On Wednesday 5 October 2022 at the Kytheraiko Association Hall, in Chora of Kythera, at 18:30-21:30, the presentation of the educational programme will take place. «Kythira: Stories that build bridges» which was implemented in the school years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 by the 6ο Regional Centre for Educational Planning of Attica in collaboration with students and teachers of Kythera Primary and Secondary Education, and with the support of the Kytheraic Association of Athens and the Nicholas Anthony Aroney Endowment.
The educational programme «Kythera: Stories that build bridges» is a biographical approach to the migration history of Kythera, an intergenerational and intercultural research of the history of the migration of Kytherians and aims to build an archive of memory by honouring those people who, starting from Kythera with different dreams and under different circumstances, took part in the difficult journey of migration to Australia.
The personal stories of the Kytherians that emerged in the context of the programme and together with the documents that each family has preserved, will be presented at the event. Specifically, eight interviews will be presented, interspersed with student activities that were carried out based on this material. In the near future, the interviews will be made available to all interested parties on a digital platform.
The event is dedicated to the memory of our colleague Anastasia Messaris, Coordinator of the Educational Project of Philologists.
For information you can contact the 6th P.E.K.E.S. of Attica, 117 Methoni, 185 46 Piraeus, tel: 210-41 33 730, hours: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 14:00, e-mail: 6pekesat@sch.gr.
PROGRAMME
«Kythira: Stories that build bridges»
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Kythiraikos Link of Kythira, Chora Kythira
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Arrival |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Greetings Panagiotis Pephanis, Organizational Coordinator of the 6th PEKES of Attica George Leontsinis, Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek History and History Teaching at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Kythira Association of Athens Eleni Tzortzopoulou, Association of Friends of Kythera Museums Georgios Kominos, Deputy Mayor of Kythera Education |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Interview with Athanasios Zantiotis by the students of the Kindergarten of Potamos Kythera. Coordination by the head of the Kindergarten Anita Hatzi. The witness will answer questions from the children regarding his migration experience in Australia. Introduction and presentation by Kyriaki Melliou, S.E.E.E. Kindergarten teachers of the 6th P.E.K.E.S. of Attica. |
| Vasiliki Hlenzou, Presentation of the oral testimony by Archontia Mantzaridou, S.E.E.E. Teachers' Union of the 6th P.E.K.E.S. of Attica. | |
| Dimitris Lourantou, Presentation of the oral testimony by Maria Lourantou, Headmistress at the Primary School of Chora-Karvounades of Kythera. | |
| Michael Protopsaltis and Philip Slavos, Presentation of the oral testimonies by Stavroula Protopsaltis, Teacher at the Primary School of Chora-Karvounades of Kythera. | |
| Evanthia Duvri Protopsalti, Presentation of the oral testimony by Eleni Baliou, S.E.E.E. English of the 6th P.E.K.E.S. of Attica. | |
| Dimitris Pavlakis and Manolis Kasimatis, Presentation of the oral testimonies by George Lourando, Professor of Theology, Deputy Director of Kythera High School. | |
| «Immigrants.» Theatrical action in digital form by the students of Kythera High School. Introduction by Naya (Panagiota) Boemi, S.E.E.E. of Theatre Education of the 6th P.E.K.E.S. of Attica. Presentation by Maria Petrochilou, student of Kythera High School. | |
| 21:00 - 21:30 | Closing of the event Screening of the introductory film presentation of the oral testimonies archive in the framework of the educational programme «Kythera: Stories that build bridges» |
