The Secondary School Gymnasium and Lyceum in the Prison for Juvenile and Young prisoners of AvlonaAt

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The Secondary School -Gymnasium and Lyceum- in
the Prison for Juvenile and Young prisoners of
Avlona-Attica Greece
Power point presentation 2005-2006
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Education provided in the Juvenile Prison of
Avlona (JPA)

• National Educational System
• Primary School
• Secondary School
• a. Gymnasium
• b. Lyceum
• Short term educational Programs by other
  Institutions regarding vocational or other
  Studies

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Number of Juveniles that are enlisted in JPA in
October 2005

• From a total number of 280 juveniles imprisoned,
  they attend
• 60 Primary School
• 115 Secondary School (Gymnasium and Lyceum)
• 90 Other programs

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The History of our School

• How the vision became reality
• Nov. 1994 The idea of a voluntary effort is
  formatting
• Jan. 1995 A team of volunteers begins teaching
  in a single Correctional Facility in
  Athens
• Sep. 1996 The action of this team is expanding
  to several correctional facilities

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• Sep. 1997 The first contact with the Juvenile
  Prison of Avlona (JPA) We are trying to
  help a single juvenile for the National Exams
  to pass to University
• Sep. 1998 The team of volunteers is now
  teaching (tutorial lessons) 11 High school
  juveniles in JPA
• Sep. 1999 The number of juveniles attending
  lessons is now 23. The idea of founding a
  School is formed

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• Sep. 2000 The first High School(Gymnasium) in a
  prison is now a fact. This School functions
  under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of
  Education
• The teachers were Damianos P. (Mathematics),
  Papadimitriou
• J. (Physics) both from the
  team of volunteers and Vlachou M. (Literature)
  Makri P. (Literature)
• Sep. 2001 The number of pupils has doubled. The
  School supports Lyceum students by giving
  tutoring lessons besides the School programme as
  a branch of the Avlona Lyceum classes. The School
  begins several cultural activities

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• Sep. 2002 The number of the student population is
  still increasing, the school continues its
  cultural activities winning theatrical school
  contest prizes at National level
• Sep. 2003 The school is re-founded as
  2nd Gymnasium Lyceum of Avlona
• The schools curricula provide all the
  subjects of the three Gymnasium classes as
  well as the full Lyceum school programme
  (1st,2nd,3rd class of Lyceum vocational
  branch)
• From Sep. 2004 until today The school is now
  functioning as a full time establishment and
  expands even more its extra-curriculum
  activities

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JPA Secondary School Statistics
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Educational Problems

• Multicultural population of students
• Poor attendance of some students due to
• Drug use before imprisonment
• Long term absence from school
• Psychological instability before and after a
  trial
• Psychological instability before and after a -few
  day- leave
• Low self esteem

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School achievements over the years

• Successful participation in exams
• Web site
• School newspaper
• School magazine
• Theatrical activity
• Cultural activities
• Communication with other schools
• Sports activities
• Representation of Greece in the E.P.E.A.

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Web site

• Our school has a web site on the internet
• http//gym-par-avlon.att.sch.gr
• e-mail mail_at_gym-par-avlon.att.sch.gr

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Our School newspaper Trying for tomorrow

• First prize for the best article choice, among
  453 contestants on the 9th National Greek contest
  for school papers

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2nd issue 3rd issue
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The 4th issue of our school newspaper Trying
for tomorrow
The main article of this issue is referring to
the new school premises which were inaugurated at
the beginning of the school year 2004-2005.
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The 5th issue of our school newspaper Trying
for tomorrow

• The main article is presenting the schools
  cultural activities that took place during the
  school year 2004-2005.

