Walking inter-religiously, walk the path of dialogue, an initiative by the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece and KAICIID International Fellows Programme

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A first group of people, a team of 35 women and men, dealing with educational matters among which many teachers participated in the program that the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece ran between 19-20 October 2019 in Athens.
The program took place for the first time and was successfully embraced by the participants due to the unique nature of this seminar concerning issues of peaceful coexistence and social cohesion.
On the 19th of October all the participants gathered together at the seminar room of the Interorthodox Centre at the Holy Monastery of Pendeli and were shown two presentations by Sergios Voilas and Christos Nasios. Sergios Voilas presented the nature of the initiative and a guide that is a useful tool for each one who wants to become leader in taking groups to visit religious sites and to take learning experience to another level as field learning opportunity. Christos Nasios shared with the participants various pedagogical tools and information about the visits and the necessary preparations to be made beforehand.
On the 20th of October we visited certain places as part of our program. We visited the Jewish Synagogue in Athens; we attended a scheduled tour at the Museum of Islamic Art and we continued by visiting the Armenian Orthodox Cathedral.

A debrief following the sites visit will take place the days to come at the Interorthodox Centre for every participant to reflect and share their experiences.

The initiative Walking inter-religiously, walk the path of dialogue was implemented with the scholarship of KAICIID International Fellows Programme to Mr. Sergios Voilas and the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece.

Transnational Meeting for Erasmus+ KA2 at the Interorthodox Centre

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The scientific team of the Interorthodox Centre, Mr. Sergios Voilas, Mr.
Christos Nasios and Mrs. Kalliopi Mavragka, alongside with the ERASMUS+
Partners from Italy, Finland, Poland, The Netherlands, The United
Kingdom and Germany, all gathered together at the Interorthodox Centre
of the Church of Greece for a transnational meeting (18-20 September
2019) for the ERASMUS PLUS KA2 project “The European Manifesto for
inclusive learning”. The leader of the partnership is University of
Florence. During the meeting we worked on matters of education for
refugee children; we presented the situation here in Greece with the
refugee crisis and how much the Greek Orthodox Church has offered to
children and people in need. His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of
Thermopylae the Director of the Interorthodox Centre welcomed the
participants and wished good luck for the activities that followed. The
General Secretary of Primary and Secondary Education and of Special
Education of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs Mrs.
Anastasia Gkika also sent a message greeting our meeting.

Holocaust and connections with other Genocides

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The Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece, in partnership with Yahad-in Unum, France, are offering the chance to participate in a joint greek-french educational project focused on teaching and learning the history of Holocaust and connections with other Genocides (Christians of M. Asia, Armenians, indigenous people of Guatemala and the genocide of Yazidis in Syria and Iraq)

Seminar will be held at the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece in Athens on October 12-13, 2019.

The Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece at the 10th World Assembly of Religions For Peace

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His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Thermopylae Director, and Mr.
Sergios Voilas Scientific Coordinator of the Interorthodox Centre of the
Church of Greece while participating at the 10th World Assembly of
RELIGIONS FOR PEACE 20-23 of August 2019 in Lindau-Germany. During the
Global Gallety Meeting they presented the program of the Interorthodox
Centre by the title of: “Responsibility for the Memory and Responsibility for the Future”.

The Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece participating in Erasmus+ KA2

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The Interorthodox Center of the Church of Greece within the framework of Erasmus+ Project KA2 “European Manifesto for Inclusive Learning” collaborates with the University of Florence, Department of Education and Psychology (SCIFOPSI). The delegation of the Interorthodox Centre participated in a training program in Berlin from 1st to 5th of April 2019 at Pfefferwerk Stiftung in the German capital. During the training on behalf of the Interorthodox Centre, Mr. Sergios Voilas presented the current situation in Greece regarding the refugee crisis and the support of the Church of Greece with the example of “Mission/Apostoli”. Ms. Kalliopi Mavragka presented the actions and tools that “Mission/Apostoli” uses for the educational programs of refugee children, and the teacher Ms. Georgia Karela presented and analyzed educational scenarios coming from the experience of primary education. Ms Kyriaki Mandelou, a teacher of the German language at secondary school, presented the experience of teaching a second language at junior high school, especially to refugee and immigrant children. Finally, Dr. Mr. Christos Nassios presented proposed courses for refugee children according to the IEP’s material as well as an example of using the story telling method in the same field.

