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We want to build strong relationships with schools that share our vision, creating a chain of educators and students that learn through the exploration of our common cultural heritage with innovative tools.
About us
Our consortium consists of 3 Primary schools in Florina, northern Greece with a total of 360 students aged 6-12 years old. Head of our consortium is the 5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos” and the other two participating organizations are the Experimental Primary School of Florina and the Primary School of Ydrousa.
Erasmus+ Accreditation
We have been awarded an Erasmus+ accreditation (2021-1-EL01-KA120-SCH-000051589). For the school year 2022-2023 we have an approved plan that includes short-term student exchanges and job shadowing activities (2022-1-EL01-KA121-SCH-000063624)
- Student short-term mobilities
- Job shadowing for teachers
- Teacher training
- eTwinning projects
Our interests
For the next two years (2022 – 2024) our consortium focuses on the following thematics
Group student mobilities
Give our students the chance to learn together with their peers from another country in structured activities.
Job Shadowing for teachers
Give our teachers the chance to learn new practices and gather new ideas through observation and interaction with peers.
eTwinning online projects
Give our students and teachers the chance to collaborate online with peers from other countries on specific projects.
Cultural heritage
Explore customs, beliefs, ceremonies, traditions, arts, crafts, foods, that influence culture, behavior, history.
Art
Create artifacts with imagination and skill in ways that expresses important ideas or feelings and can connect us.
Innovation
Explore and design new innovative ways of teaching, learning and collaborating between our schools.
Schools working with us
So far
8
Ongoing projects
14
Student mobilities
18
Teacher mobilities
Latest Projects
We are working with schools and educational organizations in various projects
ReFashion!
Create a virtual student fashion company that aims at sustainability, technology and art. Project with two schools from Barcelona that entails student group mobilities, job-shadowing and eTwinning.
Art is everywhere!
Design and implement educational materials and methods that explore how technology can be innovative in art exhibitions, and outdoor art activities. Working with a school at Sepolno Krajenske.
Our Europe
Focusing on our common cultural heritage through and eTwinning project with two schools in Austria and job shadowing activities for our teachers. The project is designed for young students and teachers of the lower classes.
Practical STEAM
Exploring ways to implement STEAM Methodology inside and outside the classroom in meaningfull contexts. A job-shadowing project with two Spanish schools from Seville and Huelva.
Educational Materials
Latest educational materials we have developed in our projects.
An android game application for exploring a city while visiting its history. Find the places of the past and take new selfies!
A smart device for orienteering games, using Microbit and 3D printing!
An inntroductory robotics activity in an art gallery!
WeDesign!ForSTEAM
A Design Thinking Methodology for supporting the ideation process of student teams.
We'd Love To Hear From You
Get in touch with us to share ideas and establish cooperation with our consortium.
Mobilities
26/9/2022 - 30/9/2022 Hosting Sepolno Krajenskie13/3/2023 - 17/3/2023 Hosting Huelva13/3/2023 - 17/3/2023 Visting Sevilla27/3/2023 - 31/3/2023 Visiting Lliçà d'Amunt and Terrassa8/5/2023 - 12/5/2023 Hosting Lliçà d'Amunt and Terrassa15/5/2023 - 19/5/2023 Visiting Knock29/5/2023 - 2/6/2023 Visiting Sepolno Krajenskie29/5/2023 - 2/6/2023 Hosting Sevilla
Meet Our Team
Paraskevi Golia
Director of the 5th Primary School of Florina
Kostas Sechidis
Director of the Experimental Primary School of Florina
Stavros Voskopoulos
Director of the Primary School of Ydrousa
Giannis Arvanitakis
Contact person of the CHAIN Consortium
Areti Oikonomidou
Contact person of the CHAIN Consortium
Our schools
5th Primary School of Florina "Theodoros Kastanos"
The head school of our consortium is a typical primary school with 200 students that emphasizes in art, cultural heritage, inclusion.
Experimental Primary School of Florina
We serve 130 students and we emphasize on STEAM, Educational Robotics, Design and Computational Thinking.
Primary School of Ydrousa Florina
We are a small rural school serving seven villages in the region of Florina. We emphasize on the environment, inclusion and sustainability.
Latest News
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Hosting teachers from CEIP Francisca Romero, Sevilla
Our consortium hosted Fran and Alejandro from CEIP Francisca Romero for job-shadowing activities between 29/05/2023 and 02/06/2023 as part of the project Practical STEAM. Sustainable Art They attended student workshops in the 5th Primary School of Florina led by two of our teachers (Areti Oikonomidou and Maria Perivolari) about creating art with used materials. They…
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Hosting students from Lliçà d’Amunt, reFashion project
From 8/5/2023 to 12/5/2023, our consortium hosted eight students and two teachers from INSTITUT ESCOLA MIQUEL MARTÍ I POL from Lliçà d’Amunt for the reFashion project. On Monday, 8/5, our guests visited the Experimental Primary School of Florina, and they attended workshops using Microbit as a controller for smart fashion, as well as using laser…
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Group student mobility and job-shadowing in Lliçà d’Amunt and Terassa
Eight students and six teachers from the schools of our consortium visited Lliçà d’Amunt and Terassa between 26/03/2023 – 31/03/2023 for group student mobility and job-shadowing activities as a part of the refashion project. Local families hosted the students in Lliçà d’Amunt from the Institut Escola Miquel Marti i Pol. They had the opportunity to…
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Hosting teachers from Huelva for job shadowing
The headteacher and two more teachers from the CEIP Profesora Pilar Martínez Cruz school from Huelva, Spain, visited our consortium for job shadowing activities. Their school has started to implement the STEAM methodology in the last two years, and they wanted to exchange good practices in this field. Our consortium organized for them a learning program…
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Job shadowing in Seville
Two teachers and one head teacher from the schools of our consortium visited CEIP Francisca Romero in Sevilla, Spain, for a five days job shadowing program. Our colleagues there had prepared a learning program that included the following: The experiences that the three teachers gained are valuable and will be presented to the rest of…
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Students from Florina meet their fellow students from Bruck an der Leitha
Two online meetings were held in December 2023 between the teachers and students of the 3rd grade from the Experimental Primary School of Florina and Volksschule Bruck an der Leitha. Students from each school presented themselves, sang local Christmas carols, played music, and presented local Christmas delicacies. The two schools are working together on the…
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The first meeting of the reFashion project
The representative students from each school held their first online meeting on the 13th of December, 2022, with the following agenda: The meeting proceeded as planned, and after the introductions, students presented their productions ideas: They also presented their ideas for logos of the common company, and the winner was the following logo from Escola…
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Together in everything!
The schools of our consortium (5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos,” Experimental Primary School of Florina, and Primary School of Ydrousa) in collaboration with the Special Education Primary School, the Special Education Kindergarten of Florina and the Municipality of Florina organized events for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Friday, December 2,…
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Visit Ydrousa
Students and teachers from the visiting school of Sepolno Krajenskie arrived at the Primary School of Ydrousa. After a warm welcome, they attended a presentation of local dances by a local cultural group. They visited local vineyards and watched the process of harvesting. They also attended activities about school gardens with local plants.
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