SCHOOL We are a small High School of 90 students between the ages of 13 and 15 years old, located in the remote village of Kefalos on the island of Kos, which is part of the Dodekanese complex. Our school is part of the World Commission on Environment and Development and in the past year has come in 5th place nationally. Through this program we try to instigate our students` attitude towards saving energy environmentally and recycling. This is achieved through various activities in the open field: such as tree planting and through the use of new technology like interactive boards in classes. Most of our students come from low income families . Their parents are employed in hotels or at the island’s airport. They don’t possess the money or the means to develop their skills or talent in arts, learning and athletics. Many students show signs of dyslexia and are not able to be helped educationally or economically by the government. They do however have a love for communication even in it’s older forms. Despite their involvement in technology they often seek “face to face” meetings in public places . They take part in events (holidays and festivals) of the village, organize parties, field trips at the beach or mountains. Unfortunately, this advantage of communication that our small Greek community offers is also a disadvantage. It posses the danger of isolation of our children in the narrow context of their village, without any contact with other cultures, habits and mentalities of other countries or villages of Europe. This is the reason we ask for our participation in the “project”: to communicate and at the same time present our ways of communication. Our school is going to host the kick off meeting. The evaluation (internal and external) will be done and handed out to all partners. We will also be responsible for the part of the "traditional communication" and prepare the "icebreaker" for the different workshops and meetings which will be communication by the means of dancing and music in this respect we will work together with the German school. COMENIUS GROUP COMENIUS COORDINATOR Chryssi Kokolaki |
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