https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27 Made with the best of intentions and a broken wrist! en-us 2016-12-05 17:33:09 UTC 2025-10-01 11:43:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141820921 My name is Margarita Gerouki and I am Greek. I have been a primary school teacher for many years, more than 20 actually! However, the last five I work as an educational adviser. There are 21 primary schools under my supervision. These are to be found in rural and semi-urban areas in Chania prefecture, in Crete. Some of my schools will receive refugee children. So they say...
I am a mother of a 12 year old boy myself.
Moreover, I have lived 12 years in a foreign country. Even under the best of conditions... nostos is there! I am a cosmopolitan! I am a citizen of the world! I fight for human rights. The integration of migrant students for me is a matter of respect to human rights. Plain and Clear!]]> 2016-12-05 17:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141820921 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141822399 Who would have thought... This happened the first day of this course! Of course! I have missed the first week! My broken wrist was an accident. I received an excellent treatment but I have not stopped thinking...pain, insecurity, fear about the future, fear about my body...Luckily it will pass. It could have been worse! I am lucky!]]> 2016-12-05 17:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141822399 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141836358 http://www.rethnea.gr/article.aspx?id=34461]]> 2016-12-05 18:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141836358 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141837643 2016-12-05 18:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141837643 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948411 This is very possible to happen. In my opinion it is necessary to happen. Schools prepare young people for the future world. A basic need is for our young people to grow and become informed and responsible citizens. It would have been a great neglect if we (educators and policy makers) wouldn't take into consideration the interplay of current factors in terms of immigration and refugee issues for the developing and encouraging new approaches in schools.]]> 2016-12-06 09:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948411 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948493 Challenges and Opportunities In the second video, Prof.Dr. Hans Anand Pant of the Deutsche Schulakademie makes the point that the integration of refugees in our school actually provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general and that the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools. Do you agree with this statement? Why (not)?]]> 2016-12-06 09:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948493 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948655 2016-12-06 09:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141948655 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141949004 2016-12-06 09:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141949004 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141951401 I believe the first basic need to be met is safety. Students should feel safe in their new environment. Then they  should feel that they are part of a community that cares. Finally they need a positive vision for their future!]]> 2016-12-06 09:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141951401 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141951826 Refugee children in Greek schools. ]]> 2016-12-06 09:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141951826 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141952134 http://www.minedu.gov.gr/to-thema-prosf]]> 2016-12-06 09:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141952134 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141952297 2016-12-06 09:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141952297 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141955362 In Greece they try to establish a parallel model of education for the refugee children. Although this is not always without objections from local communities (not so much from educators though). Immigrant children also enroll in schools following an submertion and/or immersion model. This affects mainly those children whose families arrived not as asylum seekers but for work related financial reasons.]]> 2016-12-06 09:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141955362 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141959335 2016-12-06 10:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141959335 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141962867 2016-12-06 10:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141962867 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141964344 In many primary schools with students of immigrant background there is a "reception class". The "mission" of the "reception class teacher" is to help individually or in small groups students of immigrant background develop their academic skills particularly in Greek language. There is also material for teaching Greek as a foreign and/or second language available. This material is available online and in hard copies. These teachers have a lot of flexibility  to tailor made their approaches. From experience I should say that most teachers in Greece are not trained to develop their own lesson plans therefore the "reception class teachers" often feel helpless and not at all motivated. Those who are motivated can help a lot their students and their students' families.  ]]> 2016-12-06 10:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141964344 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141964646 From my blog in Greek.
http://gerouki4chan.blogspot.gr/2016/10/blog-post_6.html]]> 2016-12-06 10:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/141964646 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142955889 Schools are parts of communities and any project that mobilizes communities have an affect on schools. The basic lines of RespAct project are very clear and therefore feasible. I believe it could be adopted to local Greek levels. On point of consideration though is lack of finding!]]> 2016-12-10 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142955889 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142955925 2016-12-10 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142955925 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142956001 Do you agree in creating refugees' host centers in Crete? 
YES/NO/DON'T KNOW]]> 2016-12-10 17:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/142956001 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143311666 2016-12-13 10:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143311666 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143313817 There are no refugee students in my schools yet. They said they will sent some. There are however a number of immigrant students, either whose families have been for years in Greece, most of the children were born in the country. Also, every year there is a small number of newly arrived immigrant students. Respect and understanding of the immigrant students culture and experiences is the corner stone of teachers' behavior. In my experience most children try to adapt to their new situation. If they are met with warm feelings and understanding half the way is already walked!]]> 2016-12-13 10:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143313817 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143315271 2016-12-13 10:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143315271 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143315619 2016-12-13 10:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143315619 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143953396 Definitely teachers need help from other experts. As mentioned some training always help but you can never replace a professional of mental health. In Greece most institutions that offer such help are understaffed. The second most important is teachers' attitudes. We must show respect and acceptance. 
The idea of relaxing exercises is very good!]]> 2016-12-15 20:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143953396 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143954465 2016-12-15 20:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143954465 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143954570 Music, drawing, dance, play... I think these are the elements for classroom activities. A picture dictionary could be an interesting project for everybody.]]> 2016-12-15 20:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143954570 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143955217 2016-12-15 20:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143955217 mgerouki https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143956226 2016-12-15 20:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mgerouki/2tpxji7fot27/wish/143956226