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Edition for the Olympic Games Athens 2004
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Theatrical activities

• A play that was written and performed by our
  students won
• 1st local prize at the 9th theatrical school
  contest (among all schools of Athens, Attica)
• 2nd nation wide prize (among all schools of
  Greece)

Our theatrical team participated in the 12th
National Cultural Contest 2006 with a play
inspired from their daily life. Their effort was
awarded by winning the 3rd prize among all
schools of the Attica region.
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Cultural activities

• Participation in poetry contests (2nd prize)
• Participation in painting contests
• Theatrical - poetical - musical festivals at JPA

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Communication with other Schools

• We were visited by the 49th Secondary School of
  Athens and the students exchanged views and
  opinions on matters concerning current problems
  (drugs, relationships etc)
• We co-organised a school festival with the 2nd
  Secondary School of Egio Achaia (which is 200 Km
  away from Avlona), with music, poetry and
  traditional dances

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Sports activities

• Inner school games (endurance, skill, football
  and basketball based events, etc)
• We are preparing a football, a basketball and a
  handball team to participate in extracurricular
  games

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Goals achieved during the school year 2003-2004

• 1. School feast for the national celebration of
  28th October
• 2. Christmas Gala
• 3. Publishing of the 3rd issue of our school
  newspaper Trying for tomorrow

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4. Publishing a special edition for the Olympic
Games Athens 2004 5. Participation in
the educational programme regarding ACROPOLIS
6. Educational programme regarding Literature
and Multimedia 7. Theatrical and musical
play 8. Athletic and Traditional Dancing
activities 9. Cultural Seminar regarding
Ancient Greek Art from Kyclades 10.
Editing the 4rth issue of our school newspaper
Trying for tomorrow
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• 11. Kite construction contest for the annual
  traditional Greek celebration
• 12. Musical performance regarding the Greek
  traditional carnival feast
• 13. Cultural Seminar regarding Renaissance Art
• 14. Cultural Seminar regarding the Great Greek
  writer Alexandros Papadiamantis
• 15. Cultural Seminar titled Modern Art in
  collaboration with the Greek National Art
  Gallery

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16. School feast for the national celebration of
25th March 17. Interschool Basketball
Championship 18. Cultural Seminar titled
what jail is in collaboration with the Greek
Organization of Family Support founded by the
Orthodox Greek Church 19. Concert of Byzantine
chants by the Greek Orthodox Byzantine Quire
20. Presentation of the History of the
Olympic Games Symbolical planting of an olive
tree inside the JPA
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Creation of a School Library
The generous offer of the Greek Publishers
Association, initiated by the Minister of
Justice, has increased the number of books listed
in our School library, which now reaches 1500
titles.
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Cultural Activities that took place during the
school year 2004-2005

• 1. Nutrition and Health creating an
  interactive food and nutrition evaluation
  programme
• 2. The life and work of men, genius in culture,
  arts and math.
• 3. Research and flash-back for the drums all
  over the world-Acquaintance with the instruments.
• 4. Research of the periodical observation of our
  physical functions in contrast with our mental
  creations in cultural sectors.
• 5. The history of cinema, Flash-back in its
  evolution through research.

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• 6. Traditional dances. Intercultural approach
  A bridge between Nations.
• 7. Wall painting The route from the inspiration
  to action.
• 8. Ways of entertainment of Greek from antiquity
  to today. Flash-back in the past.
• 9. Publication of the 4th school newspaper.
• 10. Literature and multimedia Traveling through
  words and images.
• 11. School in Prison Psychosocial approach of
  the students and expression through several
  constructions.
• 12. Flying machines History and course of the
  technology through time Construction of a
  hot-air balloon.

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Extra curriculum Cultural Activities that are on
their way in the current school year 2005-2006

• Photography a way of communication and art
  expression
• Wall painting The route from the inspiration to
  action.
• Art expression through mosaic construction
• Life is blooming in prisons plant and flower
  cultivation
• Publishing the 5th issue of the school newspaper
• Cultural approach through nutritional habits
• Theatre I act, therefore I exist
• The rhythm in traditional dancing
• 7th art construction of a short film
• String instruments Influence to Hellenic Culture
  and History

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Participation in two European projects regarding
Prison Education

• Grundtvig 1 - PIPELINE
• Partnerships In Prison Education Learning In
  Networked EnvironmentsParticipating Countries
  Norway, Denmark, Germany, UK, Slovenia, Greece,
  Romania, Czech Republic, Sweden.
• Grundtvig 2 - ISDIPEImproved Service Delivery In
  Prison Education Participating Countries
  Norway, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece