Local organiser: Anastasia Panagiotidou, Directorate of Secondary Education of Evros
ECML experts: Catherine Carré-Karlinger (Austria), Katja Schnitzer (Germany)
Participants: 32 (foreign language teachers, teachers of the language of schooling, principals of school units, school advisers, regional education quality supervisor)
The Secondary Education Directorate of Evros, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports and the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe, successfully organised the two-day training workshop entitled Supporting Multilingual Classrooms, which took place on 17 and 18 October 2024 in Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Thirty-two selected educators (teachers, principals of school units and school advisers) in primary and secondary education took part in the workshop. The impressive level of participation demonstrated the need for ongoing training in this area and the desire of educators to enhance their multilingual and intercultural skills.
The event also involved representatives from the religious, military, and political spheres. Attending online from the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, the Deputy Minister of Education, Mrs. Zeta Makri, and Mr. Panagiotis Passas, the Head of the General Directorate for International and European Affairs, Education for Hellenic Diaspora and Intercultural Education welcomed the participants.
The moderators of the European Centre for Modern Languages, Catherine Carré-Karlinger and Katja Schnitzer, provided the participants with a rich and focused programme, aiming to help them:
- improve their language teaching
- develop multilingual and intercultural skills
- address the diversity of the student population
- create collaborative networks
The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for teachers to renew their knowledge and exchange useful experiences.