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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]