DIONISIS SAVVOPOULOS, THE ORHESTRA AND THE CHOIR AT THE HISTORIC ZOGRAFIO IN ISTANBUL
Mandoulides Schools and the historic Zografio School of Istanbul held a unique concert with songwriter Dionisis Savvopoulos, who was accompanied by the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools and the choir of Zografio, on Sunday 11th April 2010, at the Zografio ceremonial hall in Istanbul.
The event was honoured by the presence of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke after the end of the concert about the manifold work of multitalented Dionisis Savvopoulos, underscoring that “his works are imbued with humanness, with great responsibility towards the Nation’s history and its current reality, with a lot of sensitivity for the doubts and worries of the youth, with a lot of Greek spirit”.
The Patriarch did not fail to refer to Mandoulides Schools students, saying: “We thank Mandoulides Schools children, who tonight, along with our children of Zografio, like cherubs in school uniforms, opened their wings, mouths and hearts, and, along with the great master. took us high to bourns of emotion and aesthetic delight. It smelt of spring at Zografio tonight, in parallel with the spring of the Resurrection of Christ and the natural spring of fair April. Come again! The youth of the remaining Greeks need your presence! We all do! Constantinople needs it! Besides, here you are not strangers! Constantinople is always the Holy Zion of the Nation-that is, the parents’ house of each and every one of us!”
The event was greeted by Zografio Headmaster Mr. Ioannis Dermitzoglou, Mandoulides Schools CEO Mrs. Aikaterini Mandoulidou and Mandoulides Schools Director of Studies Mrs. Aspa Hasioti, who had conceived the idea and was in charge of the organization of the event.
The rehearsal of the concert was attended by Greek Consul General at Istanbul Mr. Vasilios Bornovas, Special Secretary of Multicultural Education, Mrs. Thalia Dragona, Greeks of Istanbul and guests from Greece
Moreover, Government Spokesperson Mr. Giorgos Petalotis attended the general rehearsal, where he spoke with Dionisis Savvopoulos and congratulated both Zografio and Mandoulides Schools on their initiative.
The event was first successfully presented in March 2009 in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the celebration of 30 years of creation and contribution to education of Mandoulides Schools. This concert proves the love of top Greek troubadour Dionisis Savvopoulos for education and the Greeks of Istanbul, it constitutes an important contribution to them and a minimal token of honor to the historic Zografio, which has been diffusing the Greek education and civilization to the Greek children of Istanbul for 117 years now.
EVENTS IN CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS
DIONISIS SAVVOPOULOS CONCERT
An exceptional night full of memories,
nostalgia, emotion, enthusiasm, music and wishes for the continuation of the
important work being done at Mandoulides Schools.
Enthusiastic and
enraptured with the orchestra and chorus of Mandoulides Schools were the words
used by inimitable troubadour Dionisis Savvopoulos after the presentation given as part of the
school's thirtieth anniversary celebration.
It was an enjoyable evening
echoing melodiously through the school's cultural center. The highly
renowned singer commented on the exceptional talent of the school's young
musicians and wished them every success with their performances.
Mr.
Savvopoulos stressed that it was his childhood dream to be with such a talented
school ensemble. He wished the school another thirty years of success,
creativity and enlightenment. Mr. Savvopoulos also congratulated Ioannis
Polimeneris and Eleni Theodoridou for their excellent work with the orchestra
and chorus respectively.
The closing remarks were delivered by the president
of Mandoulides Schools Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou. She assured those in
attendance that she, her family and the Mandoulides faculty and staff would
endeavour to continue the work of the school's founder - Mr. Evangelos
Mantoulidis.
The General Director of Mandoulides Schools Mrs. Aspa Hasioti spoke
about the history of the school and about the teacher and visionary Evangelos
Mantoulidis in an interview with writer Kostas Bliatkas.
The venue for the
concert was the school's Culture and Athletics Center and was enthusiastically
attended by more than 2000 students, parents, faculty and staff and friends of
the school. Honored guests included: Kostas Gioulekas, Deputy
Minister of the Interior; Panayiotis Psomiadis, Council Chairman of the
Prefecture of Thessaloniki; Theodoros Papadopoulos, Mayor of Thermi; Ignatios
Kaitezidis, Mayor of Panorama; George Karatasios, Regional Director of
Education; Thedoulos Tapanidis, Director of Education for the Eastern
Prefecture of Thessaloniki; Apostolos Apostolidis, Supervisor of the Second
Office of Education; George Papageorgiou, Supervisor of the Sixth Office of
Education; Vassilis Rizos, Supervisor of the Office of Physical Education;
Member of Parliament Yiannis Magriotis; the former General Secretary of the
Ministry of Macedonia - Thrace and Vice President of Anatolia College George
Lisaridis; journalist Serafim Fintanidis; Nikos Karatzas, publisher.
