Neos Skopos Junior High School is located in Serres, Greece, one hour from Thessaloniki. It has 143 students aged 12-14 across 7 classes and taught by 22 teachers. Most students come from surrounding villages by bus and their families work in agriculture or construction. The school participates annually in the Eco Festival held in Serres, where students present activities on environmental protection prepared throughout the year. Last year's theme was "Raise your voice, NOT the sea level". The school is also involved in numerous after school activities covering topics like culture, health, history, and vocational guidance, as well as an eTwinning project for which it received an award last year.

1. Neos Skopos Junior High School is located in Serres ( population:
176.430 ) a town in the north of Greece, one hour drive from Thessaloniki
in a rural area. This academic year there are two classes at each level
(there are 3 levels) 1st
Grade, 2nd Grade and 3d Grade of Junior High
School that is, 143 students in total. Our students are aged from 12-14.
There are 7 classes and 22 teachers. The students are transported to
school by bus as they come from a wide range of villages (8) surrounding
the village of Neos Skopos. Their families are mainly engaged in
agriculture (farmers) and construction (builders). Due to the economical
crisis a large number has lost their jobs especially the builders. In
addition there is a considerable number of students from Albania who
have difficulty attending the lessons due to huge gaps of knowledge in
all subjects. The positive aspect is that they blend in nicely as they have
been accepted by their peers.
Our school has participated in various eco-programmes organized by
the Municipality of Serres. The most important one is held annually: ''The
Eco Festival'' 3d-5th of June (World Environment Day) organized in the
premises of a central park. It concerns the importance of protecting the
environment & raising public awareness. Each year's celebration involves
a different thematic unit. Last year's was: "Raise your voice, NOT the sea
level". The festival covers a wide range of activities such as: projection of
short eco-films, eco-drawing , constructions using waste materials,
creations of eco-maps by students, chemistry-physics experiments
concerning the environment, The National Park of Kerkini (with rare
species of birds , fish), monitoring the stars in the sky, the contribution
of sports in the protection of the environment, the Olive Oil museum of
Serres, Horse riding club for handicapped students and many more eco
activities. I represent my school in the Eco Festival presenting a wide
range of activities prepared throughout the schoolyear by my colleagues
& me. This role enables me to study, prepare & get involved in a wide
spectrum of activities concerning the protection of our earth.
Finally, the school is involved in numerous after school activities
covering topics like: culture-customs, health-hygiene, local history,
School Vocational Guidance, how to conduct a debate (Hellenic school
competition) and of course our fourth etwinning project is in progress
.Last year our school was awarded a Hellenic award for the photos best
expressing how etwinning makes us “feel’’.