Grecia

““HISTORICAL RECREATIONHISTORICAL RECREATION

AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT:AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT:

FROM TRAINING TO ACTIONFROM TRAINING TO ACTION””

22ndnd meeting meeting

Bollullos Spain Bollullos Spain

21 - 27 April 200721 - 27 April 2007

EUROPEAN PROGRAM: SOCRATESEUROPEAN PROGRAM: SOCRATES ACTION: COMENIUS ACTION: COMENIUS

COMENIUS 2.1 Training of School Education COMENIUS 2.1 Training of School Education StaffStaff

MINISTRYMINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURE OF EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURE OF HERAKLIONHERAKLION

andand

55thth GYMNASIO OF GYMNASIO OFHERAKLIONHERAKLION

25-04-2007 25-04-2007

Sofia Mousteraki Sofia Mousteraki

promoter of European projects in the prefecture of Heraklionpromoter of European projects in the prefecture of Heraklion

Maria KaloudiotiMaria Kaloudioti

head of the Art Lower Secondary School of Heraklionhead of the Art Lower Secondary School of Heraklion

DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURE EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURE

OF HERAKLIONOF HERAKLION

Supervision of Supervision of 94 Schools94 Schools 50 Lower secondary schools50 Lower secondary schools 35 Upper secondary schools35 Upper secondary schools 9 Vocational secondary schools9 Vocational secondary schools

and 2 Vocational school centersand 2 Vocational school centers

DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION OF DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURETHE PREFECTURE OF HERAKLIONOF HERAKLION

In the Directorate there are also:In the Directorate there are also:

Office of EnvironmentOffice of Environment

Office of Health EducationOffice of Health Education

Office of CultureOffice of Culture

Office for Computer EducationOffice for Computer Education

2 Science Center Laboratories2 Science Center Laboratories

DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION OF DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION OF THE PREFECTURE OF HERAKLIONTHE PREFECTURE OF HERAKLION

THE HELLENIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THE HELLENIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS A CENTRALISED ONEIS A CENTRALISED ONE

The Directorate is responsible for every The Directorate is responsible for every official and educational subject in schools.official and educational subject in schools.

55thth GYMNASIO OF HERAKLION GYMNASIO OF HERAKLION

It functions sinceIt functions since19791979

PUBLIC LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL PUBLIC LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

(12-15 YEARS OLD)(12-15 YEARS OLD)

GENERAL EDUCATIONGENERAL EDUCATION


THIS SHCHOOLYEAR THIS SHCHOOLYEAR

478 pupils478 pupils

54 teachers54 teachers


The school has a long experience on The school has a long experience on the implementation of several the implementation of several projects on: projects on:

Environmental EducationEnvironmental Education Health EducationHealth Education Equality of the sexesEquality of the sexes CultureCulture e.t.c.e.t.c.


INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIESINTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Partner in a COMENIUS 2.1 project with title “CONFRESH” Partner in a COMENIUS 2.1 project with title “CONFRESH” TTeaching eaching Methods and Pedagogical Strategies for the Promotion to Schools of Methods and Pedagogical Strategies for the Promotion to Schools of CONservation and Sustainable Development of FRESHwater CONservation and Sustainable Development of FRESHwater Ecosystems Ecosystems in cooperation with Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and United in cooperation with Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and United Kindom.Kindom.

Carrying out of a COMENIUS 1.1 project in cooperation with schools Carrying out of a COMENIUS 1.1 project in cooperation with schools from France and Italy.from France and Italy.

Participation to international sports games with award.Participation to international sports games with award. Participation to the European Competiton of the new consumer, with Participation to the European Competiton of the new consumer, with

award.award. Visits of students and teachers to the European Parliament. Visits of students and teachers to the European Parliament. Visits of students to European countries. Visits of students to European countries. A group of teachers from several European countries, visited this school, in A group of teachers from several European countries, visited this school, in

the frames of Sokrates program, action Arion (study visit), in order to the frames of Sokrates program, action Arion (study visit), in order to attend the teaching procedure.attend the teaching procedure.

““moving drawing exhibition” with 11 European countriesmoving drawing exhibition” with 11 European countries


TEACHER’S TRAINING CENTERTEACHER’S TRAINING CENTER

In the frames of the project In the frames of the project “Information Society” and other “Information Society” and other projects, the school was functioning projects, the school was functioning as a Teacher Training Center with as a Teacher Training Center with emphasis onemphasis on Computer issuesComputer issues..

““HISTORICAL RECREATIONHISTORICAL RECREATION

AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT:AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT:

FROM TRAINING TO ACTIONFROM TRAINING TO ACTION””

CRETE :CRETE :

This small, …..this great World This small, …..this great World

Extract Extract

from Odysseus Elytis’s poemfrom Odysseus Elytis’s poem

««Axion EstiAxion Esti»»

Nobel Prize in Literature 1979Nobel Prize in Literature 1979

MinoanMinoan civilizationcivilization

The educational communities of the Directorate of Secondary Education of the Prefecture of Heraklion, the 5th Lower Secondary School and the Art Lower Secondary School, have started a historical retrospection for the Minoan civilization through poetry, literature, dance and mainly history itself which distinguishes this small island of the Mediterranean.

