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  • Job Shadowing in Ejea de los Caballeros: A Rich Learning Experience in Rural Spain

    Job Shadowing in Ejea de los Caballeros: A Rich Learning Experience in Rural Spain

    Between 26-30 May 2025, four teachers from the 5th Primary School of Florina, the Primary School of Vevi, and the x`Primary School of Ydrousa participated in a job shadowing mobility in CEIP Ferrer y Racaj in Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain, as part of the Cultural Heritage Art and Innovation (CHAIN) Consortium’s Erasmus+ activities. The…

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  • Job Shadowing and Teaching Mobility at Katarina Södra Skola

    Job Shadowing and Teaching Mobility at Katarina Södra Skola

    From May 26th to 30th, 2025, teachers from the Cultural Heritage Art and Innovation Consortium (CHAIN) schools in Florina participated in a dynamic job shadowing and teaching mobility experience at Katarina Södra Skola in Stockholm, Sweden. The week offered a unique blend of teaching activities, classroom observations, and rich cultural experiences, fostering professional growth and…

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  • Hosting Group Student Mobility in Florina

    Hosting Group Student Mobility in Florina

    From May 19th to 23rd, 2025, our Cultural Heritage Art and Innovation Consortium in Florina proudly hosted a group student mobility event that brought together students and teachers from across Europe. Welcoming 45 students and 10 teachers from Istituto Comprensivo 20, Bologna and Thomas More School, Palermo (Italy), Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa im. Polskich Noblistów, Walim…

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  • Group Student Mobility in Walim – Exploring Cultural Heritage and Sustainability

    Group Student Mobility in Walim – Exploring Cultural Heritage and Sustainability

    From May 12th to 16th, 2025, students from the schools of our CHAIN consortium traveled to Walim, Poland, to participate in an unforgettable group mobility experience hosted by Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa im. Polskich Noblistów w Walimiu. Local Polish students and peers from Latvia also took part, creating a vibrant and diverse learning community. The week…

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  • Job Shadowing Mobility to Tropea

    Job Shadowing Mobility to Tropea

    From May 12th to 16th, 2025, three teachers from our CHAIN consortium schools visited Istituto Comprensivo Tropea-Ricadi Don Francesco Mottola in Tropea, Italy, for an insightful job shadowing experience. The visit provided a rich opportunity to learn from innovative teaching practices that seamlessly blend cultural heritage, sustainability, and digital innovation. During the week, our teachers…

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  • A Unique Week of Job Shadowing, Collaboration, and Inspiration in Florina

    A Unique Week of Job Shadowing, Collaboration, and Inspiration in Florina

    From May 5th to 9th, 2025, our Cultural Heritage Art and Innovation Consortium (CHAIN) hosted a job shadowing and invited expert week that brought together teachers from across Europe. We welcomed colleagues from CEIP Victor Mendoza (Spain), Katarina Södra Skola (Sweden), and I.C. Tropea-Ricadi Don Francesco Mottola (Italy), as well as Lucia Roncarati from I.C.S.…

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  • Group Student Mobility in Bologna, 5-9/05/2025

    Group Student Mobility in Bologna, 5-9/05/2025

    From May 5th to 9th, 2025, ten sixth-grade students from the schools of our CHAIN consortium in Florina—accompanied by teachers—traveled to Bologna, Italy, for a week of immersive cultural exchange and collaborative learning. Hosted by I.C. N.20 Bologna, the mobility welcomed students from the Experimental Primary School of Florina, the 5th Primary School of Florina…

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  • Hosting French Teachers from École Saint Julien Landernau, 7-11/04/2025

    Hosting French Teachers from École Saint Julien Landernau, 7-11/04/2025

    In April 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming two teachers from École Saint Julien Landernau in France as part of a job shadowing mobility program within our CHAIN consortium. Their week-long visit offered an enriching blend of observation, cultural exploration, and collaborative learning, strengthening the bonds between our schools and fostering a shared vision…

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  • Job Shadowing Mobility to Paris – A Journey of Learning and Collaboration

