A GREEK SCHOOL WITH A EUROPEAN CHARACTER AND A GLOBAL ORIENTATION
   
Seminars - Conferences

PARENT AND CUSTODIAN COUNSELLING SEMINARS



The School organizes annual daytime events for parents and educators to delve into problems confronting today's student. Specialists in psychology, education and speech therapy provide valuable guidance on how to proceed with working through a child's problems, issues and concerns.

The approach taken by the school ensures that students are getting the attention and care they need both on campus and at home.

EDUCATION SEMINARS: SCHOOL 2000/2001/2002/2003/2009

 
The School has undertaken the role of insuring that the teaching methodology and standard course books used by the school meets the on-going needs of the evolving world of education and study programs challenging our students. Under the general title The SCHOOL, we follow with particular interest not only the events as they affect our teachers, students and parents but also all of the Prefecture of  Thessaloniki and other prefectures.
The seminars were organized in participation with Ianos (with the exception of the 2009 seminar) and covered a breadth of issues relative to education today. A number of distinguished scientists and authors were available to present their views on education. Aspa Hasioti was responsible for science-related agenda topics.

SCHOOL 2000:  Methodology and Instruction of Theoretical and Practical Courses,
14 - 15 & 21 - 22 October 2000     

SPEAKERS: 
Yiannaras Christos, Kargakos Sarantos, Kourtesidis Elias, Babilis Nikos, Xenos Thanasis, Parisis Nikitas, Sariannis Antonis, Tsipis Kostas, Tsolakis Christos, Tsoukalas Ioannis. 

SCHOOL 2001: Seminars on Modern Greek Language and Literature; Dedicated to highly esteemed writers of modern Greek: Alexandros Papadiamantis, Angelos Sikelianos and Andreas Empeirikos, 13 - 14 October 2001

SPEAKERS:
Avdi Avra, Varelas Lambros, Daniel Anthoula, Kapsomenos Eratosthenis, Kazazis Ioannis, Karamitrou Amalia, Parisis Ioannis, Parisis Nikitas, Tsolakis Tanis and Christos.      

SCHOOL 2002: From Homer to Elitis, 2 - 3 November 2002

SPEAKERS:
Georgiadou Agathi, Kourtesidis Elias, Bella Zoe, Papangelis Theodoros, Parisis Ioannis, Parisis Nikitas, Regakos Antonis, Tzanis Ioannis.
 
SCHOOL 2003: Language and History, 8 - 9 November 2003

SPEAKERS:
Grintakis Ioannis, Kokkinos Georgios, Kourtesidis Elias, Loulos Dimitrios, Parisis Ioannis,  , arisis Nikitas, Papangelis Thoedoros, Hasiotis Ioannis, Hortis Ektoras, Psychoiou Evangelia. 
 
SCHOOL 2009: Education and Language - Dedicated to the memory of Evangelos Mantoulidis, 15 - 16 May 2009

Mandoulides Schools, as part of the celebration of their thirty years of creativity and contribution to education, organized a conference on education under the title School 2009: Education and Language, on 15 - 16 May 2009

FRIDAY, MAY 15th  
An event dedicated to the founder of Mandoulides Schools, Evangelos Mantoulidis, where colleagues, students, friends and partners in education spoke fondly of his life and work. Evangelos Mantoulidis taught many acclaimed educators, whose presence highly honored his memory. 

The event closed with singer and musician Loudovikos ton Anogeion.

SATURDAY, MAY 16th
Conference on "Education and Language" with leading scientists and men of letters as lecturers.

PROGRAM 
"School 2009: Education and Language", 15 - 16 May 2009

Friday, May 15th 

Opening
Savvas Anastasiadis, Prefecture Councillor and President of Transport Management of Koroneia and Volvi: The Man, Evangelos Mantoulidis

Georgios Karatasios, Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia: The Contribution of Evangelos Mantoulidis to Education

Nikos Karatzas, President of Ianos Bookstores: My Friend, Evangelos Mantoulidis

Sarantos Kargakos, historian, author: A True Spiritual Man and Educator

Georgios Lysaridis, Vice President of Anatolia College, mathematician: Evangelos Mantoulidis: The Man, The Friend

Eva Tsoukalidou, economist, Harvard University and Aristotle University School of Law graduate: Evangelos Mantoulidis, Our Standard Bearer

Ioannis Hasiotis, Professor Emeritus of Modern History at Aristotle University: Ideology and Action on the Educational Course of Evangelos Mantoulidis

The event closed with singer and musician Loudovikos ton Anogeion

Organization-coordination: Aspa Hasioti, General Director of Studies, Principal of the 2nd Junior High School, philologist

