The Greek pupils of 6o Geniko Lykeio of Aigaleo will always remeber the days they spend with their guests from YoUtopia Family. They send you their memories-impressions with the promise that they are going to meet again sometime in the future.

1. YoUtopia: Towards Participative
Partnerships
Aigaleo, 22-26 September, 2014

2. Vagia Keke
Thank you all for making us spend so beautiful days while
you were here in Greece!
Even though my guest Anna, and all the Latvian kids arrived
one day later, we had lots of fun together.
When we went out everyone had a great time, all of our guests seemed like really
enjoyed it, so did we, all of the Greek kids had a lot of fun too.
The presentations were really interesting, every country had worked hard and the result
was pretty admirable!
When we went to the Acropolis we all had a great time as guides!
After that, at Monastiraki it was amazing too.
The last night, the party was really good and unforgettable. We all enjoy it!
I miss all of the kids so much and I hope one day I'll have the chance to see them again!
Finally, I want to thank Anna, she is an amazing girl and I can't wait to see her again in
Latvia!

3. Vassia Rigatou
The previous week I think each of us had an
unforgettable experience!
First of all and most important we understood the meaning of the difference since
we spent lots of time with pupils from other countries with different culture and
different ways of
thinking. However, we all became friends and it was quite difficult to say
goodbye to these children with whom we made so strong relationships.
During these days we visited the Acropolis, the Delphi and also Greek students
showed the guests other attractive destinations of Athens such as Monastiraki,
Plaka, Piraeus.
For me the thing that gave me the greatest pleasure was that a very comfortable
and familiar atmosphere was created between Greeks and foreigners! Also, we
got used to speaking English all the time even if we were talking to our parents !
Generally, the pupils understood how we behave and how friendly Greek people
are! I'm very glad that I'm going to meet my hosts in Polsky at November !

4.  Eirini Rigatou
 I enjoyed very much this experience! I liked
the fact that we were all together, Greeks and
guests and that we were spending too much
time with them. Also, I felt as if, I had known
these guys for years.
 For me, the best day was the last one, when
we presented our traditions and we
organized a special Greek celebration for the
foreigners. I will miss those children and
especially my guest Alise. I want to have this
opportunity one more time and for more
days. It was very amazing and I always
remember these beautiful four days.

5. Vasilis Raptis
The days when pupils from other countries came to Greece we
spend together a lot of good time. We visited the Parthenon on
the Acropolis Hill and the new museum of Acropolis, Vrahakia
(little Rocks on the slope of the Acropolis Hill and other attractive
destinations of our hometown.
With my guest it was quiet difficult to communicate but however
we tried and I learnt a lot of things about him. I hope they enjoyed
their stay here and I hope to seem all of them again.
Alexandros Provatas
I had a great time when participating in the program of
Comenius and I could say that all these guys were very
funny and friendly. I hope I will enjoy the trip to Romania
where I will go in some months.

6. Christos Maliaritsis
I had a very good time the week that the pupils from
comenius came to greece. We did our presentations, we
met the mayor of Egaleo and we visited many places
here in Greece. Although the Latvian pupils came one
day later I still managed to spend time with Alan. He is
very friendly and funny. I’m glad that I have been his host
and I hope one day to meet him again. Also I’ m very glad
that I am participating in this program and have met all
these great people.
George Skouloufianakis
he week that the pupils from Comenius came to
Greece I had a great time with them. We visited
very interesting places together, spent hours
working together on activities and sightseeing too.
We really had fun together. These pupils were so
kind and friendly. I really miss them and I can’t wait
to go Romania myself!!

7. Aggeliki Lytrivi
We have only spent 3 days with the children but it
seemed to be much more because we did so many
things together some of which were new for us too.
We went to the Acropolis, to Monastiraki and generally
we visited the Center of Athens. I was one of the lucky
ones who went to the excursion to Delfoi, Galaxidi and
Arachova, where all of us had a very good time. The
last day we had the opportunity to watch some
wonderful traditional Italian dances that were
performed by the Italian girls. We also saw Greek
dances and tasted Greek foods and deserts.
Thank you all for coming from all over the Europe and gave us the joy to
meet you and your culture. All of you were amazing! I should thank
Katerina individually for being so receptive and nice. I can't wait to come
to your beautiful country Latvia. . I hope that everyone had such a great
time as we did. :)

8. Vassiliki Georgopoulou
These days will be remembered by us as a
unique experience that enriched us spiritually
both through our contact with people from other
countries and through the activities in which we
participated. . . Certainly it could be described as
a life lesson. Through the interaction of people,
virtues such as tolerance, respect for diversity,
justice thus more sensitive, and various social
issues that we face everyday were promoted . . .
Alongside our culture became known to the partners’ countries. . .
Certainly we and our families lived beautiful moments. We tried to
accommodate as best as possible the children and generally to fulfil
our aim and plan to the best possible way. All this have become reality
thanks to your effort to offer you such a learning experience to us! ! !

