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Educational and Training Activities

The following is an indicative list of educational and training activities organized by the Department. It should be noted that during 2021, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Municipality of Alex/polis and the School of Education Sciences regarding the co-organization of activities.

 

Academic year 2024-25:

 

  • In the context of implementing the course “Θ13Ε – Environmental Issues and Their Teaching” (8th Semester, Elective), the Department of Early Childhood Education Sciences of Democritus University of Thrace organized on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Room 13 of the Department, an interactive workshop on the implementation of good practices in environmental education and awareness.
    The action, under the supervision of the lecturer Mr. Karachalios Elias, was carried out with the participation of four executives of the Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks Management Unit: the director of the unit Ms. Anna Konstantinidou, the biologist Ms. Efterpi Patetsini, the environmentalist Mr. Panagiotis Ioannidis and the specialist in environmental management issues Mr. Georgios Eliadis, as well as the 4th year students Melanthia Milioudi and Maria Kyranoudi.
    The workshop discussed practical approaches to promoting environmental awareness, with an emphasis on connecting theory and practice, as well as exchanging best practices. At the same time, a study visit to the Evros Delta was planned, which will take place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, as part of the implementation of the same course.
    The action aims to strengthen the cooperation of the Department with the Evros Delta Management Unit. The organization of the workshop and the planned visit are part of a wider series of joint actions between the Department, the University and the Management Unit.

 

  • As part of the Christmas events, students of the Technical and Vocational School of Greece, in collaboration with the Municipality of Alexandroupolis, organized an inspirational program that will be implemented on December 16, 17 and 18, 2024 at Faros Square and Warehouse 2 in the Port and includes the following actions:
  • 1) “The Holy Academy is looking for Santa Claus’s helpers” an inspirational action by 3rd year students within the framework of the Practical Training and Practical Exercise Program in a non-formal and informal context: The Holy Academy is looking for Santa Claus’s helpers and for this reason is organizing lessons and related tests for children! Have you thought, children, what does it take to become Santa Claus? Will the candidates manage to pass these tests and receive the Santa Claus’s helper diploma?
    Responsible: Efthymia Penteri, Associate Professor and the Specialized Laboratory and Teaching Staff Members  Ekaterini Gioftsali,, Ioulia Ntousi and Efthymia Papanastasiou.
    The following seconded kindergarten teachers are participating: Matina Adamopoulou, Sofia Voudilaki, Eleni Giannakidou, Panagiota Kogezou and Areti Baxevanidou.
  • 2) “Crazy-Crazy Christmas”  presentation of a theatrical event by the Department’s theater group “Ark of Dreams”: Three theatrical stories that come to life to remind us that miracles happen when love illuminates hearts, when children with their simplicity and generosity smile at you, when we accept each other for who they are and for what they love.
    Teaching: Myrsini Lantzouraki

Academic year 2023-24:

  • In the academic year 2023-24, the 4th year students of the Department organized the School Libraries of the 12th and 8th Primary Schools of Alexandroupolis as part of the seminar “School Library Organization” taught at the Department. Specifically, the students recorded, classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System and organized the library material.

 

Academic year 2022-23:

  • Participation in the 1st children’s festival in Komotini. On Friday, May 26, 2023, 10 students of the Department participated in the 1st children’s festival organized by the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and took place at the Komotini Concert Hall with the action “A short trip with the suitcase of the theater”. The students of the DEpartment animated children of the 12th Primary School of Komotini (1st to 4th grades’), the 5th Primary School of Komotini (3rd and 4th grades’) and the 1st Primary School Komotini (2nd and 6th grades).
    Responsible teacher: Myrsini Lantzourak
  • In the academic year 2022-23, the 4th year students, in collaboration with the instructor of the seminar “School Library Organization” and Specialized Technical and Laboratory Staff member of the Department, Zoe Dalouka, implemented relevant educational actions, organizing the library (according to the Melvil Dewey Decimal Classification System) of the 1st Experimental Primary School of Alexandroupolis. More specifically, the students acquired skills necessary for a future teacher of preschool children, since the book holds a particularly important place in preschool education. This educational action contributed to the opening of the University to the local community, the development of collaborative relationships between members of the two levels of education and the promotion of communication between them..
  • “Traveling with Art and Speech” With joy, imagination, interactivity and the dynamics of a wonderful team, educational drama and dramatization activities were implemented at the Alexandroupolis library on Saturday, April 1, as part of the “Traveling with Art and Speech” program. A huge well done to the animating students of TEEPI and PTDE who took part in the program for their consistency and responsibility!

