The online seminar, organized by the Directorate of Primary Education of Larissa, in collaboration with the Deputy Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus, within the framework of the International Thematic Network for Sustainability, approved by the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports, entitled: “The children ambassadors of their country”.
The theme of the seminar was: “Young Tourism Ambassadors Program – Deputy Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus” and in it the school units-members of the Network from Greece and abroad and the teachers in charge of cultural programs, had the opportunity to be informed about many and different aspects of the rich history and tradition of Cyprus, as well as for the special program of the Deputy Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus, through which it is addressed to the school units of the country, in order to implement pedagogical actions of experiential connection of students with the local cultural heritage and tourism viewing it.
In the opening greeting she sent to the seminar, the Director of Primary Education of Larissa, Mrs. Karagiorgou Aikaterini, stated among other things: “The purpose of the Environmental and Cultural Education Network is to promote the transition of the provided work of the educational structures from introversion to extroversion, through a modern and pedagogically up-to-date network for the exchange of ideas, suggestions and best educational practices between students and teachers of different school units and regions. In this context, it is our wish that this educational activity be an occasion to take initiatives and plan educational activities that will include the rich cultural heritage of Cyprus, but also an opportunity to exchange good practices from every corner of Hellenism, in the joint effort of experientially connecting the of our male and female students, with local traditions”.
Greetings were also sent by the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cyprus, Kostas Koumis, who thanked the Directorate of Primary Education of Larissa, for the cooperation and for the opportunity for the school units-members of the Network to get to know the great cultural heritage of Cyprus, by inviting the school units of of Greece to include Cyprus in the visits they make, referring to the strong ties that connect the two countries.
