Last saturday, 24 of November, the children participated in the “Junior Captain” – Project, where they were informed about how they could learn to sail. They were excited, because they know how important the sailing industry in Chios island is. In the begining, they learnt about the parts of the […]
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On Saturday 20th of October, the “Junior Captain” project started again. The first Period of this Project started in October 2011. The project is created for youngsters in age from 8 to 15 by the “Maria Tsakos” Foundation. Every Saturday, a group of children come to the wonderful, wooden sailing […]
It was Saturday, the 17th of November, when the children participating in the “Junior Captain” – Project were informed by the head of the cardiographical department of the local hospital about the function of the heart and the human health in general. The doctor firstly presented to the children the […]
The same day that the workshop on board of “Mania” the boat of “Maria Tsakos” Foundation started, it was also the beginning of the workshop of the traditional construction of a wooden boat. There, a group of about 15 children could gain the experience about how to construct a boat […]
The last session of the second period of the Junior Captain Project was about the optimists. These are little sailing boats, in which children can learn and practice how to sail. A trainer of one sailing school showed the children all the parts, how to prepare the sailing boat to put […]
On the 31st of March 2012, the lesson of the second period of “Junior Captain” was about safety on a ship. The participating children learned important things about surviving in distress. During the lesson they were taught about safety precautions on a ship, about maneuvers ships do in danger of […]
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 […]
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 […]