“SCHOOL 2009: EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE” CONFERENCE, DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF EVANGELOS MANDOULIDES, 15 - 16 May 2009
With the participation of with government ministers, members of parliament, representatives of the State, educators along with hundreds of professors and teachers from universities and high schools and friends of Mandoulides Schools, the school hosted a two-day conference entitled: School 2009. The venue for the event was the Cultural Center of Mandoulides Schools and was held on 15 - 16 May 2009. The conference was organized as part of the school's thirty year anniversary celebrating three decades of innovative educational services to the students and parents of the greater Thessaloniki area. The weekend's activities were launched on the evening of Friday, 15 May, a presentation dedicated the founder of Mandoulides Schools, Mr. Evangelos Mantoulidis, marked the opening ceremony. Colleagues, friends, partners in education and students spoke fondly of the late founder's life and work.
Savvas Anastasiadis, Prefecture Councilman and President of Transport Management for the Seaport, spoke affectionately on The Man: Evangelos Mantoulidis.
The Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education for Central Macedonia, Mr. George Karatasios, delivered a speech on The Contribution to Education by Evangellos Mantoulidis.
Mr. Nikos Karatzas, President of the International Council of Ianos Bookstores A.E. spoke about His Friend. Mr. Sarantos Kargakos, Historian and Author, gave a detailed account about The Pedagogic Works of Evangelos Mantoulidis.
The Vice
President of Anatolia College, George Lysaridis, Mathematician, recounted The
Man, The Friend, Evangelos Mantoulidis. Eva Tsoukalidou, a graduate of
Harvard University and Aristotle University School of Law and a 1998 graduate
of Mandoulides Schools, talked of "The Standard Bearer - Evangelos
Mantoulidis".
Concluding with was Professor of Modern Greek History
at Aristotle University Ioannis Hasiotis. He remarked on The Ideology and
Deeds of the Education Course of Evangells Mantoulidis.
Closing comments
were given by the Minister of Macedonia - Thrace Mr. Stavros Kalafatis,
Prefecture Council Chairman Panyiotis Psomiadis and the President of
Mantoulides Schools Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou.
The ceremony closed with a touching rendition of a symphony by the singer and musician Loudovikos of Anogeia, whom Mr. Mantoulides regarded as an exceptional man and artist.
On Saturday
morning, 16 May, the conferences opened on the topic: Education and
Language. The keynote speakers included esteemed scientists and learned
men of letters. Former Minister of Education Mrs. Marietta Yannakou, who
spoke on The European Perspective on Greek Language, opened the
conference.
Dr. Ioannis Kazazis, Professor of Classical Philology at
Aristotle University and Vice President of the Center for Greek Language,
delivered a lecture on: "The Routes of
Words: Literature and Civilization in the Secondary
School Curriculum".
The first session was co-chaired by Mr. George Karatasios, Regional Director of Elementary and Secondary Education for Central Macedonia and Mrs. Aspa Hasioti, General Director and Principal of the Second Junior High School. The session was closed by Mr. George Papanastasiou, Assistant Professor in the Division of Language and Linguistics at Aristotle University and Director of The Institute of Modern Greek Studies, The Manolis Triantafillidis Foundation. Dr. Papanastasiou spoke on the topic: "The Greek Language - Educational Problems".
The second session was co-chaired by Ioannis Kazazis and Theodoulos Tapanidis, the Director for Secondary Education for the Eastern Prefecture of Thessaloniki. Christos Tsolakis, Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek Langauage at Aristotle University, gave a speech on Language and Education. Christos Yannaras, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy from Panteio University delivered a lecture entitled: Language "The Homeland" of the Greeks.
The third
session of the conference was co-chaired by Ioannis Kazazis and Kariofillis
Vyziotis, Director of Elementary Education for the Eastern Prefecture of
Thessaloniki. Speakers were Thedoros Ziakas, author, who spoke on the
topic: "Modern Nullification and Education". The following speaker
was Apostolos Apostolidis whose topic was entitled "In Praise of
Silence".
The conference closed with an interesting discussion about the role
of modern Greek education.
Deputy Minister of the Interior Mr.
Konstantinos Gioulekas delivered the farewell address. Mrs. Aspa Hasioti,
General Director and Principal of the Second Junior High School, was
responsible for the organization and co-ordination of the conference.
The
two-day conference was attended by several noteworthy guests including: Stavros Kalafatis, Minister for Macedonia - Thrace; Konstantinos Gioulekas, Deputy
Minister of the Interior; Panayiotis Psomiadis, Council Chairman of the
Prefecture of Thessaloniki; Theodoros Karaoglou, George Orfanos and Apostolos
Tzitzikostas, Members of Parliament representing Thessaloniki; Sotiris
Kouvelas, former Minister; Theodoros Papadopoulos, Mayor of Thermi; Ignatios
Kaitezidis, Mayor of Panorama; Kostas Margaritis, politician.
