2008. március 30., vasárnap

A seminar in Greece


I spent a week in Greece at NEOHEL. They arranged a seminar for teachers. The title of the seminar was Cradle of the European Culture From Antiquity Till Present.

It was an unforgottable week because it was the first time I have been in Greece and I have been a participant of a seminar like this.

I became 'rich' because I got many many nice joy and memories. The organizer made perfect work because all the programm was arranged in perfect way and what we had been shown was the most famouse and valuable places in Athens.

The Participants:

Evelin Balode
Liga Leitane
Klaus Hoppe
Vitor Silva
Ines Caravela
Ana Alexandru
Per-Olof Sarnhammer
Marianna Hideg

The organizer:

Ms Evangelia Georgantzi - program director

The teachers:

Ms Korre Katerina - Archeologist, Professor
of Folklore Culture at the University of Athens

Mr Kostas Buraselis - Professor of History
at the university of Athens

Ms Kapi Panou - Archeologist, Professional
Tour Guide -
Professor at the school of tour guide

Ms Eleana Raftopoulou - translator of various
literary works, specializied in audiovisual
teaching materials.

Ms Tania Doxanaki . Archeologist - Museologist

The program:

1 day:
Welcome at the hotel, Athens sightseeing by bus, dinner at traditional greek taver Scolion

2 day:
Guided tour to Acropolis, Agora, Keramikos

3. day:
Guided tour of Benaki Museum, Folklore and Culture - lecture with Katerina Korre

4.day:
Guided tour of the Archeological Museum of Athens, - lecture- Greek history with Kostas
Buraselis

5. day:
Visit of the Folklore Art Museum in Plaka, Neoclassical buildings and Byzantine Churches in
the city's. Walking in the oldest area of Plaka. Lecture- Greek music and songs with Eleana
Raftopoulou.

6.day:
Visit of the Byzantine Museum, guided tour of the Cycladic Art, Lecture - Museological
museums in Greece, history and exchibition - Tania Doxanaki

7.day:
Visit the temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion. Visit to Deste Museum of modern art
Good bye dinner at Ms Georgantzi's house for participants.

8. day: Free day.

Thanks for the organizers for this beautiful week and many thanks to Irene Balykina. She was our escort to everywhere and she made perfect work. Thanks for her work.