{"id":152693,"date":"2025-11-27T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=152693"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:17:22","slug":"inclusion-in-action-every-child-has-a-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/inclusion-in-action-every-child-has-a-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion in Action. Every Child Has a Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Educational Two-Day Awareness Event<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the occasion of\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0Mandoulides\u00a0Schools organized a two-day educational awareness event entitled\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cInclusion in\u00a0Action.\u00a0Every\u00a0Child Has a Voice\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0aiming to inform and sensitize students on issues of inclusion, disability, and accessibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The event took place on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">November 25\u201326<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and was addressed to students of Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High School.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Activities by Level<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kindergarten:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Visit by the Panhellenic Association of Parents, Guardians, and Friends of People with Vision Problems and Additional Disabilities\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSYZOI\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0Through interactive activities, children understood the daily challenges faced by people with limited vision and learned how we should support and respect them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grades 1\u20133 (Primary):<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meeting with a representative of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wheel<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0company (wheelchairs).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Workshop with psychologist Ms.\u00a0Gousmpasanioti, who introduced the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cmirror method\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dialogue with author\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elena\u00a0Artzanidou<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, based on her books\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019m Not Ashamed Anymore\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHands Up\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0opening discussions on emotions, fears, and acceptance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grade 3 (Primary) &amp; Special School for the Blind:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Participation in a program designed by the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Athens International Children\u2019s &amp; Youth Film Festival<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grades 4\u20136 (Primary):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Online program\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSee Life Through Different Eyes\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where students experienced vision, hearing, and mobility challenges faced by people with disabilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grade 7 (Junior High \u2013 A\u2019 Gymnasium):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Interactive theater performance\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI Exist in History\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, connecting adolescence with historical figures such as Saint Demetrios and Constantine the Great.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grade 8 (Junior High \u2013 B\u2019 Gymnasium):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Theater performance\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI Exist in My Choices\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, focusing on self-awareness and personal responsibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grades 7\u20138 (Junior High):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Screening of the documentary\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBlood, Sweat and Cheer\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by George\u00a0Hoggi\u00a0Morris, highlighting the power of togetherness, resilience of outsiders, and the magic of inclusion. A live discussion followed with Ms. Katia\u00a0Papaspiliopoulou, Head of Educational Programs at the Athens Concert Hall.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Significance<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This two-day event emphasized:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The importance of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">empathy, compassion, and acceptance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The need for\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accessibility and equal opportunities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transformative power of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collaboration and inclusion<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0through art, experiential learning, and dialogue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><a id='gallery-btn' data-fancybox='gallery-152674' href='https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4Y3A8875-min-683x1024.jpg' class='mandoulides-gallery-btn'><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"mandoulides-icon\">\n  <path 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