The
conference concluded under the auspices of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki.
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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
In the presence of pupils and parents, the school presented "Artavan, The Fourth Wiseman", by Vistoras Glykidis. The pageant was a harmmonious blend of lyrics, prose and dance and was enjoyed by all.CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY IN MEMORY OF EVANGELOS MANDOULIDES
The school took the occasion of the national and religious holiday to commemorate the nation's anniverary of our struggle for liberation, but also to memorialize our school's founder, Evangelos Mandoulides. The celebratory event was preceeded by a memorial service at the secondary school's chapel in remembrance of Mr. Mandoulides.MANDOULIDES SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN SPIRITUAL MAY
The school chorus presented Artavan, The Fourth Wiseman, written by V. Glykidis, adapted from the story of the same title written by Henirick Van Dyke, at the Olympion Cinema Tehatre. The performance was part of an obervance of the World Day of Childrens' Books. The event was sponsored by the Association of Publishers in Northern Greece and the Office of the Vice Mayor for Culture and Adolescent Affairs.
END OF ECOLOGICAL SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM OF THE GREEK ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE
Junior high school students attended a very enlightening event regarding topics on sustainable development and the protective care of the environment. The students listened to speeches given by A. Papadopoulou, a public relations representative with a-Cert, The European Institute for Sustanable Development and Dr. C. Vasilikioti, an agroeconomist. Afterward, the students visited Mr. Nikos Grava's organic farm near N. Magnasia.4th STUDENT CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
Tenth grade students joined in the Fourth Annual Students' Conference on School Technology hosted by the Fourth and Fifth Public School of Kalamaria. Our students gave a presentarion on technological application, receiving laudatory remarks from students and teachers from others schools also attending.1st STUDENT CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS
Students from the ninth and tenth grade attended the First Annual Student's Conference on Computers. The venue for the groundbreaking conference was the N. Economou Conference Center at the NOISIS Museum of Science and Technology.HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY
Students and Teachers of the pure sciences and technology department visited the School of Physics at Aristotle University. While there, the children and the faculty escorts were given a special presentation and the theory of organic elements.EVENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
The NOISIS Conference Center was the site for a conference of young entrepreeurs to learn more about economic principles and the methods used in market competition.LOVE IS COLORFUL
Mandoulides Schools students and alumni art exhibition "Love is colorful" opened with the participation of students, parents, teachers and friends of Mandoulides Schools at the gallery of IANOS bookshop. The event was greeted by Mandoulides CEO, Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou, the General Director of Studies, Mrs. Aspa Hasioti and art and crafts teacher-artist, Ms. Eleftheria Stoikou, who was in charge of the exhibition. During the opening, Head of 2nd Office of Secondary Education, Apostolos Apostolidis, and Mandoulides Schools graduate, Dimitris Dagkalis read texts and poems about love.
EVENT IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF CYPRUS
10th grader Rafail Eleftheriou participated in the event in memory and honor of the Cypriot Struggle and read a letter from Stelios Mavromatis sent to his family on September 18, 1956. The Directions of Secondary Education of Eastern and Western Thessaloniki organized the event with the support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in collaboration with the Association of Cypriots of Northern Greece.
1st NATIONAL FORUM ON EDUCATION
Eleven 9th graders participated in the 1st National Forum on Education. The Forum was organized by the Alumni Association of Athena Schools in Trikala (19 - 21/03/2010) and students from various schools presented their concerns and suggestions on the subject of modern education and the way of admission to Higher Education.
2nd STUDENT CONFERENCE ON INFORMATICS
Twenty-nine elementary, Junior High and High School students participated in the 2nd Student Conference on Informatics held at the "N. Oikonomou" Conference Center of the Science Center and Technology Museum NOESIS (17 - 18/03/2010). The Minister of Education attended the presentation of the "model orchestra of digital music with the use of mobile phones" project.
THE
DIGITAL CLASSROOM AT MANDOULIDES SCHOOLS -
E-LEARNING PLATFORM
The Digital Classroom at Junior High School involves the tools used by students and teachers in the classroom (interactive whiteboards, net books etc). However, the modern principles of the educational process also pertain to the support of teaching out of school with the use of electronic tools. Since last year Mandoulides Schools have been implementing an electronic platform for distance learning enriched with digital content and communication tools. So, students and teachers can operate outside the hours of courses, always with a view to a more effective support of the educational process. Especially 7th graders acquire the experience needed for a more effective use of the Internet services.