{"id":156224,"date":"2026-02-16T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=156224"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:17:26","slug":"when-history-becomes-a-game-learning-becomes-an-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/when-history-becomes-a-game-learning-becomes-an-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"When History becomes\u2026 a game, learning becomes an experience!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The third-grade students took part in an interactive History Escape Room on the theme of the Trojan War, as part of the educational program \u201cWhen History Becomes a Game!\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The activity was 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