53rd Lyceum - Kids4theCity.pdf

1. Kids4theCity
53rd Lyceum of Athens
discovering the urban
environment in Athens

2. Kids4theCity is an innovative
educational project for students
and teachers organised by
Technopolis - City of Athens
About the
programme

3. What is it about?
Discovering the urban
Environment of Athens
Enhancing citizenship
and cooperation skills Protecting the cultural and
natural treasures of the city

4. What is it about?
Digitalizing education Encouraging creativity
Discussing in a democratic
way about improving
everyday city life

5. What is it about?
Connecting the
monuments with the
city's history
Empowering soft skills
Bringing together the
educational community of
Athens

6. The highlight
Open democratic discussion at
Technopolis:
dozens of students from various schools
discuss about what needs to be improved in
the cityscape and propose realistic and
eco-friendly ways to make city life
sustainable, while protecting the cultural
heritage.

7. The highlight
Open democratic discussion at
Technopolis:
The students' proposals (in multiple choise
format) are open to e-voting for all the
citizens of Athens. It is a unique open and
democratic way to encourage active
citizenship.

8. 217 primary and secondary education
schools in Athens
463 teachers
6540 students
Beneficiaries

9. The people who run
the programme
Technopolis team under
ms.Popi Diamantakou
University professors
Writers
Teachers

10. Headquarters
Technopolis, a former industrial
complex, which has been transformed
into the cultural centre of modern
Athens.

11. Has been participating since the
beginning (2017).
120 students have been involved.
25 creative projects have been
completed by the students.
53rd Lyceum of Athens
in Kids4theCity

12. Ancient
monuments
Byzantine
churches
Neoclassical
buildings
We try to highlight the historic
architectural monuments

13. 20th c.
architecture
Industrial
heritage
old houses
and the most recent ones
as well

14. Neoclassical Modern Contemporary
to showcase public sculpture

15. on a building on a court on a wall
to point out the street art

16. pedestrian
streets
gardens parks
to give prominence to
public space

17. dialogue cooperation actions
to empower students'
active citizenship

18. sustainability stray animals clean city
to promote eco-friendly
practices in the city

19. walls public
scuplture
squares
and to raise our voice
against vandalisation

20. case studies
digital presentations
short movies
seminars for teachers
handbook of the project
digital app Kids4theCity
open dialogue
audiobooks
digital art
Our students' and
teachers actions

21. case studies
"Votrys" old factory
in Sepolia, next to our school.

22. Street art at Psyrri
neighborhood, downtown
Athens.
case studies

23. case studies
Street art and historic buildings at Sepolia and
Kolonos neighborhoods.

24. Digital
Presentations
PowerPoint and Canva digital
presentations regarding public
space, sustainability and
monuments.

25. Short movie showcasing the
hidden gems in the
neighborhoods of Athens.
short movie

26. Seminars for
teachers
Training courses by 2 teachers of our
school to the teachers that implement
Kids4theCity project.

27. Kids4theCity
gamification
A digital app created by 2 teachers
of our school in which students
discover the city in a playful way.

28. Kids4theCity
Handbook
A Handbook created by 2 teachers of
our school in order to provide
guidelines for the teachers who
implement the project.

29. Participating every year in the
Open democratic discussion
about the city life and the
cityscape.
implemented through videoconference for
3 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic!
Open discussion

30. Audiobook about the oral history
of the Greek refugees from Asia
Minor that found shelter in
Athens in 1922.
audiobook

31. Digital Art
Artistic expression
inspired by the cityscape.

32. Thank you!
53rd LYCEUM OF ATHENS
Kids4theCIty project 2017-2023