Erasmus+ "Self-awareness" project: Greece through the eyes of our students

Monday 21 February 2022

We were given an official welcome and visited the school, attending various classes, such as the History class.

We moved to the H/Y lab to present the different works of the participating countries. These dealt with the various customs and etiquettes of our countries, with a final quiz to see if we had learnt what had been explained before.

end we had

Tuesday 22 February 2022

1. As soon as we arrived at the school, they showed us the H/Y workshop.

Here they presented their Teenage Parliament programme, explaining how to involve students in political life, to enable them to become active citizens.

2. After that, we went to the gym for a yoga class and to learn typicalGreek dances, such as sirtaki.

3. Then, we moved on to visit the city's Historical Museum. Here we got to know Alexandroupolis and its ancient history.

Wednesday 23 February 2022

On this day there was a trip to the river Nestos and the nearby town of Xanthi.

3. Here was the shadow museum, where we were introduced to the works by the author of marvellous sculptures,

1.They organised activities in a protected area of the river Nestos, such as a walk along the mountain bordering the river and archery, with the aim of reconnecting with the inner

2. In the afternoon, we visited the multicultural city of Xanthi, which was preparing for Carnival.

2. we students had a workshop with a psychologist on what success really means and how to overcome difficulty and "failure".

Thursday

1. We went to the city library. Here, the author Antonio Cucciniello presented his book "Pathemata Mathemata", discussing with the boys the ways to reconcile with the good and not so good parts of oneself, the main theme of the book.

February 2022

Last day of our stay in Alexandroupolis Carnival celebrations

As we were celebrating Carnival, the Greek students invited us to a traditional barbecue all together and, in the evening, to a local club to spend one last evening together, dancing and having fun.

We arrived on 20th February. Greece is beautiful from the plane!

On the 21st we were at the school. First we could look around and visit classes and after that we had culture and etiquette presentations from every country and a quiz.

Later we had a look at the exhibition of Covid essays and the „Faces” and „Masks” photo competition.

After lunch we took part in icebreaking activities in the gym. We were shy at first ☺

22nd of February

We had programmes at the school, first presentations about the Teenage parliament (student council).

Then we did yoga and we learnt Greek dances. We also played volleyball in the break in international teams ☺

The Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis taught us a lot about the city’s past and its culture. Spiridoula was our local guide ☺ We played with the interactive map and we could also look inside drawers with artefacts. It was fun!

We were guided around the charming city of Xanthi, and learnt about its multicultural history. We visited a unique museum of shadows. It was something exciting we have never seen before

24th February

This day started with sadness because the war in Ukraine broke out. Mr Cuccinello also mentioned it when he gave his presentation about his book Pathemata Mathemata. After this certificates were presented. And finally, students had a workshop with a psychologist.

As it was the carnival season in Greece we spent the last evening with food and fun in the Greek way. We spent unforgettable days there! Thank you!