The Second Chance School of Ioannina is a public school in Greece founded in 2003 to offer adults who did not complete their compulsory 9-year education a second chance to earn a study certificate. The school aims to help students complete their education, connect with further education systems, acquire new skills, and improve their self-esteem and job prospects. It uses a flexible, innovative curriculum with experiential and cooperative learning to develop students' skills in various subjects, with a focus on English and technology. The school promotes active citizenship, social inclusion, a learner-centered approach, and preparing students for professional life.

1. THE SECOND CHANCE SCHOOL
OF IOANNINA
A school with a view…

2. The Second Chance School of Ioannina is a public school founded in 2003 and
managed by the General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning which is the
executive authority for Lifelong Learning in Greece. It addresses adults who
have not completed their 9-year-old compulsory education and aims at offering
them a second chance for the acquisition of a study certificate. It is co-funded
by the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union.

3. Our objectives
are to offer adults the chance to:
- complete their initial 9-year-old compulsory education
- be connected with systems of education and training
- acquire up-to-date knowledge and skills
- strengthen their personality by enhancing their self-esteem
and self-confidence
- get more easily integrated in the labour market or improve
their position at work.

4. Our philosophy and syllabus
Our school has a flexible and innovative syllabus in order to
exploit to the fullest extent all knowledge already available
in the classroom.
In our school we have adopted an action-oriented philosophy
and a cross-curricular approach. Thus, we promote
experiential learning and cooperative learning.

5. Our philosophy and syllabus
Students have the chance to develop their skills in the Greek
language, mathematics, physical science, environmental
education, social sciences, art, with a special emphasis on
the English language as well as Information and
Communication Technologies.
Furthermore, our school students are supported by a
psychologist and a career counselor.

6. Our school encourages and promotes:
Staff development and training
Training session conducted by
Ms Manthou, the school’s
educational consultant.
In-service training conducted
by the school’s educational
consultant and the school’s
headteacher.

7. Our school encourages and promotes:
Active citizenship, personal fulfillment and social inclusion
A play about the
old Greek cinema
staged in front of
the city’s
audience
A visit to the "Theodoros
Papagiannis" Museum of
Contemporary Art
Cleaning the city’s fortress
Cleaning the school’s playground

8. Our school encourages and promotes:
A new approach to education and training
A class conducted out of
the school, in a gallery
The philosophy
workshop
Co-teaching (maths-English)
conducted in the same
classroom

9. Our school encourages and promotes:
A learner-centered philosophy

10. Our school encourages and promotes:
Development of skills in the domain of the
personal interests of the learners, such as dance,
music, theatre, photography, crafts etc.

11. Our school encourages and promotes:
Development of skills in the domain of the personal interests
of the learners, such as dance, music, theatre, photography,
crafts etc.
The school’s choir
The painting workshop
A recycled art workshop

12. Our school encourages and promotes:
Basic training and preparation for professional life in
cooperation with the local authorities.
A career consultant
informing students
about the options of
continuing education
Acquiring IT skills
A visit to the university

13. Our school encourages and promotes:
-the existence of multiple identities, values and
cultures combating in this way exclusion through
education and training
the majority of our students belong to
socially and economically disadvantaged
groups, have an immigrant background
and some of them have special needs

14. Our school encourages and promotes:
-the spirit of cooperation and collaboration
group projects

15. Our school encourages and promotes:
-personal expression and creativity
the philosophy workshop
the recycled art workshop

16. Our school encourages and promotes:
-evaluation of outcomes
self-assessment of students
the annual graduation ceremony
a visit by the scientific consultant
of Second Chance Schools in

17. Our school makes the most of:
Gathering places, art and cultural venues, workplaces etc.
from which knowledge and experience can be drawn thanks
to its flexible syllabus.
attending a poster
exhibition organised
by the institution
against drugs
a visit to a
bottled water
factory
attending a music performance

18. Our school makes the most of:
gathering places, art and cultural venues, workplaces
etc. from which knowledge and experience can be
drawn thanks to its flexible syllabus.
Attending a
painting
exhibition
A visit to the Acropolis museum
A visit to the
museum of
Contemporary Art

19. Our learners create their own knowledge based on their
previous experience and social interactions!
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