REPORT

The second official work-meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 project ‘D.O.VE.S-Detectives Of

ViolencE in Schools’ took place at “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata in Kalamata,

Greece from Monday 23rd of April to Friday 27th of April 2018. Teachers and students from

Romania, Poland and Estonia joined the Greek teachers and students, involved in the project.

Number of participants: 54 - 2 teachers and 7 students from Romania, 3 teachers and 5

students from Poland, 3 teachers and 6 students from Estonia; 8 teachers and 20 students

directly involved in the project, from Greece.

The programme was as follows:

Monday, 23.04. Work on the project at “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata

Meeting teachers at 08.30 in front of the hotel

Meeting pupils at school (09.00)

09.00-13.30:

Welcome speech by the Principal Mr. Ioannis Solaris

Tour of the school

Showing the Greek Anti-Violence Room to our guests

Presentation of the flyers/brochures created in the previous meeting in

Romania

Ice breaking activities (Getting to know each other through games /

Games of motivation, trust, cooperation)

Presentation: ‘Music and Violence’

Presentation of the results of the anti-violence questionnaire for students

by the Romanian team

Presentation of the results of the anti-violence questionnaire for teachers

by the Greek team

A meeting with the local Mayor and representatives of the press

13.30- 14.30:

Lunch at school with traditional Greek dishes accompanied by traditional Greek

music

14.30- 15.30:

A Welcome Music Concert

Free Afternoon

Tuesday, 24.04. Work on the project at “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata

Meeting teachers at 08.15 in front of the hotel

Meeting pupils at school (08.30)

08.30-09.30: Presentation & Workshop: School Mediation

09.30-13.30: A tour around Kalamata

The Victoria G. Karelias collection of Greek Traditional Costumes

Museum

The Archaeological Museum

Local Monuments

13.30-14.30: Lunch in the Old Town

Free Afternoon

Wednesday, 25.04. Day trip to Ancient Olympia (The place where all types of violence and

war stopped for the Olympic Games to take place – Getting to know the Olympic Spirit)

Meeting teachers at 07.15 in front of the hotel

Meeting pupils at 07.30 at the school

07.30-17.00: Day trip to Ancient Olympia

09.30: Arrival at Ancient Olympia

10.00: Watching a play “Pluto” by Aristophanes in an open-air ancient theatre

11.00-13.00: A tour of the archaeological site and the museum

13.00-14.00: Outdoor workshop on being a good mediator

14.00-15.00: Lunch

17.00: Return to Kalamata

Free Afternoon

Thursday, 26.04. Work on the project at “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata

Meeting teachers at 08.15 in front of the hotel

Meeting pupils at school (08.30)

08.30-13.30:

Presentation: ‘Peer Mediation: How to implement it’ by Persa

Kotsonouri (Teacher and implementer of such a programme at the 2nd

Junior High School of Kalamata)

Presentations on the issue of violence in school and the community

Workshop on the following issues: accepting differentiation/being an

active listener /expectation/self-knowledge/evaluation games

Activities on the theme of preventing violence

Music workshop Part I: Creating an anti-violence song in five

languages (Greek, Polish, Romanian, Russian, English)

Free afternoon

Friday, 27.04. Work on the project at “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata

Meeting teachers at 08.15 in front of the hotel

Meeting pupils at school (08.30)

08.30-13.30:

Music Workshop Music workshop Part II: Creating an anti-violence

song in five languages (Greek, Polish, Romanian, Russian, 69 English)

Presentation of the questionnaire used to select the peer- mediators by

the Estonian team

Making PowerPoint Presentations with photos and materials from the

Course for Mediators (Examples of best practice of the school

mediators). The Mediators' best activities will be published in the

Antiviolence Guide.

Uploading a Report of the 2nd work meeting on the website of the

project

Administering a short questionnaire for the evaluation of the second

meeting activities.

Establishing the objectives of the next meeting

13.30- 14.30: Farewell Lunch

On Monday, 23rd

April 2018, the principal, Mr. Ioannis Solaris, welcomed the teachers and

students from Romania, Poland and Estonia. All participants went to the school library where,

after the necessary introductions, a video was presented with images and important

information of the countries, cities and schools of the four partners involved in the project.

Moreover, the flyers/brochures created in the previous meeting in Romania were also

presented. Afterwards, the guests visited the school (classrooms, labs) and talked to students

and teachers. The tour ended at the Anti-Violence Room, which really impressed the visitors.