The Search Committee of the World Council of Churches at the Interothodox Centre of the Church of Greece

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The Interothodox Centre of the Church of Greece hosts from Sunday the 25th until Wednesday the 28th of November 2018 the special meeting of the Search Committee of the World Council of Churches.

The Interorthodox Centre in Jerusalem

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For the first time a delegation of Greek-Orthodox Clergymen coming from the Orthodox Church of Greece has visited Yad Vashem for a special study day program. The Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece organized this visit after an official invitation by the Embassy of Israel in Greece.

Metropolitan Ioannis of Thermopylae, the Director of the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece, as Head of the delegation accompanied by a special group of priests and the scientific staff of the Interorthodox Centre (Mr. Sergios Voilas, Mr. Christos Nasios, Mrs. Kalliopi Mavragka)  had the opportunity to meet and speak with Mr. Moshe Ha’elyon, a Greek-Jewish survivor from the Holocaust.

The delegation also had a special meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with both Mr. Akiva Tor, Head of the Bureau for World Jewish Affairs and World Religions of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Sharon Regev Director, Department for World Religions.

The delegation had an evening event organized by Mr. Alan Schneider the director of B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem.

Moreover a very important meeting took placed at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, where His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine welcomed the delegation and blessed the efforts of the Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece on issues of peaceful coexistence between Christians and Jewish.

The visit was carried out with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Mr. Vasileios Paisios, CEO, Alfa Agricultural Supplies S.A. and the Embassy of Israel in Greece.

Annual Conference of Oikosnet Europe in the Orthodox Academy of Crete

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Christian academies and laity centers from all over Europe met in the OAC to discuss some important issues related to the future of the network. The Interorthodox Centre of the Church of Greece was represented by Metropolitan of Thermopylae Ioannis, Director and Mrs Kalliope Mavragka, Secretary. Oikosnet Europe continues its work going ahead full sail.

 

A Greek-French educational project focused on teaching and learning the history of Holocaust

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THE INTERORTHODOX CENTRE OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YAHAD-IN UNUM, FRANCE, ARE OFFERING THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN A JOINT GREEK-FRENCH EDUCATIONAL PROJECT FOCUSED ON TEACHING AND LEARNING THE HISTORY OF HOLOCAUST

SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE INTERORTHODOX CENTRE OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE IN ATHENS ON OCTOBER 13-14, 2018.

A 2-day teacher training seminar focused on the theme “HOLOCAUST BY BULLETS IN THE OCCUPIED SOVIET TERRITORIES” is based on a unique methodology – “Learn, Teach, Apply” -created by YIU.
The workshop offers a condensed historical overview of this unknown chapter of Holocaust history and provides teachers with practical educational tools to be used in classrooms. The emphasis is put on studying and teaching the Holocaust by Bullets as a crime and on making connections with today’s violence and human rights violations.
TARGET GROUP AND SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS
Teachers of history of Greek secondary and high schools and graduate students of historical and pedagogical faculties with teaching experience, specializing in the history of the Holocaust, will be selected on a competitive basis to participate in the program.
To participate in the project please complete an online application.
Application deadline: September 10, 2018.
Participants will be notified about the admission results by September 21, 2018.
The seminar will take place in ENGLISH.
The organizers provide a round-trip economy-class ticket from your home town to Athens (under the condition of 100% attendance of the event). Accommodation in single and double rooms and meals in Athens for participants from other cities of Greece during the seminar will also be provided