Κατηγορία: ENGLISH

Mediation is a way of solving or managing conflicts between students in the school environment, which is also applied in our school. Specifically, at the beginning of each school year, a group of about 20 students are trained to mediate in order to resolve student differences, with the actions of those involved themselves and without the intervention of teachers and parents. In this way, students practice dialogue, learn to deal neutrally and calmly with disagreements that arise among them, and come to negotiations with those students with whom they have fallen out. At the same time, they learn to activate themselves in order to participate in establishing relationships of cooperation, mutual support and mutual acceptance, while at the same time their self-activity is promoted without the intervention of others. As a result, incidents of violence and punishment in the school community are reduced, social skills are strengthened, teamwork is cultivated and skills such as inclusion, empathy and self-esteem are developed.

The teachers responsible for the Mediation Action in our school are Ms. Katsouli Zetta and Mr. Kominos Dimitris.

Description of the Mediation Process

The Mediation Process begins with a meeting of the 2 mediators with the 2 parties in dispute, who, after being informed in detail by the mediators about the whole process, present their views on the issue between them. This is usually followed by 1-2 meetings between the mediators and the students involved in order for the mediators to help the students communicate with each other, passing suggestions and counter-suggestions back and forth, but always with their consent. The role of the mediators is to ask the two conflicting parties the right questions to help them express the reasons for their differences, as well as their feelings. An essential element of mediation is objectivity, because mediators are not allowed to show favor to either side. At the end of the process, the mediators draw up a record of reaching or not reaching an agreement, depending on whether or not the students reach a resolution of their dispute. The protocol for reaching an agreement includes, among other elements, the resolution agreement and is signed by all participants in the process.

For the second consecutive year our school participated in the Student Competition ‘The exhibits through the students’ eyes’. This year’s 8^th competition whose topic was ‘The effect of climate change on our planet ecosystems’ was organized by the Museum of History in collaboration with the Museum of Zoology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and addressed students of C’ class of the junior high school and of A’, B’, C’ class of the senior high school of the whole country.

Our A’ and B’ class students worked in small groups and realized the following works:

1. A brief research project on climate change, answering questions like: What is the climate change? How was it caused? How did we learn about it (Keeling curve)? How are the ecosystems affected (effects)?
2. Based on the aforementioned research, they created relevant posters, a video, an electronic quiz and a knowledge board game with cards.

The A’ and B’ class students that participated (in alphabetical order):

1. Vasileiou Eirini
2. Georgiou Georgios
3. Dalamagkas Dimitrios
4. Damilakos Donatos-Tzanetos
5. Dionysopoulou Paraskevi Melina
6. Katsa Konstantina
7. Koukouzelis Nikitas
8. Kyrkilis Konstantinos
9. Leka Sofia Despoina
10. Liagka Aikaterini
11. Mpoulamatsis Konstantinos
12. Nonota Sofia
13. Paizis Radoicovic Petros
14. Panousaki Alexandra
15. Partheniou Despoina
16. Pilichou Anastasia
17. Pnevmatikatos Georgios
18. Prapas Stamatios
19. Tzanetou Angeliki
20. Travlou Magdalini
21. Tsavala Panagiota
22. Fotakis Iason
23. Fotiadis Konstantinos

Teachers in charge: Chrysi Angelidou, Christodoulos Makedonas, Panagiota Matthe

The effect of play is necessary for the development of children’s personality since through that they prepare for real life. They discover their interests, their inclinations and their talents. Through play is cultivated children’s creativity and imagination, and is developed their ability to express their opinion. Play contributes to children’s preparation for the future and the character they will have formed. Moreover, play is a prerequisite for the successful participation in educational environments that expose children to important concepts of language and science more generally. Experiential education, through play, is student-centered and not teacher-centered.

