airport)

    10.30 -11:30

    Welcome and official opening of the project meeting

    (head teacher, coordinator and teachers welcome the partners)

    at the Greek school

    All participating partners in the meeting

    11.30-12:00

    Coffee break

       

    12:00-13:30

    Workshop

    - Presentation of the program by the coordinator Mrs. Lorita Zaharieva

    - Presentation and evaluation of the results of the 1st year of the project

    at the Greek school

    All participating partners in the meeting

    13:30-14:30

    Lunch at school

     

    All participating partners in the meeting

    16:00-20:00

    Visit Acropolis museum (5 euros) and Acropolis (20 euros)

    City center

    All participating partners in the meeting with Greek teachers

    20:00-22:00

    Sightseeing in the center of Athens (Plaka-Anafiotika-Monastiraki-Thision)

    Dinner

     

    All participating partners in the meeting with Greek teachers

    Thursday, 03.05.2018

    10.30 –12.00


     

    Mini “Olympic Games”,

    promoting peace through sport and games

    At the local field

    All participating partners in the meeting

    12:00-13:30

    Workshop: Dissemination and updating the plan.

    at the Greek school

     

    13.30-14:30

    Lunch at school

       

    14.30-19.00

    Visit the temple of Poseidon, Sounion (8 euros)

    Sounion

    All participating partners in the meeting

    20:00

    Dinner at «Sardelaki» restaurant with great view to the sea (about 20 euros)

    Vouliagmeni

    Partners in the meeting with Greek teachers

    Friday, 04.05.2018

    10.00-12.00

    Workshop

    - Members of UNHCR,Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, present us the educational project ‘It could be me-it could be you’  

    - Planning for the second year

    - Presentation of the project “Refugees and migrants” (Power Point Presentation, photos, collages, theatrical and other activities)

    - Certificates

    at the Greek school

    All participating partners in the meeting

    12.00-13.30

    Cooking for a Peace Festival!

    - Recipes from different regions and countries, in order to  connect people and focus on similarities

    - Preparation and presentation of traditional meals and national cuisines

    at the Greek school

    All participating partners in the meeting

    15.00-16:00

    Visit at the Greek Parliament

    City center

    All participating partners in the meeting

    with Greek teachers

    16.00-17.00

    Visit at the Kallimarmaro Panathinaiko Stadium (5 euros), where the first modern Olympic games took place

    City center

    All participating partners in the meeting

    with Greek teachers

    17:00-21:30 f

    Free time

       

    21:30

    Dinner

     

    Partners in the meeting with Greek teachers

    Saturday, 05.05.2018

     

    An opportunity to travel to Mycenae - Nafplion

        

    Participant Report

    The second partner meeting was in Greece in May 2018.The aim was to evaluate the work during the project year, to develop new ideas, to disseminate the results, to work on the manual, to participate in joint activities.

    The meeting started with a welcome event with songs and dances by the students in Vouliagmeni Primary School.Then there was an Introduction meeting and outcomes assessment after the first year of Erasmus+ SAVE (Students against Violence in Europe) project.

    Students in the Greek school organised mini “Olympic Games”. The  aim was to develop culture of Peace and sport values. 

    All participating teachers had a meeting about the dissemination of the project. There was a discussion about the webspace, the blog, eTwinning, facebook and Google Drive. All teachers agreed to use TwinSpace in the eTwinning  platform and to report all the activities and products related to the project. 

    All participants met human rights and refugee organisation from the partner country and had a workshop by UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner) about the present situation of refugees in the world and the situation in Greece in order to learn more about the local problems and to look for opportunities to get involve and take action together. They showed us their educational project:  It could be me-it could be you.  

    We had a meeting about the planning for the next year actions and expectations.There was organized a Peace Festival with the participation of every school group in the school. Traditional Greek food from different regions in the country was presented with cooking references. All partners could try and compare with the traditional food in their own countries.

    The Greek school organized cultural visits to various places. All partners explored the mighty Acropolis on foot and saw the glorious Parthenon temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a fascinating chronicle of Athens’ history, serving as a treasury, fortress, mosque and a church over its 2500 years of existence. There was also a trip and visit at the ancient Temple of Poseidon, perched dramatically atop sea cliffs.

    The Greek school organised for all participants in the transnational project meeting in Athens a visit at the Panathenaic Stadium, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. There was a visit at the new Acropolis Museum and a visit at the parliament. All participating partners learned a lot of information about the Greek parliament and its history and took photos in the building. 

    The participants learned more about the culture and traditions of the partner country and developed intercultural competence. The meeting was very well organized and all activities were according to the agenda.

           

    The Headteacher’s speech on the presentation of the Olympic Games. (Alexandra Stathopoulou) 
    Thank you for your presence in today’s events, which are part of the festivities organized by our school under the European Erasmus plus program entitled: “students against violence in Europe”. We are very pleased to be hosting this week the delegations from five European countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, Cyprus, Italy and Spain), to evaluate and assess the achievement of the goals of the first year, as well as to plan the activities of the year ahead. Our students today will proudly act out for you a simulation of the lighting of the Olympic torch and the Olympic games, which are directly related to the theme of our program, namely violence and how students can promote peace, culture, friendship and cooperation among nations. The Olympic games was the most significant religious celebration in ancient Greece and were held exclusively in ancient Olympia every four years, from 776 BC to 393AD, when they were abolished by the Emperor Theodosius. In 1896 the modern Olympic Games were revived in Athens , represented by five rings joined together, which symbolized the crossing of nations, cultures and people, in an attempt to promote the ideals of diversity, solidarity, equality, peace and freedom. We will be watching a brief ritual of the lighting of the Olympic torch, with our students dressed as priestesses. According to the ritual, 11 women representing the vestal virgins perform a celebration at the temple of Hera , in which the first torch of the Olympic torch relay is kindled by the light of the sun (God Apollo), its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror. After the invocation to the God and the lighting of the torch, the flame is carried in a fire pot to an altar in the ancient Olympic Stadium, accompanied by priestesses. The procession stops at the holy olive tree, where they cut a brunch , a symbol of peace and a victory prize that was given to the winners. Finally, I would like to thank Mrs. DORA Altoglou and Mrs.Maria Konstantinou from ELEA sports club for their precious help in today’s events. I would also like to thank our municipality for providing the facilities and the sound equipment, Mr. and Mrs. Giannopoulou for the camera and drone coverage, as well as everybody else who contributed to the success of today’s festivities.