Lyrics from the song "Ο δρόμος" (1974) by Manos Loizos

Below can be found a list with a plethora of educational ideas that can be used in class with young students to commemorate the 47th Anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising (14-17 November 1973) and the popular rejection of the military dictatorship in Greece during the period between 1967 and 1974.

Educational resources

The link to the video here refers to the song "Ο δρόμος" (released 1974) by Manos Loιzos, one of the most important Greek Cypriot music composers of the 20th century. The song itself constitutes an emblematic song about "Eλευθερία" (Freedom).

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As Greece remembers the anniversary of the "'ΟΧΙ' Day" (28 October 1940), the 'no' to authoritarianism in the wake of the outbreak of WWII, it allows us to remember with them and send anti-war messages of peace, freedom and forgiveness.

Below are links to:
educational resources
a short film/documentary about forgiveness
a short film about the 'real' picture of war.

Please be informed of the official release of www.staellinika.com, a unique digital platform for learning the Greek language and culture.

The platform has been developed by the Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the “STAVROS NIARCHOS” Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Vancouver, Canada.

The internet platform  is seeking to provide individuals ranging from preschool-aged children to young adults with an innovative and engaging product designed for beginner heritage learners in schools and for individuals at home. The platform can be used either as a stand-alone program to assist schools or to supplement existing curricula.

For more information, please refer to attached documents in English and Greek below.

E.DIA.M.ME., the Centre of Intercultural and Migration Studies (Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Greece) is offering free access to its e-learning portal for Greek (“Πύλη Ηλεκτρονικής Μάθησης”) where a large number of interactive activities organised in levels of difficulty can be found.  Educators can login to the portal as visitors or create an account for full access to the interactive materials.

In case there is any difficulty with creating an account, please fill in the application form attached and send it directly to ediamme@edc.uoc.gr so that access codes to the portal are provided.

The Centre for the Greek Language (Thessaloniki, Greece) has developed a new free digital application for learning Modern Greek called KLIK App.

• KLIK App is supplementary to the textbook series for Modern Greek “ΚΛΙΚ στα Ελληνικά” and includes 2000 interactive tasks and exercises.
  

For more information, including terms of use, please visit the Centre for the Greek Language website.

Please find attached a publication titled
“Web 2.0 100 + 1 Online Tools for Education”.  

The publication constitutes a comprehensive guide to more than 100 online educational tools. It offers detailed suggestions for the use of each tool in class or as part of learners’ homework or independent learning. It further provides a list of questions that can be used by the educator both as a way of assessing learners’ understanding of the learning area as well as a way of assessing their learning experience through the use of each online educational tool.

The publication is written in Greek and the sites included are hyperlinked.

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Please find below two links for the electronic version of a book regarding COVID-19 addressed to young children.

The author of the book, Manuela Molina, describes her book as an invitation to families and educators to discuss the full range of emotions arising from the recent circumstances after the outbreak of the COVID-19. It is pointed out that the resource does not seek to be a source of scientific information, but rather a tool based on fantasy. The recommendation is to print the material, so that young children can draw on it.

You can access the Greek version of the book here.
For versions of the same book in a variety of languages, please visit the link here.