9. Brazioti Catherine
I believe getting to know new people and making new friends
is something nice, let alone if these friends are from another
country. Through this programme we had the opportunity to
make such acquaintances, who happen to become part of our
family even for just a few days. However you know that you
have created a friendship, strong enough to believe that it is
going to keep for life
Spyros Asimakopoulos
Our Comenius is a superb programme. It gave us the
opportunity to get to know other young people from abroad,
spend some wonderful days together and share nice
moments. They had the chance to come close to our culture
and traditions during our visits to different places in Greece,
which they really enjoyed. Moreover we joined other hosts
and guests in the evenings and enjoyed outings. I am
looking forward to travel myself too. I am sure we are going
to have a nice time. Destination isn’t important. What matters
is kind heart and good company.

10. Stellina Mpakoula
A few days ago students from
different countries visited us and
were hosted by Greek pupils as it is
arranged in every visit of our
Comenius Partnership. That week
everything was marvelous.
Despite the fact that the time of hosting was
very short here in Greece, the programs that
were organized and the guidance were
exceptional and we all had a nice time and
enjoyed ourselves.

11. Ntina Palaioudi
It is so amazing that in only four days we came so
close with all these pupils that visited us. It was an
unbelievable experience and I would do that again
without a second thought. We met children with
different cultures and backgrounds.
We learnt about our differences and similarities too. We
created strong friendships and we continue keeping in touch
with them. We hope to meet again sometime. We all miss them
and I am anxious to travel myself too.


12. Dadioti Eleni
I am very happy that I met all these kids.We
had a very nice time with Raluca. She has
learnt a lot of Greek words and me
Pomanian ones. I wish we met them again.
The previous week has been a wonderful
time for all of us. We are going to miss them
all. We would like them to visit us again and
keep contact with them. We might be able to
host one another sometime in future.

13. Nick Naselos B class (the Jounior)
I would like to tell about my experience
this week. I enjoyed the whole happening
because I have learnt about the culture of
the other guys and we were able to
practice our English too.
I also enjoy our Comenius Program
because I host a guy named Tomas, who is
a very nice boy but a ….little shy. We got
on well together and I hope in future to
be able to participate again in a program
like that. I would also like to thank Mrs
Kapetanidou about giving me the
opportunity to participate in a
programme like this.

14. Chris Patrikis
I have to admit that we had a very good
time being all together during the previous
week. It has been a fantastic experience.
We made new friends. We shared nice
moments, we played games in the gym,
generally we enjoyed the time we were
together.
I liked both our time with teachers on our
visits but also our walks with the foreign
pupils in the evening. The party was
successful too with music from different
countries and Greek homemade food. I am
sure that I will always remember them and I
hope to see them again.

15. NikolaosNaselos (senior)
It has been an excellent experience. We met new people and we had a
lot of fun together all these days apart from presenting our works and
participating in common activities. We visited various places of
historical interest, like the Acropolis and we worked together at
YiannisRitsos Center.
I want to believe that I have been a good host and thatMarine, my
guest, to be satisfied. I hope one day we will meet again with these
guys. We also had the opportunity to participate in volleyball games .
Marine is an exceptionally kind girl with character and we had a lot
of fun doing different things like playing play-station and making her
learn how to eat a souvlaki.

16. Stella Mara
I was really excited when it was time to
go get Rebecca. I wanted to meet her in
person, not only on Facebook. We have
some common interests and when I met
her and till the time she had to leave I
had a really nice time with her. She is an
easy going and very friendly girl but what
I liked more at her personality is her
kindness.
The next day I met more of the kids and reconnected with some of the
people that I had already met in Czech Republic. Mostly I came closer
with Andrea and Raluca who I had never met before and the Italian girls.
During our outings to the Acropolis, Theseio and Monastiraki we had an
amazing time. I really miss all of the kids and I hope that we all meet
again in the future.

17. Elena Rapanaki- Sofia Sigala
Our impressions from Comenius project are
particularly positive. We all had very beautifully
together with our guests and they will remain in
our memory.
We had the privilege to get to know pupils from
different countries and learn about different
cultures. We hope that our guests had a nice stay
here in Greece and be pleased with our hosting.
Despite the fact that we come from different
countries, we managed to communicate and
cooperate as if we have been citizens of the same
nationality.

