On 10th of March, 2012 the new formed group of 20 children aged between 8 and 15 years learned important things of sailing with an optimist boat. In the first part, the lesson was held on the foundation’s sailing boat, held by a trainer of the local sailing school. They […]
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On the 17th of March, 2012 the children of the new group had the chance to learn many interesting facts about navigation. They were taught how to do different kinds of sailor knots, as well as how ships behave in strong weather conditions. The very special part in this day’s […]
On the 7th of April the lesson in the “Junior Captain” – Project was about Meteorology. Even though it was already the first day of the Eastervacation, almost all the children came to attend this lesson. One expert in this area came to teach the children about the developement of clouds, the […]
On the 24th of March, 2012 another new group of children had the chance to partictipate in the workshop of “Maria Tsakos” Foundation. In this lesson they could gain the knowledge about the mechanics of a ship. There, they were shown the difference between ships that are used for special […]
On the 3rd of March, 2012 the workshop called “Junior Captain” started again for the second time, on board of the foundation’s own sailing yacht. This time, another group of new children had the great possibility to participate in this project and to gain precious knowledge all around navigation. In […]
After the Easter vacations, on the 28th of April 2012, the second group of the”Junior Captain” Project was visited by the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA). An association’s member brought the participating children closer to the protection of the environment and the avoidance of sea pollution. Besides this, the […]
On the 5th of May, 2012 the lesson of the second period of the “Junior Captain” project was about the awareness of disease, how they emerge and how they can be healed. The well-known cardiologist Anastasios Tripolitis, who was born and raised in Chios, held an interesting lesson in which […]
On the 12th May 2012 children had an occasion to take part in sailing cruise on the boat “Mania”, on which they have their workshop lessons on Saturday. The luxury boat belongs to the ‘Maria Tsakos’ Foundation. The cruise started in the port of Chios, it was a very hot […]
On the 8th of October 2011, the children got taught on board of “Mania” by Evi Psarrou, a professor for sailing history. She came all the way from Athens, to give to the very interested children a lecture about the development of ships and boats during the history. The children […]
As it was the beginning of the workshop, all the children and their parents gathered in the foundation’s building to be welcomed by the organization leader and the initiatives of the project. Afterwards about 20 of the children participated at the first lesson which was about different types of boats, […]
On the 12th of November 2011, the sea was pretty wild, so the workshop took part in the building of the “Maria Tsakos” Foundation to have the lesson there, instead of on the sailing boat. That week, the children learned more about the safety on a ship and how to […]
On the 15th of October 2011, the workshop’s lesson was about optimists. These are little sailing boats, in which children can learn and practice how to sail. A trainer of one sailing school was teaching them all the information about the optimists and sailing in general. The children were also […]