Programme of the activities

Learning/Teaching/Training Activity- C1

Kalamata, April 2^nd –April 8^th  2017.

Sunday, 2 of April

All delegations arrive in Kalamata around 5:30 in the afternoon.

Host students and their families will wait for the guest students at school in order to welcome them and take them to their houses.

Guest teachers will find accommodation at their hotel.

In the evening, Greek teachers will have dinner with guest teachers.

Monday, 3 of April

Activities at school

08:15-10:00  

·         the focus aim of the meeting

·         the host school presents the national education system and the school itself

10:00-10:50, coffee break with food offered by students and staff

11:00-12:30, workshops related to human rights  in the classrooms/Teachers’ meeting

12:40-14:05, basketball and volleyball games in the schoolyard

In the afternoon: Visit to the University of Peloponnese

18:00, Mrs Eleni Volonaki, Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, will deliver a speech on the topic: The Athenian Democracy in the Golden Era of Perikles.

Tuesday, 4 of April

City tour

Walking through the city to acquire experience of the  most beautiful spots.
 The starting point is the castle and the end is the beach.

08:15 - 11:30,  sightseeing tour in the old part of the city:

·         The medieval castle

·         the traditional costumes museum ΄΄V. Karelia΄΄

·         The Cathedral

·         Holy Apostles and 23^rd March square

·         Archaeologoical meseum

·         The picturesque alleys

11:30-12:00, a short stop at a traditional delicatessen shop to taste local flavours. 

12:00, getting on the city bus and after 10 min arrival  at the seaside.

12:10-13:00, hiking along the beach.

13:45-14:00, end of the activities.

Wednesday, 5 of April

Activities at school

08:15-11:00, elections simulation activity

11:00-11:40, presentation about Ancient Greek Theatre and Drama

11:50-12:30, basketball and volleyball games in the school yard/Teachers’ meeting

12:30-14:05, Erasmus party (the school band will play music for all  students).

Thursday, 6 of April

Half day trip to Ancient Messene (25 km far from Kalamata). 

08:15, departure (the meeting point is at the school)

09:00,  arrival at the archaeological site of Ancient Messene

09:30,  attendance of the performance of Prometheus Bound,  written by Aeschylus, the  renowned     playwright  of tragedies in antiquity. The performance will be  given by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London,  within the frame of International Youth Festival of Ancient Drama, which is held annually in the archaeological site of Ancient Messene.

11:30, guided tour by the Greek students

13:00,  lunch at a local restaurant

14:15, departure from Ancient Messene

15:00,  arrival in Kalamata (in front of the school)

 In the evening: the social event

20:00,  a  music concert will be held at the Municipal Cultural Center of Kalamata.

22:00, official dinner with teachers of the 4^th Senior High School.

Friday, 7 of April

Meeting with the mayor of Kalamata.  Visits to local associations active in the field of social inclusion.

09:00,  Social Solidarity Clinic.

10:30,  meeting with the mayor.

11:30,  SOS childrens’ villages.

12:30,  Municipal Association against maltreatment of women.

14:00,  end of the activities.

In the evening

21:00, the farewell dinner.

Saturday, 8 of April

Departure of all groups