Saturday, May 16th

Education and Language

First session:

Chairs: George Karatasios, Regional Director of Elementary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia, and Aspa Hasioti, General Director of Studies, Principal of the 2nd Junior High School, philologist

Marietta Giannakou, ex-Minister of Education: The European Course of the Greek Language 

Ioannis Kazazis, Professor of the Classics at Aristotle University, Vice President of the Center of Greek Language: The Route of Words: Literature and Culture in Educational Practice>

Georgios Papanastasiou, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Aristotle University, Director of the Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triantafyllidis foundation): Greek Language through Time - Educational Reflections

Second session:

Chairs: Ioannis Kazazis, Professor of the Classics at Aristotle University, Vice President of the Center of Greek Language, and Theodoulos Tapanidis, Director of Secondary Education of Eastern Thessaloniki

Christos Tsolakis, Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek Language at Aristotle University: Language and Education

Christos Yannaras, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Panteio University: Language: The "Homeland" of the Greeks  

Third session:

Chairs: Kariofillis Vyziotis, Director of Primary Education of Eastern Thessaloniki and Christos Tsolakis, Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek Language at Aristotle University

Thedoros Ziakas, author: Contemporary Nihilism and Education


Event dedicated to the founder of Mandoulides Schools, Evangelos Mantoulidis Apostolos Apostolidis, Head of 2nd Office of Education: In Praise of Silence.  

Discussion

DAYTIME SEMINAR: ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION  THROUGH COOPERATION FOR THE GREEK SCHOOL (10/05/2008)

Mandoulides Schools and the group of research and pilot applications in matters of Cooperative Teaching and Learning of the School of Early Childhood Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia, organized a meeting entitled "Organization and function of the cooperative class to Greek school". The meeting was aimed at Kindergarten and Elementary School teachers.

CONFERENCE: TEACHING THE  PURE SCIENCES: BUILDING  BRIDGES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN  PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (07/02/2009)

The Greek committee for the World Organization for Pre-School Education, in cooperation with Mandoulides Schools, opened a conference on the subject of: "Teaching the Pure Sciences: building bridges of communication between Elementary and Secondary Education". The conference addressed Educators from Kindergarten through Secondary levels.

PERSONNEL CONFERENCES

During the 2008 - 2009 school year, the faculty and administrative staff of the schools took part in a conference focused on fulfilling their transformation as educators and support staff. The conderence was co-sponsored by the Cosmos Advisory Agency.

NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

Mandoulides Schools believes in the value of evloving methods of teaching and learning all disciplines of study in the modern day classroom. To put that belief into action, the school organized a conference for all academic and administrative personnel as a means of bringing them into contact with the latest advances. Basic issues of computer use, automated office and the interactive whiteboard (e-beam) applications were covered by the school's team of computer scientists. 

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FOR DYSLEXIC CHILDREN

In recognition of the special needs of dyslexic pupils, and in the spirit of affording them a learning experience equal to their fellow students, the School invited an expert on dyslexia to speak to and with faculty members from all three scools. Mr. G. Pavlidis, a professor from the University of Macedonia gave an insightful and worthwhile address on the topic of  "Learning difficulties for dyslexic children".

THEATRICAL GAMES

Teachers of the kindergarten school attended a seminar on the use of theatre as a medium for teaching and developing creative expression. The conference, "Theatre games after music", was most beneficial to our teachers and the kindergardeners.

SEMINARS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

The administrative staff of all levels attended a seminar entitled: "Techniques to improve verbal and telephone communication" and "Safety, prevention of accidents on the road".  

PARENT SEMINARS Mandoulides Schools understands the concerns parents have when their little ones are about to embark on their first steps into the world of formal education. Therefore, the School held a series of conferences intended to help parents allay those concerns and feel confident in the care and provision their children will receive at the school. Parents of Pre-School, Kindergarten and first grade Elementary students were invited to attend any or all seminars. 

The seminars were spearheaded by experts in the fields of education, child and developmental psychology and speech therapy. Listed below are the seminars:
  • Evidence of Pre-School and Early Elementary Learning Difficulties - Early Diagnosis and Preventive Intervention, given by Eleni Bondi, Special Education Lecturer at Aristotle University School of Medicine
  • Our children victims and perpatrators: aggressive behavior in pre-school and early elementary ages, given by Ipsipili Kypraiou, School Psychologist and Family Therapist
  • The importance of behavioral limits and the limits of care in the psychological development of young children, given by Maria Hatzipantazi, Psychologist, certified in Psychological Counseling and Family Therapy
  • Stages of language development and speech and common disorders, given by Niki Hatzigeorgiou, Speech Therapist, member of The American Society of Speech and Hearing Disorders.