Issue Nr. 10, May 2015

Issue MAY 2014

Thanks especially to the Italian Team and the new journalists of all partners we are continuing to keep our european magazine alive.

Partners:

• Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “G. B. Pentasuglia”, Matera, Italy
• Izmir Konak Mersinli Ve Endustri Meslek Lisesi, Izmir, Turkey
• Gimnazjum Nr 37 Z Oddzialami Integracyjnymi Im. K. K. Baczynskiego, Warsawa, Poland
• Obchodna' akadémiaTopol’čany, Topol’čany, Slovakia
• Upper Secondary School “Miltos Kountouras”, Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece

Violence in Soccer

Violence in soccer is a very serious problem that faces our society. Young people, after the soccer games cause many problems. It is pure violence. They break chairs, hit each other, and hit people who don’t want to take part in their violence.

As a result of this, behaviors many people don’t go to the stadiums to see a soccer game. Therefore, the violence is a very bad condition and the state must take different actions in order to meet this situation.

Self-Respect as a method to reduce violence. A person with self respect is against the violence. All young persons must try to have self-respect.

You must remember the following:

• A good friend always helps you in difficult situations and always says a good word to you. So, gradually you gain self respect.
• If you are too good to other people you feel proud and so you gain self-respect.
• Finally, you must remember that all people make mistakes and so you don’t have to feel bad. This builds your self-respect.

In short, following these three simple suggestions gradually you will build your own self-respect and you will respect not only yourself but all the other people.

 Authors:

Loukas Nomikos B2, Giorgos Mistiloglou B2, Irene Lykourinou B2

Unemployment in Greece

Unemployment in Greece is a serious problem, especially the last years. In the young population, it is about 35% and this fact is a very situation.

Some of the basic reasons of high unemployment are the following: 

• The industrial production is very low.
• Many people in Greece feel that the blue-colored professions are of a ‘lower respect’. So they don’t prefer to work in all kinds of jobs. 
• Many Students, due to insufficient presentation of different jobs, choose to study in areas of knowledge with very low job possibility.  

Source of the basic effects of unemployment are the following:

• Unemployed people can not meet their basic needs.
• Unemployed people are full of anxiety and fear.
• Also, they feel very impressed.

Some of the basic actions in order to fight unemployment are the following:

• The state can help economically the industries who fire unemployed people.
• The state takes actions to increase the demand.

Authors:

§ Romanos Katerinakis B2, § Basilis Dine B2

Goodmorning baby! A lullaby

Goodmorning baby!

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A lullaby: Music: Selitsaniotis, Lyrics: Isidora Sideri, Song by Eleonora Zouganeli

Στίχοι: Ισιδώρα Σιδέρη
Μουσική: Μιλτιάδης Σελιτσανιώτης
Πρώτη εκτέλεση: Ελεωνόρα Ζουγανέλη

Χαρά μου μάτια μου γλυκά
βλέφαρα στολισμένα
της χρυσαυγής τα χρώματα
έχεις ταξιδεμένα
Χαρά μου στόμα μου γλυκό
με το χαμόγελό σου
να σεριανάς τον άγγελο
που έχεις στο πλευρό σου

Κοιμήσου αγγελούδι μου
βελούδινο το βράδυ
το στήθος μου προσκέφαλο
και η ψυχή μου χάδι

Φεγγοβολάς βλαστάρι μου
στ'όνειρο ταξιδεύεις
τους γαλαξίες τριγυρνάς
και το Θεό γυρεύεις
Ο ύπνος που σε τύλιξε
τώρα σε φέρνει πίσω
και'γω που είμαι πλάι σου
χάρες θα σε στολίσω

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal, of new life (both plant and animal) being born and regrowth. The term is also used more generally as a metaphor for the start of better times, as in the Prague Spring 
.

Spring has inspired many artists.

Primavera, else known as Allegory of Spring (in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy), is a tempera panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, painted ca. 1482.
Here, a group of mythological figures in a garden, is allegorical for the lush growth of Spring or for the ideal of Neoplatonic love.

It contains elements of Ovid and Lucretius and may have been inspired by a poem by Poliziano. 

Marni_Maree

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Painting by Marnie Maree, an American painter

Bullying at school: Our problem?

What is bullying?

