Greece
The Greek poster about Culture
“If you deconstruct Greece,at the end you will see an olive tree, a grapevine and a boat remain. That means: you can reconstruct it with the same three of them” Odysseas Elytis, Nobel Prize Laureate
History class: Culture in education
In terms of the History class, the pupils of the 4th grade enjoyed a live history lesson on the holy rock of the Acropolis and its magnificent temple, the Parthenon. The Parthenon has been standing there for almost 2.500 years (447 B.C-432 B.C). It is dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city of Athens and a visitor can still see an olive tree at the same spot where Athena had planted her own olive tree!According to the myth, it was the olive tree that gave Athena the victory in the battle against Poseidon .
The city was named after her , Athena-Athens!
Pupils' projects on ancient History
The 25th of March is a National Holiday in Greece
Actually it is a double holiday: a national and a religious one: we honour the Declaration of Revolution against the 400-year-Ottoman occupation on 25th March 1821 and we also celebrate the Annunciation from Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The revolution of 1821 became a successful War of Independence (1821-1830) which is honoured by all Greeks wherever they are. Celebrations take place all over Greece with the event of the Great Parade in Athens being the climax of this historical day. Our school celebrated this day with performances, poems and more!
The Erasmus olive tree in the schoolyard of the 3rd Primary Sch.Agii Anargyri
May 2017: Mr. Halbe and Mr. Prokopis planting our Erasmus olive tree
November 2018: our olive tree has grown !
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The olive tree is considered to be a symbol of peace, longevity and prosperity, evergreen and everlasting. During the meeting in Athens,the principal of our school had the idea of planting an olive tree in our schoolyard. We named it Erasmus olive tree and we are expecting to flourish like our project. Prokopis Adamis,teacher and Halbe Hagetams , head coordinator at...work!
Olive trees are immortal! New roots ,new trees sprout out from the old and life is going on in eternity.A symbol of peace, the olive - wreath symbolizes victory. In the Olympic Games, the only award for the winner was a wreath from the wild olive tree , a symbol of glory.
Herodotus,the Greek historian describes the following story which is relevant to the olive wreath.
Xerxes inquired some Arcadians after the battle of Thermopylae why there were so few Greek men defending the Thermopylae. The answer was"All other men are participating in the Olympic Games". And when asked "What is the prize for the winner?", "An olive-wreath" came the answer. Then one of his generals uttered: "Good heavens! Mardonius,, what kind of men are these against whom you have brought us to fight? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for Virtue ?!!!
It was true: athletes participated in the Games only for an olive wreath.They never accepted any other prize .
And let's not forget that the olive oil is the basis of the Mediterrranean diet and therefore the best ally for our good health and longevity.
Working on the poster
"What does the word Culture mean to you?" we asked our students and they came up with the ideals of democracy, friendship, solidarity, peace, equality and unity, justice and freedom. Education, a nation’s history and heritage monuments, customs and traditions, Language and Art are also very important features which compose the value of culture for a nation“
“Let’s not forget, food and care for every child on Earth, love for our home planet Earth” Helen, a 10 –year- old girl said.
Just take a look at our poster of culture.
- Singing and Dancing
" Zorbas" syrtaki dance