    Job Shadowing Mobility to Paris – A Journey of Learning and Collaboration

    From March 31st to April 4th, 2025, four teachers from the 5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos,” the Primary School of Vevi, and the Primary School of Ydrousa took part in a job shadowing experience at École élémentaire Françoise CABRINI in Paris. This visit offered a unique opportunity to explore the French education system…

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  • Job Shadowing Mobility to Torres Vedras, Portugal, 24-28 of March 2025

    Job Shadowing Mobility to Torres Vedras, Portugal, 24-28 of March 2025

    Four teachers from our consortium schools (Experimental Primary School of Florina, 5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos”, Primary School of Vevi) recently participated in an enriching job shadowing experience at the Agrupamento de Escolas Madeira Torres in Torres Vedras, Portugal. This mobility gave them the chance to explore innovative teaching practices and exchange ideas…

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  • Group Mobility of Students to Palermo – March 17–21, 2025

    Group Mobility of Students to Palermo – March 17–21, 2025

    From March 17th to 21st, 2025, eight students and four accompanying teachers from the Experimental Primary School and the 5th Primary School of Florina participated in an unforgettable group mobility experience hosted by Thomas Moore School in Palermo, Italy. The students were warmly welcomed into local families, immersing themselves in the vibrant culture of Sicily…

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  • Job Shadowing and Teaching Mobility to CEIP Víctor Mendoza – Binéfar, Spain

    Job Shadowing and Teaching Mobility to CEIP Víctor Mendoza – Binéfar, Spain

    As part of our ongoing commitment to international collaboration and teacher professional development, four educators from our consortium schools visited CEIP Víctor Mendoza in Binéfar, Spain. Three teachers (from the 5th Primary School of Florina, the Primary School of Vevi, and the Primary School of Ydrousa) participated in job shadowing experiences. At the same time,…

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  • Visit of Spanish Teachers from CEIP Ferrer y Racaj to Our Consortium Schools

    Visit of Spanish Teachers from CEIP Ferrer y Racaj to Our Consortium Schools

    We were delighted to welcome three Spanish teachers, Raul, Alberto, and Eva, from CEIP Ferrer y Racaj in Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain, as part of a job shadowing program. During their visit, our colleagues had the opportunity to explore all the schools in our consortium, learn about our educational practices, and share valuable experiences.…

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  • Job shadowing in Collège Albert Camus

    Job shadowing in Collège Albert Camus

    Three teachers from two schools of our consortium (5th Primary School of Florina and Primary School of Vevi) visited Collège Albert Camus at Rosny-sous-Bois near Paris, France, between 3-7/6/2024 for job shadowing activities. The main goals of the activites were: Our teachers had the chance to observe Musical education in 7th and 8th grade, observe…

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  • Job Shadowing and Teaching at Tampere

    Job Shadowing and Teaching at Tampere

    Four teachers from our consortium visited Tampereen yliopisto Normaalikoulu, yläkoulu in Tampere, Finland between 20-24 of May 2024. Kostas Sechidis and Kiki Amarantidou from the Experimental Primary School of Florina were involved in Job Shadowing activities and Giannis Arvanitakis (Experimental Primary School of Florina) and Sotiris Georgiou (Hub of Innovation in Education of Florina) were…

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  • Student group mobility in Šiauliai

    Student group mobility in Šiauliai

    Eight students and four accompanying teachers from two schools of our consortium (5th Primary School of Florina and Experimental Primary School of Florina) visited Sandoros progimnazija in Šiauliai, Lithuania for student group mobilities as part of the project Our Europe during 20-24 of May 2024. Our team arrived at Riga, Latvia on the 19th of…

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  • Job shadowing in Brăila

    Job shadowing in Brăila

    Three teachers from two schools of our consortium (5th Primary School of Florina and Primary School of Ydrousa) visited Radu Tudoran School in Brăila, Romania during 13-17/05/2024 for job shadowing activities. Main goals of this LTTA were: During their stay at the school our staff had the chance to participate in the following activities and…

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  • Dream Planet goes Sviland!

    Dream Planet goes Sviland!