Bullying is always…

—         A Power Game against the less powerful

—         Persistent and repeated

—         Perceived as unpleasant by the target

—         Purposeful, aiming at causing pain, fear, distress to the target and pleasure or reassurance to the bully

Bullying can take many forms

—         Physical (pushing, hitting, kicking, pinching)

—         Verbal (name calling, rumour spreading, sarcasm, threats)

—         Emotional (exclusion, humiliation, manipulation)

—         Sexual (sexual comments, unwanted sexual contact)

—         Homophobic (aimed against perceived homosexuals)

—         Racist (racial taunts, graffiti, gestures)

—         Cyber bullying (publishing private info on the net, sending blackmailing SMS or email)

Some hurt more than others…

The parties involved

—         The bully

—         The bully’s fans

—         The target/victim

—         The target’s friends (if any…)

—         The peer audience

It takes 4 to bully

Victims suffer from

—         Depression

—         Low self-esteem

—         Self-consciousness

—         Low school performance due to lack of concentration

—         Fear of school, dropouts

—         Isolation

—         Suicidal thoughts

Are targets the only victims?

Bullies are not better off than their victims

Research shows that most school bullies end up

•          in prison for all sorts of anti-social behaviour

•          dying young of accidents, drug abuse, murder

•          Having all their intimate relationships ruined

•          Unable to escape the illusion that problems are solved with violence

Elliot, Bullying Pays! A Survey of Young Offenders, 2002 (available from Kidscape website)    

Peers are not unaffected, nor innocent

•          The role of the peer audience is crucial for the continuation of the ‘show’

•            Witnessing bullying is stressful and hazardous to peers who learn that tolerating violence is legitimate

Peer intervention can stop bullying within 30 seconds

Why do children bully?

—         They have experienced being bullied themselves

—         They have not learnt to respect rules

—         After a trauma

—         They cannot manage negative feelings, failure or boredom

Tips for all

—         Be assertive, not aggressive or submissive

—         Your body language should show that you are not afraid nor provoking

—         Onlookers ought to become bystanders to both victims and bullies

Understand the fear mechanism!

School intervention

—         Focus on the social environment of the school/ school values

—         Assess bullying at your school to motivate students to take action and tailor your programme

—         Garner staff and parent support for bullying prevention

—         Adopt straightforward rules about bullying

—         Intervene consistently and appropriately

Best practices (The Olweus Bullying Prevention Programme)

The Olweus programme

—         All staff should be able to intervene effectively on the spot to stop bullying (i.e., in the 1–2 minutes that one frequently has to deal with bullying).

—         Designated staff should also hold sensitive follow-up meetings with children who are bullied and (separately) with children who bully.

—        Staff should involve parents of affected students

The no blame approach

Stavriana Soubassi & Pupils

Εκφοβισμός στο σχολείο: Μας αφορά;

Τι  σημαίνει εκφοβισμός;

Ο εκφοβισμός είναι πάντα …

—         Ένα παιχνίδι εξουσίας εις βάρος του πιο αδύναμου

—         Επίμονος και επαναλαμβανόμενος

—         Δυσάρεστος σε αυτούς που τον υφίστανται

—         Εμπρόθετη πράξη με σκοπό την πρόκληση πόνου, φόβου, ανησυχίας στο στόχο και ευχαρίστησης ή επιβεβαίωσης στο θύτη

Ο εκφοβισμός μπορεί να πάρει πολλές μορφές

—         Σωματικός

—         Λεκτικός

—         Ψυχολογικός

—         Σεξουαλικός

—         Ομοφοβικός

—         Ρατσιστικός

—         Μέσω του διαδικτύου

Εμπλεκόμενα μέλη

—         Ο εκφοβιστής

—         Οι οπαδοί του

—         Ο στόχος / θύμα

—         Οι φίλοι του στόχου (αν υπάρχουν …)

—         Το κοινό των συνομηλίκων

Συνέπειες για το θύμα

—         κατάθλιψη

—         χαμηλή αυτοεκτίμηση

—         ντροπή και δειλία

—         χαμηλή επίδοση λόγω έλλειψης συγκέντρωσης

—         φόβος και άρνηση του σχολείου

—         απομόνωση

—         τάσεις αυτοκτονίας.

