Primary School of Vrontou, Pieria.

              International Day of Peace at the Primary School of Vrontou, Pieria.

In the context of the celebration of the International Day of Peace and as a member of the Aspnet school network, the students of our school carried out activities and events to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence and remind the ideals that advocate and ensure peace.

In addition to reading and singing about peace, all students engaged in different artistic activities, such as painting and creating paper doves and posters about peace, which then decorated our school.

 

4th High School of Keratsini

  International Day of Peace at the 4th High School of Keratsini

At the 4th High School of Keratsini High School, teachers and students are very engaged in promoting  UNESCO's actions for peace around the world.

This video shows an evening action they organised with students and parents who formed the peace sign by holding lit candles and shouting slogans.

 

We can also view photos of the banner they have put up at their school since the beginning of the year on the theme of Peace.

Their actions continue with even greater student participation and experiential actions, as they have defined the school year as a year of peace and implemented various actions with this theme throughout the year.

Intercultural High school of Evosmos

 

            International Day of Peace at the Intercultural High School of Evosmos

At the Intercultural High School of Evosmos, they created a choreography on the theme of peace.

The dancer is the student Anastasia Maria Souyoultzi. 

Junior High School of Eretria

 

              International Day of Peace at the Junior High School of Eretria

                                              Junior High School of Vasiliko                                                     

The teachers and the students of Junior High School of Eretria believe that Peace is... to cultivate, since childhood, the seed of friendship and love, solidarity and cooperation, and communicate with Primary and Secondary Schools of our area. 

FOR PEACE, THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF ERETRIA COLLABORATES WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:    

1st Kindergarten of Eretria and the supervisor Angeliki Basouka,

1st and 2nd Primary Schools of Eretria and the supervisors Anastasia Kakava and Eleni Mitzifiri,

Junior High School of Vasiliko and the supervisor Vicky Benetou,

Junior High School of Amarynthos and the supervisor Nikos Diamantakis.

Supervisors:

Evangelos Georgiou

Stavroula Frangkomanoli

Maria Frangkomanoli

Special thanks to the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher of the Junior High School of Eretria, Georgia Thimiopoulou and Ioanna Leon.

Arsakeio Pre-Primary School of Psychico

         International Day of Peace at Arsakeio Pre-Primary School of Psychico

Arsakeio Pre-Primary School of Psychico, as a member of UNESCO ASPnet Schools, participated in the International Day of Peace celebrations. All students (aged 5-6 years old) talked about peace, read relevant books and poems and sang songs. Here there are some indicative actions:

The students of N.1 class talked about war and decided to create a unique cannon, The Peace Cannon, that does not throw bullets at other people but flowers, presents, ice-creams and smiling faces.

Using the brainstorming technique, the students of the N.2 class expressed their ideas and -with their teacher’s help- created their word cloud about peace. Additionally, by using papercraft, they created the most special colourful peace signs!

The students of the N.3 class decided to form the peace sign by using elements from the environment to transmit an exceptional ecological message about peace!

The students of the N.4 class had the chance to talk about peace and express their concern about the active wars that are spread worldwide. They felt really excited as they are lucky enough to live in a country that cherishes the values of peace and safety. Using their imagination, they created their lady Peace so as to remind them to act and behave in such a way that peace will always be celebrated all over the world.

The students of the N.5 class discussed Pablo Picasso and his famous paintings “Guernica” (1937) and “Dove of Peace” (1949). Subsequently, they decided to become painters and -through collaboration- they created their own Guernica and Dove of Peace.

2nd Experimental Primary School of Rhodes

 

                               International Day of Peace 

            at the 2nd Experimental Primary School of Rhodes

 "The 2nd Experimental Primary School of Rhodes celebrated the

International Day of Peace with artistic creations, poetry and music. We

made dove bracelets, searched and recited poems and sang related songs.

Our students were sensitized and moved. We hope that, in the future, as

adult citizens, they will strive for a peaceful and creative society."