  • Ithaca Theatre Festival 2022

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, four undergraduate students of the Department and the graduate of the Department’s Master’s Degree Program and current kindergarten teacher Penni Samourkasidou, traveled to Ithaca to participate in the 2022 Ithaca Theater Festival, which took place from October 28 to November 1.

The students coordinated and animated 2 experiential theater education and training workshops, the first for early childhoof (5-7 years old) and the second for primary school children (8-12 years old). A total of 50 students participated in the experiential activities.

The Department’s students, as part of their information and education, participated in Nikos Touliatos’ seminar “Rhythmology in Theater”, in the speeches and open table discussions on the institution of the Ithaca Theater Festival and the presentation of organizational planning by the head of cultural affairs at the Municipality of Ilioupoli, Erika Karvela. They attended the performances “Composition of Rhapsody L’ of Homer’s Odyssey with prose and poetic texts by younger poets” by the Ithaca group “Forkynas”, “”Eros Hubris” – the blood of the Atreides” composed by Nikos Touliatos by the Athens group “Sound Makers” and finally “Flight 170208 for Independence” by Jeton Nezirai directed by Myrsini Lantzouraki, by the theater group “On Stage” of Komotini.

Also, the students’ supervisor, Specialized Teaching Staff member, Myrsini Lantzouraki, implemented an experiential seminar for primary and secondary education teachers on the topic: “Approaching the Techniques of Educational Drama”.

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Academic year 2021-22:

  • “Traveling with art and speech” October 2021- May 2022 Experiential workshops for children and lectures for adults that were implemented during the year after the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the School of Education Sciences and the Municipality of Alexandroupolis. Within the framework of the Program, at least 50 experiential workshops for children aged 5-12 and 12 lectures for adults were implemented. Over 100 students voluntarily participated in the actions.
    Project coordinator: Marianna Pavlidou
    Organizing committee: Anastasia Economidou, Ekaterini Mavrommara, Maretta Sidiropoulou, Myrsini Lantzouraki, Evangelia Kopsalidou
    Youtube: https://youtu.be/Y1K8It_B2Oo
    Interview with the project coordinator Marianna Pavlidou
  • The Awakening of Spring – March 1 & 2, 2022
    Narration of the fairy tales “The House of March” by Loti Petrovich Androutsopoulou and “The Selfish Giant” by Oscar Wilde by Department students of the theater group “Ark of Dreams” to elementary school students to welcome Spring at the Folklore Museum of Komotini
    Responsible teacher: Myrsini Lantzouraki
    https://www.xronos.gr/reportaz/mikroi-komotinaioi-ypodehthikan-tin-anoixi-sto-laografiko-moyseio 
    https://fb.watch/bA1SOTvp6a/
  • Diversity Day – March 21, 2022
    Participation in the organization of an action by the municipality of Komotini, the Exagono Youth and Volunteering Center and other organizations on the occasion of the International Day against Racism entitled “Diversity Day”. Voluntary participation of Department students with the actions: “Life-Violence: Audio Documents” and an experiential workshop entitled: “What group are you?” (Tobacco Warehouse of Komotini). Responsible teacher: Myrsini Lantzouraki
    https://www.exagonokomotini.gr/2330-2/
  • Meetings – March 29, 2022: Students of the “Ark of Dreams” theater group of TEEPI animated students of the Evening High School of Komotini in an experiential action entitled “Meetings” Organization and supervision of animation: Myrsini Lantzouraki
  • Theatrical performance “Ark of Dreams” – May 16 and 17, 2022
    The theater group “Ark of Dreams” of the Department presented the performance “I Walk in the Forest” by Stella Michaelidou for young and old audiences at the Municipal Theater of Alexandroupolis as part of the city’s Eleftheria celebrations.
    Direction-Teaching: Myrsini Lantzouraki
    https://tinyurl.com/33jc5m4e
  • Exhibition of works by students of the Department “Meeting with works of art, my favorite work and my favorite artist” May 23-June 10, 2022, As part of the educational program “Traveling through Art and Speech”, the School of Education Sciences, the Municipality of Alexandroupolis and the Municipal Library organized an exhibition of works by Department students of the 2nd year, Winter semester 2021-22, with the title: “Meeting with works of art, my favorite work and my favorite artist”. These works were created as a result of the experiential approach to works of art. Painting exhibition with works of art by students of the Department. Educational activities for primary school students, 13 group tours. Program manager: Marianna Pavlidou
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_HeiZTqtQ8
  • Cry for Life Cycle – June 26, 2022
    Participation of students of the visual arts courses of the Department in the two-day event of Addiction Treatment Center on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse: Outdoor thematic painting workshop for the creation of a visual banner entitled “Cycle of Scream for Life”. Responsible teacher: Marianna Pavlidou
    https://tinyurl.com/26ck47au
  • The lighthouse of equality – August 31/September 1, 2022
    Participation with an exhibition of works by students of the Fine Arts courses of the School of Education Sciences, in the 4th two-day festival “The Lighthouse of Equality”, organized by the Advisory Center for Support of Women – Victims of Violence of the Municipality of Alexandroupolis in the context of the effort to overcome all forms of gender inequalities. Responsible teacher: Marianna Pavlidou
    https://tinyurl.com/mryzk9be
  • Online Workshop “‘Gender Stereotypes, Language and Children’ – Saturday, May 21, 2022.
  • Awakening to the French Language and Culture, within the framework of the program “Traveling with Art and Word” – School of Education Sciences, Municipality of Alexandroupolis, Academic Year 2021-22