Οι ίδιοι οι εκφοβιστές κινδυνεύουν περισσότερο

Έρευνες δείχνουν ότι οι περισσότεροι μαθητές-νταήδες καταλήγουν σε

•          διάπραξη σοβαρών ποινικών αδικημάτων, εγκλημάτων, φυλάκιση

•          θάνατο από ναρκωτικά ή δυστυχήματα, δολοφονία, βεντέτα

•          καταστροφή των σημαντικών σχέσεών τους

•          ζουν την αυταπάτη ότι θα λύνουν όλα τους τα προβλήματα με το νταηλίκι.

Οι συνομήλικοι δεν είναι αλώβητοι, ούτε ουδέτεροι

—         Χωρίς τη συμμετοχή του κοινού των συνομηλίκων δεν είναι δυνατή η ‘παράσταση’

—          Οι συνομήλικοι μάρτυρες ζουν μέσα στο φόβο και την αυταπάτη της νομιμοποίησης της βίας

Γιατί τα παιδιά γίνονται νταήδες;

—         έχουν υποστεί εκφοβισμό

—         δεν έχουν οριοθετηθεί σωστά

—         μετά από μια τραυματική εμπειρία

—         επειδή δεν έχουν μάθει να διαχειρίζονται  την αποτυχία ή την ανία

Συμβουλές προς όλους

—         Η συμπεριφορά σου πρέπει να δείχνει αυτοπεποίθηση και όχι να είναι επιθετική, ούτε υποχωρητική

—         Η γλώσσα του σώματος πρέπει να δείχνει ότι δεν φοβάσαι και δεν πρέπει να προκαλείς τον εκφοβιστή

—         Οι παρατηρητές πρέπει να αναλάβουν την ευθύνη τους ως υποστηρικτές και αληθινοί φίλοι θύματος και δράστη

Σχολική παρέμβαση

—         Αλλάξτε το κοινωνικό κλίμα / τις αξίες του σχολείου

—         Εκτιμήστε την έκταση/φύση του προβλήματος στο σχολείο σας για να κινητοποιήσετε τους μαθητές

—         Ζητήστε τη στήριξη γονιών και συναδέλφων στην πρόληψη του προβλήματος

—         Υιοθετήστε σαφείς κανόνες

^{Η παρέμβαση πρέπει να είναι συνεπής και κατάλληλη}

Πρότυπο πρόγραμμα Olweus

—         Όλο το εκπαιδευτικό προσωπικό επεμβαίνει άμεσα σε κάθε επεισόδιο

—         Εξειδικευμένο προσωπικό συζητά χωριστά με παιδιά θύματα και παιδιά εκφοβιστές

—         Οι γονείς συμμετέχουν ενεργά στην παρέμβαση

Σταυριάνα Σούμπαση και μαθητές

Open publication - Free publishing - More bullying

Evanescence

Τhe band Evanescence was founded by singer, pianist and songwriter Amy Lee and former guitarist and songwriter Ben MoodyThe . The two artists met in 1994 in Little Rock, where Moody heard Lee playing the "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - I'll do anything for Love (But I will not do this)) "by Meat Loaf on the piano.

The name of the band Evanescence means "disappearance". The band released Evanescence EP (1998) and Sound Asleep EP, also known as Whisper EP (1999).

The reviews vary. For some Evanescence is a rock band, for others it is metal, but for most it is a gothic band:

Articles in some newspapers have identified the band as gothic metal and other sources, as gothic rock. They are associated with a variety of bands of different of various forms of music. Their music resembles metal nu as in POD and Linkin Park, as gothic metal like Lacuna Coil or metal, like Nightwish and Within Temptation.

Their first songs were "Solitude" and "Give Unto Me", both written by Lee, and "Understanding" and "My Immortal", written by Moody.
The most successful CDs are Fallen and Anywhere but Home (2002-2005) and The Open Door (2006-2009).

 by Olga, Greece

Evanescence

Το συγκρότημα Evanescence ιδρύθηκε από την τραγουδίστρια, πιανίστα και συνθέτρια Amy Lee και τον πρώην κιθαρίστα και τραγουδοποιό Ben Moody. Οι δύο τους συναντήθηκαν το 1994 στο Λιτλ Ροκ, όταν ο Moody άκουσε την Lee να παίζει το "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - με τον Meat Loaf στο πιάνο.