    Students and teachers from the schools of our consortium (Experimental Primary School of Florina, 5th Primary School of Florina and Primary School of Vevi) participated in the third LTTA of the Dream Planet project that was held at the Sviland Skule in Norway between 13-17 of May 2024, with empasis on robotics and STEM activities.…

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  • Job Shadowing in Monzon

    Job Shadowing in Monzon

    Three teachers from the schools of our consortium had the chance to visit CEIP ARAGÓN on Monzon between 15-19 April 2024 for Job Shadowing and Teaching Assignment activities. During the Job Shadowing Activities they discussed with the local teaching and administative staff about the organization of the school and the everyday school life. They observed…

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  • Job Shadowing at Pescara

    Job Shadowing at Pescara

    Five teachers from the schools of our consortium visited Pescara during 11/03/2024 – 15/03/2024 for job shadowing activities at in various school of the city that were organized by Associazione Submeet. The main themes of the activities were:

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  • Expressing emotions in fashion, at Tampere

    Expressing emotions in fashion, at Tampere

    Six students and three accompanying teachers from our schools visited Tampereen yliopiston normaalikoulu between 22-26 April 2024 as a part of our common project Art remodeled. Our students along with students from the local school worked together in various workshops that were prepared by the local staff: They also had the chance to attend various…

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  • Job shadowing in Huelva

    Job shadowing in Huelva

    Four teachers from three different schools of our consortium visited CEIP Profesora Pilar Martínez Cruz school at Huelva, Spain between 19/2/2024 and 23/2/2024. Our teachers had the chance to see how the school is organized, and discuss with the local teachung staff the methodologies they utilize. CEIP Profesora Pilar Martínez Cruz is a billingual school with…

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  • Dream Planet in Florina

    Dream Planet in Florina

    The second Students Group Mobility of the Dream Planet project took place in Florina Greece, between 8-12 April 2024. Apart from the six students and three teachers from CEIP Guliena and six students and three teachers from Sviland Skule from Norway we also invited and hosted ten students and four teachers from Šiaulių Sandoros progimnazija,…

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  • Dream planet goes to Guillena!

    Dream planet goes to Guillena!

    Between the 15 and 19 of January 2024, CEIP Guillena hosted the first LTTA of the project Dream Planet. Six students and three teachers from Norway (Sviland Skule) and six students and three teachers from our Consortium in Greece visited Guillena. They participated in the activities that the hosts had prepared and were focused on…

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  • Hosting teachers from Brăila

    Hosting teachers from Brăila

    The schools of our consortium hosted six teachers from the Radu Tudoran School in Braila, Romania, during the week between 4/12/2023 and 8/12/2023. On Monday, 4/12, they visited the Ydrousa school where, after the tour they attended activities about diversity and inclusion with the first and second grade. They also attended activities using the Braille…

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  • Hosting teachers from Monzon

    Hosting teachers from Monzon

    The schools of our consortium hosted three teachers from CEIP Aragon from Monzon, Spain, between 20-24 November 2023. The visiting teachers were interested in learning about the Greek educational system and the school organization, teaching methodologies, and activity design concerning sustainability, inclusion, diversity, literacy, and physical education. Monday 20/11/2023 Our guests visited the Primary School…

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  • Dream Planet’s first online meeting

    Dream Planet’s first online meeting

    Students and teachers from CEIP Guliena (Spain), Sviland Skule (Norway), and from three schools of our Consortium (5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos”, Experimental Primary School of Florina and Primary School of Vevi) met online at 14/11/2023. In this first meeting of the project Dream Planet, they introduced their towns and schools and voted…

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  • Myths and emotions in Florina

    Myths and emotions in Florina

    From the start of the 2023-2024 school year, students in Florina and Tampere have been working on discovering the characters’ emotions in national mythology through various art forms. Eight students and two accompanying teachers from the Tampereen yliopisto Normaalikoulu, yläkoulu visited the schools of our consortium at the end of October 2023. Local families of…

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  • Preparation for the visit in Florina

    Preparation for the visit in Florina

    Our consortium will host eight students and two teachers from Tampere, Finland, from 30/ 10 until 3/11/2023 as part of the Art remodeled project. During this week, we have organized art, music, and technology workshops, theater events, and games in all our schools. On Friday, 27/10, an online meeting was held in which students from…

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  • Hosting teachers from CEIP Francisca Romero, Sevilla

    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.

