30 Years
1978 - 2008
To commemorate 30 years of creativity and contribution of the Schools to education, Mandoulides Schools held two events: a concert honoring Dionysis Savvopoulos on March 15th 2009 in collaboration with the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools; and a 2-day conference titled “School 2009: Culture And Language – a Tribute to the Founder, Evangelos Mantoulidis” held May 15th – 16th 2009.
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In Memory of Evangelos Mantoulidis
The conference titled “School 2009: Culture And Language” began on Friday afternoon, May 15th with a tribute to the founder, Evangelos Mantoulidis. Colleagues, friends, associates, and students spoke about the life and work of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Savvas Anastasiadis, Prefectural consultant – President of the Management Body of the Koroneia and Volvi Lakes, spoke about the man, Evangelos Mantoulidis. The Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia Georgios Karatasios mentioned the significant educational contribution of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Nikos Karatzas, President – CEO of Ianos S.A., spoke of his “friend, Vangelis Mantoulidis,” while Sarantos Kargakos, historian and author, highlighted the spiritual and educational work of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Vice President of the American College Anatolia and mathematician Georgios Lysaridis talked about “the man and friend Evangelos Mantoulidis” while Eva Tsoukalidou, economist and graduate of Harvard University and Aristotle University School of Law, who met him while she was a student at Mandoulides Schools, spoke on the topic “Evangelos Mantoulidis, Our Signalman.” Finally, Professor Emeritus of Modern History at Aristotle University Ioannis Hasiotis focused on “Ideology and Practice in the Educational Path of Vangelis Mantoulidis.”
Greetings were given by Minister of Macedonia – Thrace Mr. Stavros Kalafatis, Prefect of Thessaloniki Mr. Panagiotis Psomiadis, and Mandoulides Schools President Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou. The event ended in a heartwarming atmosphere with the concert of Loudovikos of Anogion, whom Evangelos Mantoulidis appreciated both as a person and as an artist.
School 2009
Education and Language
On Saturday morning May 16th, the conference on “Education and Language” with lectures by leading public figures and men of letters began with the participation of ministers, MPs, representatives of government and education, and hundreds of university teachers and friends of Mandoulides Schools.
The opening speech for the conference was given by the former Minister of Education Marietta Giannakou, who addressed the European dimension of the Greek language.
Ioannis Kazazis, Professor of Classics at Aristotle University and Associate President of the Greek Language Center, spoke on “The Streets of Words: Philology and Culture in School Practice.” A speech by Georgios Papanastasiou, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Aristotle University and Director of the Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandafyllidis Foundation), followed, who expanded on the theme “The Greek Language through the Ages: Educational Issues.” In the second session, Christos Tsolakis, Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek at Aristotle University, spoke on “Language and Culture,” while Christos Giannaras, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Panteion University, addressed the topic: “Language: the ‘Land’ of the Greeks.” In the third session, speakers were author Theodoros Ziakas, with the theme “Modern Nihilism and Education,” and 2nd Office Head Apostolos Apostolidis, who spoke about “Silent Praise.” The conference ended with a lively discussion on the role of teaching Ancient and Modern Greek within current Greek education.
Minister of Internal Affairs Konstantinos Gkioulekas addressed brief remarks to the audience at the conference which was held under the auspices of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki.
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Concert by Dionysis Savvopoulos
Mandoulides Schools held a concert honouring Dionysis Savvopoulos on Sunday March 15th 2009 in collaboration with the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools. It was an unforgettable evening full of memories, emotion and excitement to commemorate 30 years of creativity and contribution of the Schools to education.
Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greece’s leading troubadour, shared his excitement about this collaboration with members of the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools, and members of the choir of children with special abilities “En Dynami,”stressing that it was his childhood dream to play with such a virtuoso student ensemble, and wished Mandoulides Schools another 30 years of creativity and enlightenment. He also congratulated the orchestra director Gianni Polymeneri and the choir director Eleni Theodoridou, for their important work.
At the event the President of Mandoulides Schools Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou addressed a greeting confirming that she, her family, and the colleagues of the Schools will continue the important work that began 30 years ago led by her partner and founder of the Schools, Evangelos Mantoulidis.
Director of Mandoulides Schools and philologist Dr. Aspa Hasioti, who coordinated the event, with journalist and author Kostas Mpliatkas, made remarks in honor of the history of the Schools, the teacher and visionary, Evangelos Mantoulidis, and the official guest Dionysis Savvopoulos.
