Gymnasium and Lyceum in the Avlona Prison for Minors and Young Offenders (A.P.M.Y.) Attica, Greece School Presentation.

Gymnasium and Lyceumin the Avlona Prison

for Minors and Young Offenders(A.P.M.Y.)

Attica, Greece

School Presentation

Education provided

National Educational System • Primary School • Secondary School

a. Gymnasiumb. Lyceum

Short term educational Programs by other Institutions regarding vocational or other Studies

The History of our SchoolHow the vision became reality

• Nov. 1994 The idea of a voluntary effort is formatting

• Jan. 1995 A team of volunteers begins teaching in a single Correctional Facility in Athens

• Sep. 1996 The action of this team is expanding to several correctional facilities

• Sep. 1997 The first contact with the Juvenile Prison of Avlona (APMY).

We are trying to help a single juvenile for the National Exams in order to enter aUniversity

• Sep. 1998 The team of volunteers is now teaching (tutorial lessons) 11 High school juveniles in

APMY.

• Sep. 1999 The number of juveniles attending lessons has grown to 23. The idea of founding a School is being formed.

• Sep. 2000 The first High School in a prison is now a fact. This School functions under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education.

The teachers were: Damianos P. (Mathematics), Papadimitriou J. (Physics), both from the team of volunteers and Vlachou M. (Literature) Makri P. (Literature)

• Sep. 2001 The number of pupils has doubled. The School supports Lyceum students by giving tutoring lessons apart from the School programme as a branch of the Avlona Lyceum classes. The

School begins several cultural activities.

•Sep. 2002 The number of the student population is still increasing, the school continues its cultural activities winning theatrical school contest prizes at National level

•Sep. 2003 The school is re-founded as: 2nd Gymnasium with Lyceum Classes of Avlona

The school’s curricula provide all the courses of the three Gymnasium classes as well as the full Lyceum school programme (1st,2nd,3rd class of Lyceum vocational branch)

•From Sep. 2004 until today The school is now functioning as a full time establishment and expands even more its extra-curriculum activities

Statistics School Year Num. of Students

Num. of Teachers Teachers’ Specialties

2000-2001 35 4 1 Math. 1 Phys. 2 Gr. Lit.

2001-2002 72 5 1 Math. 1 Phys. 2 Gr. Lit. 1 Ph.Education.

2002-2003 100 8 1 Math. 1 Phys. 3 Gr. Lit. 1 Music 1 Ph.Education.

1 Theol.

2003-2004 125 12 2 Math. 2 Phys. 3 Gr. Lit. 1 Music 2 Ph.Education.

1 Theol. 1 Comp.Sc. 1 English

2004-2005 105 15

3 Math. 1 Phys. 4 Gr. Lit. 1 Music 2 Ph.Education.

1 Theol. 1 Comp.Sc. 1 English 1 Sociologist

2005-2006 115 17

2 Math. 2 Phys. 1 Chem. 5 Gr. Lit. 1 Music

3 Ph.Education. 1 Theol. 1 Comp.Sc. 1 Sociologist

2006-2007 115 18

3 Math. 3 Phys. 1 Chem. 5 Gr. Lit. 1 Music

3 Ph.Education. 1 Theol. 1 Comp.Sc. 1 Sociologist

2007-2008 111 18

3 Math. 3 Phys. 5 Gr. Lit. 1 Music

2 Ph.Education. 1 Theol. 1 Sociologist, 1 English 1 French

2008-2009 120 26

3 Math. 3 Phys. 1 Chemistry 9 Gr. Lit. 1 Music

3 Ph.Education. 2 Theol. 1 Sociologist, 1 English 1 Art

1 Computer Science

2009-2010 120 28

3 Math. 3 Phys. 1 Chemistry 9 Gr. Lit. 1 Music

4 Ph.Education. 2 Theol., 1 English 1 French 1 Art 2 Computer Science

Educational Difficulties

• Multicultural population of students

• Poor attendance of some students due to:

– Drug use before imprisonment

– Long term absence from school

– Psychological instability before and after a trial

– Psychological instability before and after a few-day leave

• Low self – esteem

School achievements• Successful student scores in exams – national level

• Web site development

• School newspaper

• Theatrical activities

• Cultural activities

• Communication – cooperation with other schools

• Sports activities

• Representation of Hellas in the E.P.E.A.Creation of EPEA – Hellas branch of the Association

Cultural activity schedule

• Our school provides formal education – 3 years Gymnasium and 3 years Lyceum. The curriculum consists of approximately 35 educational hours per student on a weekly base.

• To this schedule are added 30 cultural activity hours – 15 programs (not mandatory) on a weekly base. Every student is able to choose up to 3 programs he wishes to attend.

