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 […]
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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 […]
On the 22nd of October 2011, the children had the opportunity to learn many interesting facts about navigation. They were taught how to read a map correctly, how to use a compass and many other things. Especially, when they were shown how the instruments in the captain’s cab work, the […]
On the 12th of December 2011, the lesson of “Maria Tsakos” Foundation’s workshop was about meteorology, held by a well-known professor for meteorology. There, the children could gain some very good knowledge about e.g. clouds develop, about the circulation of water on the Earth, where the different streams of water […]
On the 5th of November 2011, the children in the workshop of “Maria Tsakos” Foundation could gain the knowledge about different types of ships and boats. There, they were shown the difference between e.g. a cargo ship and a cruise ship. Moreover, they learned how an engine of a ship […]
On the 17th of December 2011, was the last lesson the workshop. To end this successful workshop with a highlight, the children had the opportunity to visit a local sailing school. There, they were shown by children in the same age, how to sail with an optimist boat. The children […]
On the 26th of November 2011, the workshop’s lesson was about first aid and different kinds of disease. Which is important for the children to learn about. The lesson was held by Anastasios Tripolitis, who is a well-known cardiologist. The children learned a lot about diseases and their healing or […]
On the 3rd of December 2011, there was a very special lesson of “Maria Tsakos” Foundation’s workshop; members of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association “HELMEPA” taught the children about all the issues concerning the prevention of water pollution and environmental protection. Because of the presentation of these subjects in […]
On the 19th of November 2011, the children had the unique opportunity to take part at a cruise with the luxury sailing boat “Mania” belonging to the “Maria Tsakos” Foundation, on which they usually have their workshop lessons. Starting from Chios Harbour, all of the children were very excited to […]
On the 1st of October 2011, a new project started: a 12 week workshop, taking place each Saturday, offered for free by the “Maria Tsakos” Foundation in which children, aged between 8 and 15 years, are taught all the important subjects around shipping. Parallelly to this, another workshop that recreates, […]