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Mika Panagou from Aeroploio has organised a unique art workshop, where children and parents have worked together creatively to make trees and various objects from alternative and recyclable materials! Through play, imagination, and contact with art, ecological awareness is cultivated and bonds between parents and children are strengthened in a joyful environment full of color and inspiration.

This workshop,organised by Geddy Aniksdal and Lars Vik from Grenland Friteater in Norway. offered the foundations of physical training for performing artists – using movement and creative exercises to develop awareness of the body’s expressive possibilities. Through precision work in space, rhythm, and concentration, participants created a solid foundation for further artistic exploration.

On Saturday the 21st of June, Action Synergy has organised in the framework of the TREES festival in Athens, a discussion related with environmental education in the Greek schools and how creative methods could be used in order to improve the effectiveness of environmental education.

In the framework of the discussion, there were invited two teachers, Corinna Pertsinidou, ICT teacher in the 1st High School of Gerakas and Panagiota Souridi, language teacher in the 3rd High School of Argyroupoli who have explained innovative practices they follow in order to raise environmental awareness of their students in their schools.

Then, a discussion followed which included sharing of experiences and expertise between different countries in relation with the cooperation between the creative sector and schools for issues related with environmental awareness.