Laboratory of Special Vocational Education of Agios Dimitrios
Everyone can contribute to a sustainable future
Event Overview
- Prize Category: Environmental Action
- Format: Lecture
- Country: Greece
- Languages: Streamed live in English with automated captions in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and other languages to be confirmed later.
- Learn more about the Top Ten Shortlisted Schools in the Environmental Action category on the World’s Best School Prizes website.
The Laboratory of Special Vocational Education of Agios Dimitrios caters to 240 students with mental disorders and special educational needs. The school’s ethos is driven by the idea that small, local, fair, and inclusive communities can play a major role in pushing Europe and the whole planet towards a sustainable future. The school participated in the European Waste Reduction Week 2021 where students visited neighbouring schools, gave out educational posters and gave a presentation consisting of experiential actions to other students of all levels about their work on sustainability. They showed materials from old household utensils could be processed into useful objects such as frames and lamps.
In addition, special bins were placed in the collaborating schools where students would collect old household utensils and tools. The material would later be transported to the Laboratory of Special Vocational Education of Agios Dimitrios where it would be turned into decorative objects.
Join us for a presentation on how everyone can contribute to a sustainable future
Speakers
Moderator: Efstratia Chrysou
Efi Chrysou is a BA graduate in Management of Tourism Enterprises and holds an IMBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has got a wide experience in hotel business enterprises and for the last 11 years she works as a special education teacher and as a teacher in Adult Education Organizations. She is a coordinator of environmental, business and career education programs.
Speaker 1: Sotiris Rimbapis
Sotiris Rimbapis is a graduate of the University of Mechanical Engineering. He has a master’s degree in special education and is the director of the school.
Speaker 2: Georgia Boulmeti
Georgia Boulmeti has a diploma in Social work, a diploma in Social Policies and Social Anthropology and a master of Arts in Special (inclusive) Education. She is a social work professional at the school. She implements environmental, business and career education programs. Her main activities are offering counselling services and information about social welfare benefits, institutions etc, to parents with children with disabilities, organising social skills groups for students, supporting and training teachers of all disciplines and organising conferences and workshops for parents.