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  • Trip to Sepolno!

    Trip to Sepolno!

    Seven students and three accompanying teachers for the schools of our consortium visited Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 w Sępólnie Krajeńskim for group student mobility activities between 29/5/2023 and 2/6/2023 as part of the Art is everywhere project. Teachers from the hosting school organized various activities for our students. Monday 29/5/2023 The opening ceremony and the…

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  • Hosting students from Lliçà d’Amunt, reFashion project

    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.

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  • Job shadowing in Austrian schools

    Job shadowing in Austrian schools

    Four teachers from the three schools of our consortium visited three different primary schools and the Private Padagogische Hochschule Augustinum teacher academy in Austria during 2/5/2023 – 5/5/2023 for job shadowing activities in the project Our Europe. Tuesday 2/5/2023 We visited the Volksschule Bruck an der Leitha, where: Wednesday 3/5/2023 We visited the Volksschule Großsteinbach…

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  • Group student mobility and job-shadowing in Lliçà d’Amunt and Terassa

    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.

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  • Hosting teachers from Huelva for job shadowing

    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.

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  • Job shadowing in Seville

    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.

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  • Students from Florina meet their fellow students from Bruck an der Leitha

    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.

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  • The first meeting of the reFashion project

    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!

    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

    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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  • Find our way to the forest

    Find our way to the forest

    In this activity, mixed student teams from our consortium and Sepolno Krajenskie had to navigate from the town center to a specific point in the peri-urban forest on the surrounding hills of Florina and complete several missions on their way. Each team was provided with the device they designed and programmed in the morning workshop…

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  • Workshop on Smart devices for outdoors

    Workshop on Smart devices for outdoors

    Students from Sepolno Krajenskie, the 5th Primary School, and the Experimental Primary School of Florina attended a two hours workshop on how to utilize the Microbit platform to create and program a smart device that can help them guide in the forest. Students worked in five mixed teams and were provided laptops and one Microbit…

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  • Field trip to Prespes

    Field trip to Prespes

    Students and teachers from our consortium’s schools accompanied our visitors from Sepolno Krajenskie on a field trip to Prespes lakes. They visited archeological sites near Lemos village, where work is underway to restore artifacts from the past. They also visited the island of Agios Achileios and the Basilica of the same name, which is dated…

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  • A cultural walk in town

    A cultural walk in town

    Students and teachers from Sepolno Krajenskie, the 5th Primary School of Florina, and the Experimental Primary School of Florina participated in this outdoor activity using the smart app students created in the morning workshop. The meeting point was at the center of Florina by the river Sakoulevas. Each team was provided with a tablet or…

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  • Cultural Smart app workshop

    Cultural Smart app workshop

    In this workshop, students from the Experimental Primary School of Florina, the 5th Primary School of Florina, and our visitors from Sepolno Krajenskie cooperated and created a cultural smart app. The workshop was held at the robotics lab of the Primary School of Florina. Students formed five mixed groups and developed the app using the MIT…

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  • reVisit art at the Modern art museum of Florina

    reVisit art at the Modern art museum of Florina

    Students and teachers from the visiting school Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Sępólno Krajeńskie, and also from the local schools of our consortium met at the Modern Art Museum of Florina to work on activities prepared by teachers from our consortium. They attended a VR exhibition navigating through the artifacts using handheld devices. They also attended…

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  • Welcome Sepolno Krajenskie

    Welcome Sepolno Krajenskie

    Visiting students and teachers from Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1, Sępólno Krajeńskie, arrived at the 5th Primary School of Florina “Theodoros Kastanos” in the morning. After a warm welcome, students and teachers watched two introductory short videos that each school had prepared. The videos were made by students and creatively presented the history of each town…

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