1st Vocational School of Didymoteicho

               International Day of Peace at the 1st Vocational School of  Didymoteicho

 Peace, according to the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is one of the highest ideals, along with freedom and justice, which are founded on respect for human dignity and serve human rights as a whole. 

Education is an inalienable human right and, at the same time, a means and tool for promoting and strengthening other human rights.

According to Unesco, education for a culture of peace and non-violence is a process of promoting knowledge, skills, attitudes and values ​​needed for the changes to be achieved so that they will contribute to the development of such behaviours that will prevent violence and conflicts. 

In this context, the 1st Vocational School of Didymoteicho, "Evgenios Eugenides," celebrated World Peace Day with actions. 

We organized groups that discussed the hate speech that breeds war and the progress that can be achieved globally by consolidating peace.

Apart from the theoretical background, we framed our program with activities in the school area. The result was the interactive communication of the student community and the strengthening of the global request to prevent violence.

Give peace...a book!

 "Give peace...a book!": 1st Vocational High School of Aghia Paraskevi 

As part of our participation in ASPnet UNESCO, we received from the National Coordinator the proposal to participate in the awareness campaign "Embrace Peace", an initiative of the 8th Primary School of Kifissia to celebrate the International Day of Peace. We were inspired by the suggested message "All dressed in white!".

The students who participated in the activity discussed the World Day of Peace and read poems on peace from books suggested by the teachers responsible for the Library of the Vocational School of Aghia Paraskevi, who coordinated the action.

On September 21, 40 students and 5 teachers, all dressed in white t-shirts, gathered in the courtyard, formed the peace sign and shouted the slogan "Give peace...a book!" picking up 45 books of poetry selected by the Library.

After the action was over, the rapper "Zenkai" sang his own song about peace. A 2nd-grade student created a short video in which John Lennon's well-known anti-war song "Give Peace a Chance" can be heard, which inspired the title of our action.

 

5th Primary School of Aghia Paraskevi - Helmeio

     International Day of Peace at the 5th Primary School of Aghia Paraskevi

The 5th Primary School of Aghia Paraskevi, as a member of the ASPnet network of Unesco schools, joined us in the celebration of the International Day of Peace. 

The children formed the globe and the peace sign with their bodies in the yard. They made doves and danced around the globe.                                              

They read poetry and heard songs about peace. Moreover, in the end, they all created the tree of peace with white balloons.

Congratulations to all the participating students and teachers! 

 

Thanks to Mrs Hara Bouta, headteacher of the 5th Primary School of Aghia Paraskevi in previous years and now School Counselor, who honoured the school with her presence on that exceptional  day.

 

                                       

 

Thank you for joining us on this celebration!

 

    Thanks to all 23 Greek schools

            participating in our celebration!

1. Hatzivei School

2. 4th Kindergarden of Nea Ionia

3. 4th Primary School of Stavroupoli

4. Collège de la Salle

5. De la Salle Primary School

6. De la Salle High School

7. 1st Vocational School of Serres

8. 1st High School of Gerakas

9. 2nd Primary School of Agios Nikolaos, Crete

10. 1st Primary School of Irakleio, Attiki

11.  Portaria Chalkidiki Primary School

12. 3rd Experimental Primary School of Nea Ionia

13. 6th Primary School of Serres

14. 9th Primary School of Mytilene

15. 5th Primary School of Agia Paraskevi (Helmeio)

16. 1st Vocational High School of Agia Paraskevi

17. 1st Vocational School of Didymoteicho

18. 2nd Experimental School of Rhodes

19. Arsakeio Pre-primary School of Psychiko

20. Junior High School of Eretria

21. Intercultural High School of Evosmos

22. 4th High School of Keratsini 

23. Primary School of Vrontou, Pieria 

  

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Our students are peace agents dedicated to the promotion of peace around the world!  

 

This peace campaign will continue and become the foundation of a network of interpersonal relationships among our students based on empathy, respect for diversity and positive feelings.

