the Greek teachers association for theatre/drama in education
The Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) is a volunteer, non-profit teachers' association, dedicated to advancing practice, research, and advocacy in theatre, educational drama, and the performing arts within formal and non-formal education. Founded in 1998 in Athens Greece by a group of teachers seeking opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and research, TENet-Gr has grown into one of Greece's leading organisations in the field, bringing together more than 2,000 members, -including approximately 300 active members-, as educators from all levels and disciplines, youth facilitators, drama practitioners, theatre pedagogues, theatre scholars, academics, artists, and community practitioners.
Aims
TENet-Gr pursues a dual mission: to strengthen the role of theatre and the performing arts within education, particularly in schools, and to advance innovative pedagogical approaches that view theatre as an art form, a powerful educational methodology, and a means of social intervention. Therefore TENet-Gr promotes theatre and the performing arts both as arts subjects in schools and also as catalysts for social inclusion, human rights education, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, and personal and community development.
Networking
Headquartered in Athens, TENet-Gr maintains official branches in nine Greek cities and collaborates with local partners throughout the country. It has established long-term partnerships with over 100 educational, cultural, social, and artistic organisations in Greece and abroad, coordinating projects that bring together schools, universities, artists, researchers, civil society organisations, education authorities, municipalities and local communities.
Regular Activities
TENet-Gr organises a broad range of educational, artistic, and research initiatives, including
-regular professional training programmes for teachers, youth workers, facilitators, and artists;
-the Athens International Theatre/Drama & Education Conference, held every three years;
-the annual Theatre Summer Camp;
-nationwide events celebrating the World Day for Drama and Theatre in Education (27 November);
-the annual TOGETHER Student Festivals-Action Days, held in cities across Greece with the participation of over 3000 students each year;
-artistic productions as forum theatre performances for schools;
-publications;
-international projects in cooperation with European and other organisations.
Publications
Publishing and knowledge dissemination are central to TENet-Gr's mission. Supported by a dedicated Publishing Committee, TENet-Gr is committed to documenting, sharing, and promoting developments in theatre and drama education. It publishes the peer-reviewed, open-access Education & Theatre Journal annually in both Greek and English and has developed an extensive publishing programme featuring conference proceedings, research publications, educational resources, teachers' handbooks, and documentation of innovative practices. To date, TENet-Gr has published 49 open-access books in Greek and English, making a significant contribution to the advancement of theatre and drama education in Greece and internationally.
International Collaboration
TENet-Gr is a member of the International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) and a founding member of IDEA Europe.
It also collaborates with many other independent organisation and artist worldwide.
Legal Status
TENet-Gr is registered in Greece as a non-profit association. Reg. No .1828/06 - 26297-3/5/2006
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