Academic year 2020-21:

  • Students of the Department implemented online French language awareness workshops in kindergartens of Alexandroupolis and Tinos. The action ran voluntarily throughout the academic year. In addition, in July 2021, the workshop team traveled to Tinos where, in collaboration with the Tinos Women’s Association and under the auspices of the French Embassy and the French Institute of Thessaloniki, they carried out the action in person. Action organization and supervision: Tina Mavromara-Lazaridou, Specialized Teaching Staff member of the Democritus University of Thrace. Actions in Tinos – July 2021
  • March 2021: Online open discussion in the context of the project “Schools for All – Inclusion of Refugee Children in Greek Schools”.
  • Implementation of a theater education program entitled “A trip to the city”. The action took place in the context of the completion of the educational period, in person, at the 8th Kindergarten of Komotini. A 4th year student of Department participated. Action organization and supervision: Myrsini Lantzouraki, Specialized Teaching Staff member of the Department.
  • Implementation of a distance learning seminar (two cycles), with voluntary participation, of 16 hours to 65 undergraduate students of the Department on the topic: “Writing a scientific paper”. Responsible: D. Vasiliadou, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

Spring semester 2019-20: Activities in the context of the celebration of 100 years since the incorporation of Thrace into the modern Greek state.

Winter-spring semester 2019-20: 2nd Cycle of Lectures at the Municipal Library of Alex/polis with the main focus on people and education (in collaboration with the Department of Primary Education).

Winter semester 2019-20 and early spring semester 2019-20: Implementation of a 15-hour live seminar (two cycles), with voluntary participation, to 13 undergraduate students of TEEPI, on the topic: “Writing a scientific paper”. Responsible: D. Vasiliadou, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

October, November, December, 2019: Volunteer action at the Pediatric Clinic of the General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, during which volunteer students creatively engage children hospitalized in the clinic. The action was organized daily from 21/10/2019 to 21/12/2019 in the space available at the clinic. The program was implemented by 70 students of all years in pairs who engaged the hospitalized children daily. Responsible: F. Mokaitis, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

December, 2019: Volunteer activities at the National Independence Park of Alexandria in the context of Christmas (December 2019).

  • Evangelia Kopsalidou, Marianna Pavlidou, Specialized Teaching Staff members of the School of Education Sciences, and Aikaterini Mavromara-Lazaridou, Specialized Teaching Staff member of the DEmocritus University of Thrace, in collaboration with students of the School of Education Sciences, offered an entertainment entitled “Fairytale Land” and the narration of Christmas fairy tales, their musical accompaniment with Christmas melodies, songs (Greek and French) and Christmas constructions and drawings (Saturday, December 7).
  • Myrsini Lantzouraki, Specialized Teaching Staff member of the Department, in collaboration with Department students, developed under the title “Fairytale Land”, the narration of Christmas stories, accompanied by animation activities aimed at children aged 3-10 (December 11-13).

December 11, 2019: Greek-French Christmas celebration at the Karatheodoris Amphitheater with the participation of students of the School of Education Sciences and students of the 1st Experimental Primary School of Alex/polis.

November 20-25, 2019: Student exchange program for Internship of the Department and the Haute Ecole Pédagogique of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland)

Academic year 2018-19.

  • Organization of the School Library of the 1st Primary School of Alexandroupolis.
  • Organization of the School Library of the 9th Primary School of Alexandroupolis
  • Educational Work Plan “Awakening to the French language and French culture”
  • Implementation of events at the National Independence Park, on the theme: “Right to Play” (12/5/2019).