KNOSSOS PALACEKNOSSOS PALACE

Virtual depiction of the Minoan Palace of KnossosVirtual depiction of the Minoan Palace of Knossos

Virtual re-enactment of the Knossos courtyardVirtual re-enactment of the Knossos courtyard


In the In the followingfollowing school year, we will school year, we will begin working with the ‘birth of begin working with the ‘birth of Europe’ who, according to the Europe’ who, according to the myth, appears in the arms of Taurus myth, appears in the arms of Taurus Zeus (god of Ancient Hellas ), and Zeus (god of Ancient Hellas ), and we shall present the earliest we shall present the earliest European civilization, the Minoan European civilization, the Minoan civilization.civilization.

THE SEDUCTIONTHE SEDUCTION

OF EUROPE OF EUROPE BY ZEUS BY ZEUS

VASE-PAINTINGVASE-PAINTING

490 B.C.490 B.C.

EuropeEuropeonon

Taurus-Taurus-Zeus Zeus

painting bypainting byPier GoberPier Gober

ZeusZeusandand

Europe Europe

painting bypainting byJamesJames

Burry Burry


Through action that revives the Through action that revives the everyday life of the era, we will everyday life of the era, we will represent the life in the palace, the represent the life in the palace, the religious rituals, the arts, the religious rituals, the arts, the science, e.t.c. science, e.t.c.

religious ritualsreligious rituals

animal offeringanimal offering

Imaginary Imaginary re-enactment re-enactment

of of religious ritualreligious ritual

PolychromePolychrome

clay jugclay jug

Conical Conical stone rhytonstone rhyton

clay jugclay jug

Minoan artMinoan art

clayclay

Steatite Steatite rhyton rhyton

Wall Wall paintings paintings

in the in the throne throne

chamber chamber Knossos Knossos

Wall painting : riverside landscapeWall painting : riverside landscape

The Queen’s The Queen’s Megaron Megaron

Detail on wall painting (dolphins) Detail on wall painting (dolphins)

Virtual re-enactment of the Queen’s MegaronVirtual re-enactment of the Queen’s Megaron

Jeweller’sJeweller’s

artart

GoldenGolden

ringring

Golden Golden pendant pendant from the from the

Malia Malia palace, palace,

depicting depicting two beestwo bees

DoubleDoubleaxesaxes

The clay The clay Phaestos Phaestos

discdisc(ideogrammatic (ideogrammatic

script)script)


Reports will be made on the Snake Reports will be made on the Snake Goddess, “La Parisienne” of Goddess, “La Parisienne” of Knossos, the Prince with the lilies, Knossos, the Prince with the lilies, the “bull-leaping” , the libations, the “bull-leaping” , the libations, Daidalos and Ikaros, Theseus and Daidalos and Ikaros, Theseus and Ariadne, the Labyrinth, e.t.c.Ariadne, the Labyrinth, e.t.c.

The SnakeThe Snake

Goddess Goddess

La ParisienneLa Parisienne

Prince wearing Prince wearing wreath wreath

of lilies and of lilies and peacock featherspeacock feathers

the “bull-leaping”the “bull-leaping”the most spectacular and dangerous event the most spectacular and dangerous event

involved acrobatic leaps over a bull.involved acrobatic leaps over a bull.

Theseus and Theseus and MinotaurusMinotaurus

Theseus kills MinotaurusTheseus kills Minotaurus. . Sculpture bySculpture by GANOVAGANOVA in Vienna.in Vienna.

Daedalus Daedalus talks talks

to Pasiphaeto Pasiphae

wall wall painting painting

in Pompeiiin Pompeii

AriadneAriadne

sculpture atsculpture at the Vatican the Vatican

museummuseum


Our students and the pedagogical team Our students and the pedagogical team of the teachers after having studied the of the teachers after having studied the specific historical period, come into specific historical period, come into contact with the researchers-contact with the researchers-archaeologists, visited museums and archaeologists, visited museums and archaeological sites, after having archaeological sites, after having cooperated with local authorities will cooperated with local authorities will start the action.start the action.


They will present the daily life of the Minoans They will present the daily life of the Minoans and the life in the palace.and the life in the palace.

They will play music and dance their dances.They will play music and dance their dances. They will cook and eat their food.They will cook and eat their food. They will dye fabrics and sew clothing.They will dye fabrics and sew clothing. They will exercise themselves.They will exercise themselves. They will wear their hair just like the Minoans.They will wear their hair just like the Minoans.

Wall painting : The ladies in blue- KnossosWall painting : The ladies in blue- Knossos


They will shape objects out of They will shape objects out of clay, will try to hew rock e.t.c.clay, will try to hew rock e.t.c.


The aim is for the students to be The aim is for the students to be taught in a different way the social as taught in a different way the social as well as the economic life, the well as the economic life, the architecture and the construction of architecture and the construction of this period, the customs, the clothing, this period, the customs, the clothing, the regime, the religionthe regime, the religion, , the science the science e.t.c. of the Minoan Crete. e.t.c. of the Minoan Crete.

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