Aiming to promote the educational material produced within the framework of the Erasmus+ ΚΑ2 program “Our School, My Future – ESL Project”, which is coordinated by Peiramatiko Gymnasio Panepistimiou Makedonias and focuses on the effort to prevent and combat Early School Leaving (ESL) in Europe, project coordinator Dr. Maria Machairidou participated as guest speaker at the roundtable entitled “Innovative Physical Education Actions in Primary and Secondary Education”, which was held at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in Komotini on Friday, May 20, 2016, within the framework of the 24th International Congress of Physical Education and Sport Science. She presented the asynchronous distance education program “Promotion of healthy lifestyles and development of the students’ social skills through physical education and environmental activities” which was offered to teachers from the five partner countries that participate in the aforementioned Erasmus+ program. Some 65 teachers from Greece, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Turkey had the opportunity to participate in this training program which was organized by Peiramatiko Gymnasio Panepistimiou Makedonias and six (6) academics who are also members of the Hellenic Academy of Physical Education. A summary of the presentation appeared on page 12 of the current issue of the scientific journal “ΕΚΗΒΟΛΟΣ” (Hecebolus).
You can download a copy of the publication (in Greek) below.