Academic year 2017-18.

  • First Cycle of Lectures at the Municipal Library of Alex/polis with the main focus on humans and education (in collaboration with the Department of Greek Philology of the University of Thessaloniki).
  • Organization of the School Library of the 7th Primary School of Alexandroupolis.
  • Winter semester 2017-18. Implementation of a workshop lasting 11.5 hours in total, with voluntary participation and mandatory attendance, attended by 10 students and developed into three weeks on the topic of “Writing and presenting a scientific paper”. Responsible: F. Mokaiti, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.
  • January 2018: Lecture by the Department’s faculty member Vasiliki Bruskeli at the “Academy – Lifelong Learning Structure” of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region. Topic of the lecture: “Child and Life Events: Dealing with Death” (January 31, 2018).
  • March, April, May 2018. Planning (six two-hour training meetings of the responsible persons with the students on 27/3, 17/4, 24/4, 8/5, 15/5, 22/5), on the topic of five fairy tales and implementation (5 hours) of voluntary action by 23 undergraduate students of the group «Στο ΠΑΙ και ΦΟΙ» (and 6 volunteers) in the area of ​​the National Independence Park, with free participation of preschool and primary school children of the city on the topic: “The fairy tale park”, Alexandroupoli, 27 May 2018. Responsible persons: F. Mokaiti and E. Faleka. (poster).
  • December 2017, April, May 2018. Implementation of activities with hospitalized children of the Pediatric Clinic of the General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis during the periods 9-20 December 2017 and 18/4/2018-5/5/2018 by 42 and 14 undergraduate students respectively. Responsible: F. Mokaiti, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

10 July 2017 – 1 September 2017: Educational Intervention Program for refugee children and adolescents at the Kavala Refugee Reception Center. During the summer of 2017, an educational program for preschool and school-age children (5-15 years old) was implemented at the Kavala Refugee Reception Center. The program was an initiative and organized by a group of postgraduate students of the Master’s Degree Program “Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Multicultural Educational Environments”, with the support of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices and under the supervision of the faculty member G. Mavrommatis. This is an intensive non-formal education program that aims to facilitate the integration of these children into formal education structures during the coming school year.

3 June 2017: Action for children entitled “Games in Time” by the student group “In Play and Play” of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices. The action took place at the National Independence Park (opposite the Zarifeio Pedagogical Academy) in Alexandroupolis from 10:00 to 14:00. It concerned preschool and primary school children of the city, with the aim of entertaining and creatively engaging them with psychomotor activities and constructions (poster)

May 2017: Organization of an Environmental Photography Exhibition within the framework of the Master’s Degree Program “Education for the Environment and Sustainability”.

28 April 2017: Event for the New Education movement. Screening of primary material (dvd) on the evolution of schools – workshops in Europe (1918-1939) through the conferences of the International Association for New Education (poster). Organization: Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

December 2016: Implementation of activities with children from the Pediatric Clinic of the General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis by volunteer undergraduate students for a period of 15 days. Responsible: F. Mokaiti, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

Fall semester 2016-17: Implementation of a ten-hour workshop with mandatory participation and on a voluntary basis for 10 students of the 7th and 5th semesters. Topic: “Planning of motor education activities in kindergarten”. Responsible: E. Faleka, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

Fall semester 2016-17: Implementation of a ten-hour workshop with mandatory participation and on a voluntary basis for 10 students of the 5th and 3rd semesters. Topic: “Writing and presenting papers”. Responsible: F. Mokaiti, PhD candidate of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

19 October and 23 November 2016: Two book presentations at the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices. Responsible: A. Kosmidou, graduate of the Master’s Degree Program “Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Multicultural Educational Environments”.

25 July 2016 – 9 September 2016: Educational intervention by postgraduate students of the Master’s Degree Program “Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Multicultural Educational Environments” at the Refugee Reception Facility in Drama. The educational action concerned refugee children of preschool and school age and was carried out at the initiative of students of the Master’s Degree Program and in collaboration with the Directorate of Primary Education of Drama.

19 June 2016: Visit to the Natural History Museum of Pandrossos (Komotini) in the context of the postgraduate course “Production and use of environmental discourse in sustainable development actions-applications” of the Master’s Degree Program “Education for the Environment and Sustainability”..

20 March 2016: Visit to the Natural History Museum of Maistros (Alexandroupolis) in the context of the postgraduate course “Production and use of environmental discourse in sustainable development actions-applications” of the Master’s Degree Program “Education for the Environment and Sustainability”.