 

Let us celebrate World Peace all around the year and voice our concern about what is happening around the world right now!          

                                              

9th Primary School of Mytilene

 International Day of Peace at the 9th Primary School of Mytilene

The 9th Primary School of Mytilene participated in the celebration of the International Day of Peace and sent us an excellent book with some drawings of their students inspired by peace.   

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6th Primary School of Serres

     International Day of Peace at the 6th Primary School of Serres

This educational activity was organised with the 6th Primary School of Serres students on Thursday, October 2, to celebrate World Day of Peace. 

 On Thursday, November 2, 2023, the Headteacher of the 6th Primary School of Serres, Karagiozis Ioannis, and the school's teachers' association participated in a welcome celebration for the refugee students from Ukraine and Iraq that the 6th Primary School of Serres welcomes every day. 

These are students aged 6-12 who are accommodated in the Serres Refugee Accommodation Structure (EDPFAA Serres) with Refugee Education Coordinators Zoi Sidiropoulou, Georgios Porgiopoulos, Papacharalambous Charalambos – Panagiotis in charge.

The refugee students study in the reception classes of the Zone of Educational Priority (ZEP) to support the integration of these students who come from vulnerable social groups in the Greek school with the main object of learning the Greek language but also teaching support in other subjects, to their adaptation and stay in the general education system is facilitated.

The person responsible for the coordination of the celebration was the art teacher, Vicky Brusali, in collaboration with the music teacher, Maria Sekeroglou, the French teacher, Matoula Makripoulia and the Teacher of Educational Priority Zone (ZEP) Vasiliki Sismanis.

The Greek students welcomed the refugee students in Ukrainian and Arabic, holding Greece-Ukraine-Iraq flags that they made themselves with the help of art teacher Vickys Brusali. The 4th-grade students sang the song Irini by Yiannis Markopoulos. Then, the refugee students, in collaboration with the 6th-grade students, played the Finale melody from the opera Guglielmos Tellos by Russini under the guidance of music teacher Maria Sekeroglou.

Afterwards, the Greek students gave the refugee students the flags of Greece, Ukraine, and Iraq and educational toys as a gift offered by the Association of Parents and Guardians of the 6th Primary School of Serres. The welcome celebration ended with musical and rhythmic games and dances in which all the school students participated, animated by Matoula Makripoulia, French teacher and Vickys Brusali, art teacher.

The celebration of welcoming refugee students is part of the peace-themed actions implemented in October in the framework of actions of schools belonging to the UNESCO school network, as the goal of the celebration was to make refugee students smile, feel accepted at school and that music, painting, dance unite people.

3rd Experimental Primary School of Nea Ionia

                                         International Day of Peace  
                      at the 3rd Experimental Primary School of Nea Ionia 

                    

The 3rd Experimental Primary School of Nea Ionia celebrated World Day of Peace on Thursday, 21 September, in the context of Unesco Associated Schools Aspnet and the proposal of the 8th Primary School of Kifissia.

 Our school's actions for the supreme good of peace concerned the whole school community and were the following:

➢ Painting from classes A', B', and C' of primary school where the horror of war through the work of Pablo Picasso and Guernica contrasts with the dreams of our students for a peaceful world.

 ➢ Electronic questionnaires about peace were sent to parents, teachers, and school students. 

 

➢ The 5th-grade students performed the song "L'enfant de paix", by   Maurice Musvin. 

 ➢ The 6th-grade students formed the peace sign with their bodies.

➢ The 6th-grade students approached the topic of peace through literature and art, creating posters and decorating the mythical shield of Achilles, half with images of peace and half with images of war. 

 The activity was coordinated by the teacher Elizabeth Kripa with the cooperation of teachers Markella Chrysikou, Vangelis Kaperdos, Maria Porphyri, Dimitrios Kostagiannis, Alexandra Mantzou, Ernesto Aggelis.