Το όνομα του συγκροτήματος σημαίνει "εξαφάνιση". Το συγκρότημα κυκλοφόρησε το  1998  το άλμπουμ Evanescence EP και το 1999 το άλμπουμ Sound Asleep EP, γνωστό και ως Whisper EP (1999).

Οι κριτικές ποικίλλουν για το είδος της μουσικής που παίζει το συγκρότημα. Για άλλους οι Evanescence είναι ένα rock συγκρότημα, για άλλους είναι metal, αλλά για τους περισσότερους είναι gothic μπάντα.

Δημοσιεύσεις σε κάποιες εφημερίδες τους έχουν προσδιορίσει ως gothic metal ενώ άλλες σε άλλες πηγές ως gothic rock. Έχουν σχέση με πολά συγκροτήματα που προέρχονται από διαφορετικά είδη. Η μουσική τους μοιάζει με metal nu όπως στους POD και στους Linkin Park, με gothic metal όπως στους Lacuna Coil ή με metal όπως οι Nightwish και Within Temptation. 

Τα πρώτα τους τραγούδια ήταν το "Solitude" και το "Give Unto Me", γραμμένα και τα δυο από την Lee, και το "Understanding" και το “My Immortal”, γραμμένο από τον Moody.

Επιτυχημένα cd τους είναι το Fallen and Anywhere but Home (2002–2005) και το The Open Door (2006–2009).

Vassiliki wishes...

by Vassiliki Sol.

Christmas card

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Our School - Awards

Finally some words about our awards and prizes: We have received awards in multimedia & educational software concourses, in sport and music competitions, in art contests, for the production of a film, for publications of students’ articles in papers and magazines as well as European Quality Labels for our eTwinning projects.

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Our School - Curriculum

OUR SCHOOL_CURRICULA

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The curriculum for each General Upper Secondary School includes general education subjects (modern and ancient Greek language and literature, history, mathematics, sciences, religion, technology, social sciences, physical education, a foreign language (mainly English or French)). As well as elective and specialization subjects: Computer Science, Psychology, Economics, Environment, etc…

The basic objective of our school has always been the link of school to life through a multitude of extra-curricular activities and research educational programmes. Moreover, our school is a UNESCO partner school.

Among the School Activities Programmes that have been carried out at our school are the following:

1. Health Education
2. Environmental Education
3. Cultural Actions
4. School Magazine
5. Student Mobility
6. Project for the equality of the sexes
7. Career Orientation
8. Projects in the framework of the European programme E-TWINNING 
9. European projects in the framework of the actions  LINGUA – SOCRATES and COMENIUS 

Als0, our students take part in theatre performances, sporting events, festivities and festivals very successfully.

Our School - Miltos Kountouras - building etc

OUR SCHOOL_building_etc

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Miltos Kountouras (1889-1940) fought for the liberalization of education. His principles are reflected in the demand for free choice of school textbooks, respect to the teacher and the peculiarities of each school environment and each student and, above all, in the emphasis on the pedagogical role of school.

In Greece, post-compulsory Secondary Education consists of two school types: General Upper Secondary Schools (ΓΕΛ) and the Technical Vocational Educational Schools (ΕΠΑΛ). The duration of studies is 3 years for students from 16-18 years old.

Today our Lyceum (Lykeio) offers a three year course of General Education. Here there are 31 teachers, 225 students, 44 classrooms, 6 laboratories, 1 centre for science, 1 centre for career orientation, a gym, a library, an amphitheater, a multipurpose Hall and offices.

3rd Lyceum "Miltos Kountouras" in Nea Filadelfeia

OUR SCHOOL_in Nea Filadelfeia

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The 3^rd Upper Secondary School of Nea Philadelphia “Miltos Kountouras” has been named after the Athens suburb Nea Philadelphia, where it is located, as well as after the well-known Greek pedagogue Miltos Kountouras.

Our local area, Nea Philadelphia – Nea Chalcidona, is inhabited by about 50.000 people. Nea Philadelphia (or Filadelfia) owes its name to the ancient town ‘Philadelphia’ in Asia Minor where the first inhabitants of Nea Philadelphia came from as fugitives after the destruction of Smyrna (Izmir) in 1922.