• Printed booklets or power point presentations are some of the activities’ outcomes, from which every student can benefit. Moreover, posters are made to sponsor every program.

• At the end of each school year this material is presented in our school, as well as in a regional level (Educational Region of Attica).

The need of cultural activities

Our experience in implementation of educational approaches has shown that Prison Education should include a rich variety of cultural activities, therefore a lot of our energy is spent on them.

From our school’s first steps, the need of several extra – curriculum projects was more than obvious.

We realized that the students’ participation in these projects enabled them not only to adapt to the school’s environment and cooperate with each other, but also helped them in both, psychological and educational aspect.

• Each activity is carried out through the school year. During its materialization, our students use various sources to gather material, such as the school library and the internet.

• The students, using modern technologies, produce a booklet for each art project that presents their outcomes. In addition, a poster is made to promote the project inside and outside the Prison.

• Power point presentations are uploaded to our web – site regarding various cultural and art activities.

• ICTs help a great deal not only to the materialization of each art project, but also to the dissemination of its outcomes.

Arts

• Theatre• Wall painting• Mosaic construction• Dance• Music• Online Magazine presentation• Handcrafts• Solar clock construction• Collage• Painting – drawing

Web site

Our school’s web site:

http://gym-par-avlon.att.sch.gr

e-mail: [email protected]

The 5th and 6th issue of our school newspaper:

«Trying for tomorrow»

Various articles are published in our

newspaper. Many of them are referring to

literature, poetry, artistic activities.

Each issue is uploaded on our web – site:

http://gym-par-avlon.att.sch.gr/

The 7th and 8 th issue of our school newspaper:

«Trying for tomorrow»

The 9th issue

Special award in the National school

newspaper contest 2010

“ΤΑ ΝΕΑ” newspaper

10th issue

dedicated to the wall painting

project in collaboration with

the Athens University School

of Fine Arts

Theatrical activities

The Theatrical Play that was written and performed by our students was awarded:

• 1st special prize in the PanHellenic School Theater Contest, in the Educational Region of Attica.

• 2nd prize in the PanHellenic School Theater Contest.

Theater

Theater

Theater

Cultural Activities

• Participation in Poetry Contest (2nd Prize)

• Participation in School Drawing Contest

• Theater – Poetry – music School Presentations in the A.P.M.Y.

• Participation in the cultural activities of the Ministry of Education.

• Lectures concerning Art (Renaissance, Modern Art) in the facilities of A.P.M.Y.

• Byzantine Music concert in the facilities of A.P.M.Y.

Cooperation with other schools

• The 49th Lyceum of Athens visited our school and the students exchanged views and opinions on issues concerning Children and the Hellenic Society (Narcotics, Human Relationshiops, etc.)

• Co-Organization of the school celebration for the national anniversary of 25th March, with the 2nd High School of Aegio, including music, poetry and traditional dances.

• Co- organization of the school celebration for the national anniversary of 25 March, with the Cultural Special school of Pallini, Treatrical performance base on the ancient myth of Antigoni and Kreon

Athletics Activities

• Inter-School Games (football, basket, skills etc.)

• Preparation of school teams (football, basketball, handball) in order to compete with other schools.

Paintings - Drawings

Wall painting

Wall painting – solar clock

Mosaic construction

Photography

Dance

Music – strings

Cinema – creation of a documentary

linoleum prints

metal constructions

Environmental project

Birdwatching – nest construction

in collaboration with the Hellenic Ornithological Society 

first aid project

pottery

origamipaper folding art

model construction

collage

masks

European projectsEuropean projects

Grundtvig 1Grundtvig 1 - PIPELINEPIPELINE Partnerships In Prison Education: Learning In

Networked Environments

Participating Countries: Norway, Denmark, Germany, UK, Slovenia, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic,

Sweden.This project aims to deliver a secure way, all safety

issues concerned, so that prisoners can be allowed to have access to the internet.

Grundtvig 2Grundtvig 2 - ISDIPE Improved Service Delivery in Prison Education

Participating Countries: Bulgaria, Norway, Greece, Czech Republic.

Exchanging experience and good practice between participating countries

European projectsEuropean projects

Grundtvig 4Grundtvig 4 – PAN European: Prison Art NetworkPrison Art Network

The project aims to create a European Network on Prison Arts.

Art activities will be shared and each participant will contribute and benefit by using ICT.

Grundtvig GMPGrundtvig GMP –VEPS Virtual European Prison School133878-Lifelong Learning Programme-2007-GRUNDTVIG-GMP

Ireland – Hellas subgroup

Making of a 150 page book for the Instructor «Πριν την Αποφυλάκιση»

Preparing prisoners for their release.

European projectsEuropean projects

Promoting music & dance in adult prison education across Europe

Life Long Learning Programme: Grundtvig 1