1st Junior Highschool of Nafplio, Greece

Nafplio

touristic town by the sea

the first capital of modern Greece
population: 14000
inhabited since the 17th century BC
created by Nafplios, son of the god
Poseidon and Amymoni
Vikings, Arabs, Romans,
Byzantines, Francs, Catalans and
Ottomans have left their marks to
the city
close to other great historical sites
Mycenae and Epidaurus
 public secondary
school with
integration classes for
children with specific
learning difficulties
and needs
computer lab
chemistry lab
physics lab
music room
quite old equipment
 300 students (12-15 year olds)
from regional and central primary schools.
many from low social and economic class,
others from rural areas
14% from immigrant families, usually born in
Greece.
11% with specific learning difficulties and
needs
 40 teachers
special education teachers for language and
mathematics
1 headmistress & 2 deputies
no secretariat
rarely 1 psychologist and/or social worker
 How to integrate each student to the school
community? And make them feel they belong
to it.

How to make each student an equal member

of the school, to give everyone equal
opportunities
We get trained

giving incentives to teachers to participate in

conferences, seminars and trainings on
pedagogical or scientific issues
organizing in-service training courses in the
school or close to the school, making it easier
for everyone to attend.
We teach

Working in groups
Using technology
Sometimes outside the classroom
Disseminating our work outside the class
We engage students in activities outside the
classroom, outside the school.

Robotics team
Etwinning team
Choir and orchestra
Environmental team
Cultural team
Newspaper
Dance team
 October 2016: in-service training course Anger management
and the Practice of Forgiveness
November 2016: Museum education in national gallery,
geological, archeological museums
January 2017: Distinction in the national Math Contest
March 2017: Tree planting
March 2017: School visit in Venice, Italy
March 2017: Robotics National Contest
April 2017: Distinctions in the local Sports Contests
April 2017: We hosted the local Feast of Experiments
May 2017: Environmental mountain excursion
May 2017: We hosted the local Students Creation Feast
May 2017: Concert of the choir and orchestra in a local festival
The main idea is that:

Every student gets equal opportunities

Every student is a part of the school
The school belongs to every student
The school is part of the society
The school is open to the world
The school is open to Europe