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Your host in Santorini is the Hellenic Culture Centre.
The Hellenic Culture Centre www.hcc.edu.gr, founded in 1995, is one of the first non-formal education institutions that offered Greek as a foreign /second language courses and educational and cultural tourism services.
It has an expertise in Language Teacher Training and cultural activities programmes. The aims of the institution are to promote language learning and teaching, cultural and educational activities, and adult education and intercultural education methodology. It has been involved in different national and EU projects on intercultural education, teacher training, cultural exchanges, and e-learning.
Participants will be introduced to a number of local traditional crafts, such as traditional pottery techniques, leather bag making, and wood carving.
the Oct 2023 placement included:
Week 1 (first 5 days):
09.30- 13.30 Arrival, orientation, accommodation. Presentation of Santorini.
Health and safety introduction. Walking tour of the Megalochori Village.
Introduction to the actual situation in Greece, after 10 years of crisis, learning
about work conditions and rules in Greece. Work at the Makaris Pottery
workshop , learn about the Santorini Archive project, and visit other sites.
13.30-15.00 lunch break
15.00- 18.00 free time
18.00-19.00 or 19.30 Introduction to Greek language and culture. Meeting with
local people and organizations. Walking tour to the village of Pyrgos and its
castle. Different educational and cultural activities
19.30-21.00 dinner
Weeks 2-3: Draft everyday programme (Mo-Fr)
09.30- 13.30 work at the Makaris Pottery workshop https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Y6PM3WTWzU4&t=36s and other sites
(with two 20 min breaks).
18.00-19.00 or 19.30 Introduction to Greek Culture Activities like: Greek
language lesson, presentations on Greek culture, cultural visits, project work
(you prepare something to present to the group), discussion with locals, learning
about local customs, cooking lesson and presentation on Greek Food,
presentation on Greek Music and singing lesson, walking tour to the village of
Emporeion and its castle, and in the Perissa black beach, visiting old historical
churches and cemeteries on the island.
19.30-21.00 dinner
During weekends: Participating to the cultural life of Santorini, The culture of
“Panigyri” Folk Festivals and participating in a folk religious festival, visiting the
traditional Village of Oia and the Ammoudi Bay with special architecture of cave
houses and captain houses. (Last 3 days): Continuing to work on site plus
evaluation, farewell lunch and Certificates presentation.
FUNDING
This project has been funded with support from the Turing scheme, funded by the UK government. However our last Turing project ended in August 2024 and due to a change of eligibility criteria we are no longer allowed to apply for Turing funding.
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