Hi, My name is Ourania. I am Greek. I work as a french teacher in Primary School in a small town  called Artemida. In my school there are many foreign  students from different countries such as  Albania, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania. In general, I teach in multicultural schools and I wish to discover effective ways to implement multicultural education in my classroom. I am very interested in the subject of multiculturalism, I find it challenging. I hope to learn a lot from this course. 

because they belong to many different cultural groups. Cultural identity is important for ones’ sense of self and in relating to other people. A strong cultural identity can

contribute to a person’s overall wellbeing. Identifying with a particular culture gives us a feeling of belonging and security. It also provides us with access to social networks,which provide support, shared values and aspiration 

Empathy is a unique characteristic that encompasses the emotional and intuitive aspects of an individual. Empathy is understood as the capability to recognize or understand another's state of mind or emotion. Open-mindedness is understood to be the process of showing receptiveness to new or different ideas. Based on these definitions of empathy and open-mindedness, it is clear that the two are drastically similar. Both involve understanding another person's ideas or state of mind, and perhaps as a consequence, gaining some form of acceptance from this understanding. It is important to develop both of them in our classrooms.