Then a number of ice-breaking activities/games took place outside the Anti-Violence Room so

that the students could get to know each other and build a sense of motivation, trust and

cooperation. Moreover, representatives of the press and the City Hall were informed about the

programme, talked to the guests and took pictures of them. The residents of Kalamata, thus,

got informed about the DOVES project via printed newspapers, online newspapers and TV

programmes. Then we returned to the library were a presentation was made regarding the

theme of ‘Music and Violence’. The aim was to present songs that dealt with the issue of

bullying and show teachers and students how music can help fight such problems. Then the

Romanian team presented the results of the anti-violence questionnaire for students and the

Greek team presented the results of the anti-violence questionnaire for teachers. Afterwards,

lunch took place at school with traditional Greek dishes prepared by the Greek parents who

hosted the students. Lunch was accompanied by traditional Greek music and dancing. The

visitors also brought their local food and desserts. Finally, the day ended with a Welcome

Music Concert performed by the Greek students.

On Tuesday, 24th

April 2018, students and teachers met at the school library. A presentation

and workshop took place regarding the issue of school mediation. Specifically, the

presentation focused on the history of school mediation abroad and in Greece. Moreover, the

key points of the process of peer mediation were further explained. Afterwards, students and

teachers went on a tour around Kalamata to learn about its history and culture. Specifically,

students and teachers visited ‘The Victoria G. Karelias collection of Greek Traditional

Costumes Museum’, ‘The Archaeological Museum’ and other Local Monuments. The day

ended with lunch in the Old Town.

On Wednesday, 25th

April 2018, students and teachers went on a day trip to Ancient Olympia

(the place where all types of violence and war stopped for the Olympic Games to take place;

an opportunity to get to know the Olympic Spirit). Before visiting the archaeological site,

students and teachers had the opportunity to watch the play “Pluto” by Aristophanes in an

open-air ancient theatre so as to get in touch with the spirit and culture of Ancient Greece and

Ancient Olympia. Then a guided tour of the archaeological site and the museum took place.

Among other things, students and teachers had the opportunity to admire the statue of Hermes

by Praxiteles, Phidias’ workshop, the site where the Olympic Flame is lit prior to the Olympic

Games and to run in the stadium. Afterwards we had lunch in Ancient Olympia. On the way

back we stopped at the dam of the river Alpheus and at Lake Caiaphas. In the evening teachers

enjoyed a night of traditional Greek food and music at a restaurant overlooking Kalamata.

On Thursday, 26th

April 2018, students and teachers met at the school library. Various

presentations and workshops took place on the following issues: violence in school and the

community, accepting differentiation, being an active listener, expectation/self-

knowledge/evaluation games, and ways to prevent violence. What really impressed our guests

was the presentation entitled ‘Peer Mediation: How to implement it’ by Mrs. Persa Kotsonouri

and her students. Mrs. Kotsonouri is a teacher at the 2nd Junior High School of Kalamata. She

has been implementing a peer mediation programme at her school for five years with success.

Their experiences proved insightful. Afterwards, the first part of our Music workshop took

place. The students worked on the creation of an anti-violence song in five languages (Greek,

Polish, Romanian, Russian, English). Before lunch all participants watched a play (at school)

presenting issues of violence that occurred in Asia Minor in 1922 when Greek residents of

Asia Minor had to leave their country and become immigrants in Greece because of the war

that ravaged their country.

On Friday, 27th

April 2018, students and teachers met at the school library for the last day of

the programme. Students made PowerPoint Presentations with photos and materials from the

Course for Mediators (Examples of best practice of the school mediators). The Mediators' best

activities will be published in the Antiviolence Guide. Then the questionnaire used to select

the peer- mediators was presented by the Estonian team. Afterwards, a short questionnaire for

the evaluation of the second meeting activities was administered to students and teachers and

the objectives of the next meeting were established. Finally, the second part of our Music

workshop took place and the anti-violence song was recorded. The programme ended with a

farewell lunch.

Apart from the aforementioned programme which took place at the school, host families

offered their guests the opportunity to learn about the city and its surroundings by visiting

museums and other local sights in the afternoons.

The Greek project coordinator

Spiros Spiris

Vice-Principal of “Maria Callas” Music School of Kalamata