Taking for granted the game-centered, collaborative and inter-disciplinary learning, the students of German from the A3 group of A class Athanasiou Evangelos-Nektarios, Tzanetou Aggeliki, Triantafyllos Konstantinos, Fotakis Iason, Chararis Vasileios, Charitos Alexandros, Chatzopoulou Anna-Louiza and Psarros Georgios started to learn while playing digitally… Within this framework, they created their own game – a quiz, both in Greek and in German, focusing on important famous personalities.

Since antiquity until nowadays, many people have managed to leave their mark on international history. Each one of them has their own collection of achievements that is worth to be mentioned.

These are historical personalities, philosophers, scientists, artists and politicians, who have influenced to an important degree the way modern society works.

This game invites you to discover, through knowledge and learning, the achievements and the importance of these unique people.

So, welcome to the game «Guess who?» – “Rate mal, wer?” and get ready for an exciting trip in knowledge, where curiosity and the exploration of knowledge meet the joy of playing!

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1019635303

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1019647826

Teachers in charge:

Gritzalioti Aikaterini

Thodis Georgios

During the school year 2023-24, as part of the B Lyceum Geometry course, the students of the B2 section worked in groups on the following topics:

– Conceptual mapping of ‘paving mosaics’ (historical review)

– Investigation for examples of pavements in the plane by examining and analyzing their geometrical properties

– Utilization of digital tools for the paving design

– Connecting cobblestones from geometry with art and cultural heritage.

The inter-school cooperation action is an example of school networks. Networks are also an effective means of supporting innovation. In education, networks promote the dissemination of good practice and enhance the professional development of teachers. The added value for the student and educational community and the continuation in the next school year of such inter-school cooperation actions was also emphasized in its presentation by the Principal of Evangeliki Model High School of Smyrna, Mrs. Laskaridou.

We deeply thank Professor Yianni Bourmpakis from Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, for the opportunity he gave to the Chemistry Club students of Evangeliki Model High School of Smyrna to participate in this activity! Within the framework of this activity, our students watched videos produced by university students in the field of Chemical Engineering and assessed them according to certain criteria. Our students participated with enthusiasm and watched with great interest the videos that had to do with the subjects of chemical kinetics and the design of reactors, in fields like electrochemical hydrogen production and biodiesel production.

Within the framework of the same activity, it was our pleasure to collaborate, even indirectly, with Dr. Ioannis Kerkines and his students from ACS Athens (American Community Schools)! We hope we collaborate again soon!

On Thursday 15 April, a very important experience had the groups of Humanities Orientation of the C’ and B’ Classes of Evangeliki Model High School of Smyrna. The students and their accompanying teachers visited the premises of the School of Philosophy, NKUA, met the School Chancellor Mr. D. Drosos and attended presentations of University Professors that had to do with the professional orientation and career prospects of this School students.

More precisely, Ms. B. Efstathiou from the Psychology Department, Ms. A. Karakatsouli from the Department of Drama Studies, Mr. P. Petridis from the Department of History-Archaeology and Ms. D. Menti from the Department of Greek Language and Literature talked to the students in the hospitable space of the Museum of Archaeology and History, which hosts collections of exhibits of unique importance, with reference to all the historical periods of the Hellenic civilization, as well as a thoroughly equipped unit of exhibit maintenance. Then, the students were informed by Mr. D. Benetos from the Department of Greek Language and Literature, in the Lab of Digital Processing and Management of Ancient Greek and Latin Language Resources.

In the discussion that followed, the students asked their questions on issues concerning the curricula and the professional perspectives of the students in the aforementioned Departments.

In the end, the visiting students and their accompanying Greek Language and Literature teachers Mr. G. Thodis and Ms. A. Laskaridou, School Principal, visited the Library of the School of Philosophy, where they were informed about the wide range of the Humanities fields that the Library addresses and the various categories of resources it offers.

We deeply thank the Departments of the School of Philosophy, NKUA, the teaching staff that informed the school students, and especially the Professor of Byzantine Archaeology Mr. Platon Petridis for his valuable assistance and the arrangement of this visit.