The film follows two fishermen from Skala Sikamineas in Lesvos, who were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in rescuing refugees at sea. Filmed in 2016, the film explores their experiences and how their daily activities are intertwined with memories of previous rescues and their personal relationship with the sea.
Entry Category: Community Projects & Initiatives
Games from our homelands together with our parents
At the 132nd Primary School of Athens in the school year 2005-2006, the children of the 5th grade created the film “Games from our homelands”. In the following school year 2006-2007, the idea of the same children, now in the 6th grade, was expanded and we asked the parents of the school to teach us
With our own eyes
The students of the sixth grade of the 132nd School of Athens follow the stories of the refugees through photographs – documents. At the same time, they come into contact with refugee families from their school who have experienced the war and the violent displacement from their homes. Through their knowledge and experiences, the children
The teaching of the mother tongue of foreign language learners at school: A long-term effort with positive results
The article presents a multi-year educational intervention implemented under the responsibility and coordination of the Teaching Staff Association of a multicultural school in central Athens. The initiative focused on the instruction of the native languages of non-native students. Despite the broad participation and the well-documented pedagogical benefits for the entire student body, the initiative faced
“Schools need to open in the afternoon to be schools”: teaching Greek to parents and community members in a public school in Athens.
This study explores, through qualitative methodology, the pedagogical goals and practices of primary school teachers who teach Greek to adult migrant parents and community members in a public school in Athens. It examines instructional approaches, the dynamic interaction with learners, and the formation of an inclusive educational space, where communication and coexistence with the formal
“Taste my world” – A recipe book by refugee women in Greece
In this book, every dish cooked by a refugee woman, from Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world has played an important role in her life. Not only as an exquisite delicacy that she loves, but mainly as a compound and multifaceted experience which becomes an amusement park of flavors’ that entertains and moves
Synergies between formal and non-formal education: activities in Elaionas refugees camp with children and adults
The subject of this paper is the presentation of three educational actions within the Open Refugee Accommodation Facility of Elaiona, with emphasis on the synergy between formal education (Annex of the 54th Kindergarten of Athens) and non-formal education for children (Sama tasavata) and for adults (TaMam). Having critical pedagogy as a theoretical background, the actions
Refugee children’s integration in Greece: training future teachers to face new educational challenges
The aim of this paper is to present an action research project focusing on refugee children’s integration to the formal Greek education system as it relates to their mothers’ Greek language learning. Drawing on the interrelation between formal and non-formal education, this project took place at the Open Reception facility of Eleonas in Athens and
The “Ritsona’s children” exhibit their works, but they don’t go to school…
Article about the children of the Refugee Accommodation Centre in Ritsona who do not have access to education due to the lack of coaches. Combined with the pandemic, and despite the efforts of the Refugee Education Coordinators, this has resulted in refugee children being out of school for years.
Website of the 132nd Primary School of Athens
The official website of the 132nd Primary School of Athens includes the activities of the school, news and announcements, students’ works (e.g. films they have created), articles and publications of the teachers of the school in educational/scientific journals, as well as educational material that resulted from educational programs implemented by the teachers, for example newspapers,