18. Kondithis Ilias
The previous week that was the hosting week we
all had very nice time. We went on excursions
and educational visits, that kept long hours. The
weather was niceso we enjoyed going out at our
free time at Aigaleo and Monastiraki. Generally
speaking we had an amazing time with all the
foreign pupils. I miss them and would like to see
them again.
Panteli Danae
I am very happy that I saw you again, even if it
was for only five days. I hope to see all of you
some other time. We can also keep our contact
on facebook or other media. It has been one of
my best weeks in my life and it has been a very
nice experience. I miss you all.

19. Admira Mema
The previous week was the best in my life. I
had a great time with the girl we were
hosting. She loved Athens and the
Parthenon and this gave me special joy. I
liked that she loved our culture and I
appreciated it.
Furthermore, there is something that I will
never forget is the way she managed to
communicate with my little brother. I am very
glad that I participated in this program and
meeting all these people from so many
different countries.

20. Dionysia Gouskou
I feel particularly happy as Headmistress of 6o
Geniko Lykeio of Aigaleo, because we have been
participating in the“YoUtopia Comenius School
Partnership”. The experience from previous
meetings were amazing. Different people, different
ideas and cultures, yet we became “One” a
compact “Unit”. Pupils, teachers and parents didn’t
want this meeting to end.
So we hosted our partners in Aigaleo. We spend unforgettable
moments during carrying out our Comenius works for the Greek project,
during our visits of archaeological sites and of course on the last day
before partners departure, when the partners visited our school for the
farewell party along with traditional Greek food, songs and dances and
foreing ones too.

21.  We all became one company. I can’t and won’t forget the full of
joy faces of all those people who were involved in the program
somehow, especially the parents who responded to our
invitation and willingly prepared and offered the meal for
everybody in the party. When time to say “farewell’ finally came,
we hugged each other and promised to meet again in Lodg,
Poland.
 In any occasion participation in such programs unite people and
promote culture. Getting aware of other educational systems
and getting involved in such interactive procedures can lead us
aquire a more open attitude towards educational issues, which
definitely can lead to improvement of the quality of education in
all levels.

22. Christos Pantelis (Greek Comenius
teacher-parent)
The week that we hosted our friends-partners
has left us intense signs both in our minds
and hearts. We have been longing for our
meeting here in Aigaleo, but we were also
anxious whether we could successfully curry
out our tasks as hosts.
Groups works were magnificent and our meetings, our visits and our
excursions were amazing (Sounio, Delphi, Galaxeidi, Acropolis Hill
and Museum) too. We had the opportunity to get to know each other
better, especially for me that I met the partners for the first time and
the pupils too.

23. As a father of a student that participates in the
program, Danae, we had the anxiety to host Alicia, a
French student. We hope that we did it. Only such a
program like our Comenius can offer us such
intense emotional moments that make education
better as well as our lives.
I send my warm greetings to all our friends from all
countries and we are looking forward to meeting
you again in Lodg, Poland.

24. Angeliki Papaspyropoulou
The greatest pleasure I got from the days when we
hosted our partners, was to see them enjoy what is
called Greek culture: nature, our food, the places
where we go to have fun, our people, the songs and
dances our heritage of ancient Greek civilization
which was present in every place we visited.
Their enthusiasm made me feel lucky that I still live in this place with
so many economic and social problems that have increased
dramatically over the years of the crisis, but have not been able to
draw away what is called passion for the beauty of life, creativity,
imagination and hope from its people.

25. On the other hand, we have enriched our minds
with our foreigners’ own experience, coming from
countries that are distant and yet so close to us
when we find our common points, our common
problems and but also what makes us all
passionate.
How to forget the barefoot little Italian girls who
danced the Neapolitan dance? How to forget the
teachers and students dancing together in the
farewell party? The hugs we gave each other at the
end left the warmth and joy we shared during those
few days, but so intense indeed.

26. As I was reading our pupils’ memories-impressions,
I realized that YoUtopia has
done it once again. I still can’t believe
the amount of change it is capable to
bring about and how much it affects
each one of us.
I would like to thank you all, both Greek and foreign students
and teachers, as well as parents for helping accomplishing this
task of ours, hosting YoUtopia here in Aigaleo, Greece. As time
goes by and as the number of visits increases, we feel that this
family bond becomes stronger and stronger. Our experience is
definitely a lifetime one and we are lucky to be participants in
such a successful endeavor.
Your Greek partner and teacher Kapetanidou Theodosia
(Coordinator of the Greek team)

27. Lifelong learning european programme
2013-2015

28. Youtopia

29. Active citizenship

30. Towards a common goal

31. The Youtopian kids

32. Greeting from Greece

33. See you in Poland
Remembering of the past
for a better future