November 2015, March 2016: Lectures by faculty members of the Department at the “Academy – Lifelong Learning Structure” of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region.

November – December 2015: Organization of the library of the 10th Primary School of Alexandroupolis.

16 June 2015: Open discussion on the topic: “Identity, Citizenship and Migration in Greece”. The event was organized within the framework of the project “Non-scientific and socio-scientific discourses on identity, migration and citizenship” funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, Support Action for Training and Professional Development of Researchers (MARIE CURIE), Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG. The event was held in Thessaloniki. (Poster)

18 December 2014: In-school training at the Primary School of N. Karvalis. Two presentations on the topic “The importance of the school-family relationship” (speaker: G. Rekalidou), and “Theoretical and practical approaches to school-family cooperation” (speaker: E. Penteri, PhD of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices).

21 November 2014: In-school training in 3 Kindergartens of Thessaloniki (11th, 20th and 22nd). Two presentations on the topic “The Portfolio in Kindergarten” (speaker: E. Penteri, PhD of the Department and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices) and “The importance of authentic assessment in kindergarten”.

Academic year 2013-14: Training of kindergarten teachers in Alexandroupolis in the implementation of the Lesson Study model by members of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

28 November 2013: Film screening and discussion on the topic “Discussing in times of crisis… Racism and Education”. Event organizers: G. Mavrommatis and A. Sapountzis. (poster).

September 2012-2013: Program of animation activities by students of the DEpartment at the reception of the first grade students of the 1st Primary School of Alexandroupolis.

June 2013: Implementation of an action in the National Independence Park (opposite the Zarifeio Pedagogical Academy) in Alexandroupolis with free participation of preschool and primary school children on the topic: “Journey to Play”, Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Educational Practices.

April and May 2013: The 3rd year students of T.E.E.P.I., within the framework of the Practical Training Program, and in particular under the guidance of the teacher of the course “Aesthetic Education”, Mr. S. Koursaris, painted games for the students on the ground of the courtyard of the Nea Chili Primary School.

September 2011- 2012: Program of animation activities by students of the Department at the reception of the first grade students of the 1st Primary School of Alexandroupolis.

June 2009: “The protagonists of the crowd”. Exhibition of the works of the Department’s students in the course “Aesthetics and Artistic Education” at the Ethnological Museum of Thrace in Alexandroupolis.

Academic year 2009-2010:  Library Organization of the Primary School of N. Chili, Evros.

May 2007: Versions of an artistic experience. Exhibition of works by students of the Technical and Educational Institute of Athens in the course “Aesthetics and Art Education”.

May 2007: “Music travels ….. and travels us” Educational action by students of the Department for kindergarten children of Alexandroupolis about musical instruments and music from Balkan countries.

15-16 July 2002: Training Seminar for Simulated Kindergarten Teachers of Drama-Kavala on the topic “Modern Approaches to Preschool Education”. Responsible: V. Kontogianni.

21/3/2001: Information Meeting, ERASMUS/SOCRATES Program “Experiences, Problems, Prospects” (co-organized by the Department with the International Relations Office of the Democritus University of Thrace).

16/5/2000: Information Meeting Erasmus Program – Socrates Experiences, Problems, Perspectives Liaison Office (co-organized by the Department of Primary Education).

10/3/1999: Information Meeting Erasmus – Socrates Program Experiences, Problems, Perspectives (co-organized by the Department with the Liaison Office of the Democritus University of Thrace, Dept. of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace).

December 1996: Informing the students of the Classical Lyceum of Alex/polis about the curriculum and operating conditions of the Department.

May 1996: (Adoption of the island of Samothrace – Samothrace Week). Transfer of the first year classes for one week to the island.

1-2/11/1995: Training seminar for teaching Greek to returning students (co-organized by the Department with the University of Crete).

May 1995: (Adoption of the island of Samothrace – Samothrace Week). Transfer of the 1st year classes to the island of Samothrace for a week.

April 1995: 4th grade Educational Trip to Paris – Kindergarten Visits.

9-13/5/1994: (Adoption of the island of Samothrace – Samothrace Week). Transfer of first year classes for one week to the island.

10/11/1993, 1/12/1993: 4th Training Seminar for Kindergarten Teachers..

8/11/1993, 8/12/1993: 3rd Training Seminar for Kindergarten Teachers..

16/6/1993, 18/6/1993: 2nd Training Seminar for Kindergarten Teachers.