The participation of the 13th High School of Heraklion in the 1st Student Environmental Conference, which was implemented under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the Zographio Lyceum, from 4/4/2024 to 7/4/2024, in Istanbul, took place with great success. 2119 students from 117 school units of the country participated in the work of the Conference. Its purpose was to function as a field of cooperation, education and creative dialogue between students and teachers from schools in Greece and the diaspora on environmental and sustainability issues at the basis of the sustainable development agenda, building communication bridges between Greek and Greek schools. homogeneity.
In this context, a group of the school, consisting of 25 students and three accompanying teachers, had the opportunity to highlight aspects of the cultural heritage and the natural environment of the city of Heraklion, with an emphasis on the Venetian Walls. The involvement of the students in the network helped them cultivate critical thinking, develop social skills and gain experiences of experiential learning, collaboration and participation in their empowerment process as "active citizens". In parallel with the work of the conference, the group had the opportunity to visit monuments that marked the course of Hellenism, while the meeting with His Holiness Mr. Bartholomew at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the heart of Christianity, was a particularly moving experience for students and teachers.
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