"Me, You, Together!"
Eirini Zoi, philologist, drama teache, Greece
Foteini Papacharalampous, psychologist, psychotherapist, Greece
Melina Hadjigeorgiou, drama teacher, educator, Greece
Workshop
At the Athens 2025 International Conference "Theatre/Drama & Inclusive Education"
23 March 2025
Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)
Language: Greek
Limited number of participants
Workshop synopsis
The purpose of the workshop is to provide the participants with drama tools, which will enable them to enhance the mental resilience of adolescents from different backgrounds (refugees, immigrants, locals) and to foster connections among them. Specifically, the workshop aims at helping adolescents to:
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recognise the strengths of their personality as well as those of others,
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express their hopes and dreams for the future,
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reflect and act according to the values they believe are essential for peaceful coexistence.
The workshop is based on the principles of Positive Psychology, Drama in Education and Personal Narrative. In particular, it focuses on the core principles of Positive Psychology according to which, recognising and enhancing the positive emotions and qualities of individuals improves their emotional well-being. It applies the experiential and exploratory features of Drama in Education, in order to enable participants to better understand themselves and the world they live in. In addition, the workshop uses Personal Narrative, the role of which is important in shaping identity, giving meaning to experiences, connecting with others and fostering hope for the future.
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Eirini Zoi is a philologist and a drama teacher with postgraduate studies in European Cultural Policy and Management. She designed and coordinated Drama Pedagogy projects in museums and other organizations (Museum of Byzantine Culture, Telloglion Foundation of Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, etc.). From 2014 to 2020, she collaborated with the National Theater of Northern Greece as a drama teacher in the design and implementation of educational programs and workshops for children. She participated in training seminars as a trainer for various organizations and the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network. Between 2014 and 2020, she worked in Primary Education as a drama teacher, and since 2021, she has been working as a philologist in Middle and High schools.
Foteini Papacharalampous is a Psychologist-Psychotherapist and Supervisor. She has studied Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has been trained in Psychodrama (accredited Psychodrama Therapist by the Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations). She has also studied Psychodiagnostics and holds a Master in Adult Education from Aegean University. She has collaborated with private and public organisations in the field of Mental Health. Since 2015 until 2020 she has been collaborator of the Theatre of Northern Greece in the supervision and implementation of workshops for adults and educational projects for children.
Melina Hadjigeorgiou is drama teacher and an educator with postgraduate studies in Drama in Education. She taught for 14 years at the School of Drama, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki the courses "Dramatization" and "Theatre in the school". She worked as drama teacher at the National Theatre of Northern Greece, at the Children's Home of the National Theater, at the Municipal Regional Theater of Ioannina, in schools, etc. She is involved with teacher training in the field of drama and has taught at seminars organized by universities, by the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network, the theater group "Mikros Vorras", the Museum of Greek Children's Art, Future Library, etc.. She designed and coordinated Drama Pedagogy projects in museums and other agencies. She co-authored with Avra Avdi the books "The art of Drama in education" (Metaixmio 2007) and "When the teacher takes on a role" (Metaixmio 2018).
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| Facilitators | - Ζώη Ειρήνη
- Chatzigeorgiou Melina
- Παπαχαραλάμπους Φωτεινή
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