Detailed report/evaluation of a teacher of the 132nd Primary School of Athens, who applied with her class the tools of Freinet’s Pedagogy during the two-year pilot training program and implementation of Frene’s Pedagogy in public education in 2017-2018. The teacher gives examples of her applications of Frene Pedagogy techniques in her classroom, highlighting the complexity […]
Tag: Inclusion
Young Children Big Challenges – Pre-school Education & children with refugee experience
This collective volume focuses on early childhood education for children with refugee backgrounds in Greece, highlighting the institutional, pedagogical, and social challenges that hinder their equitable access to education. Through theoretical analyses and empirical accounts, it emphasizes the need for inclusive policies and educational practices that acknowledge the children’s linguistic and cultural capital and foster […]
Opening event of the Teach.In.G. training programme – Part 2, Refugee Education: testimonies from the field – Marasleio 4-11-23
Excerpt from the launch event of the Teach.in.G Programme of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for the year 2023-2024. The extract concerns the field of education of students with refugee background. It is discussed by people who have lived and are living this experience themselves from different positions: Refugee Education Coordinators in camps […]
“This is not a normal school… that’s the difference”: echoes of the inclusive actions of a teachers’ association in Athens during the pandemic through the eyes of school mothers.
This thesis explores the effects of the inclusive actions of a teachers’ association during the pandemic, which had the central aim of not excluding any child from the educational process. The field of the research is a public school in the center of Athens, with a high percentage of refugee/immigrant children, the majority of whom […]
A day for the whole world June 20: World Refugee Day
How does a refugee integrate into Greek society once he or she decides to settle permanently in the country? How much depends on him, and how much on us to be accepted? Refugees, who have sought refuge in Greece, share their thoughts, their concerns, their dreams and their actions. […]
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The class (Entre les murs)
The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau’s experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with […]
From here and from everywhere: Educational changes and pedagogical practices for an open school
This proceedings volume brings together research and educational practices addressing pedagogical change and the challenge of diversity in contemporary schools. Through multiple thematic areas—ranging from education policy to refugee inclusion and intercultural pedagogy—it emphasizes the need for open, inclusive, and adaptive educational frameworks. The volume positions education as a site of transformation and democratic engagement […]
The Walk – The journey of little Amal
An educational manual with activities that can be used in classes of primary and secondary schools, based on the Journey of Little Amal. a 3,5 metre puppet in the form of of a young refugee girl who ‘walked’ the Syrian-Turkish border and crossed the entire Europe, representing all the displaced children of the world. […]
Pepi Papadimitriou
Pepi Papadimitriou – Educator, Coordinator of Refugee Education […]