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Better Learning Outcomes

• When learners feel confident, they’re more willing to try out new aspects of language and are less afraid of getting things wrong. I praise their accomplishments so they develop confidence in their ablities and are more motivated for greater achievement. I encourage sts to embrace failure and try again with different approach.

Healthy Little Eaters: Empowering Future Generations through STEAM, Sustainability, and Multisensory Learning

Healthy Little Eaters is an innovative educational project that empowers young children to connect with nature, develop essential life skills, and embrace sustainability. Combining the principles of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) with hands-on, sensory-rich learning, the program fosters creativity, ecological awareness, and language development thus inspiring children to think critically, solve problems, and care for the world around them.

The Synergy of Storytelling in Language Learning & Art for Young Learners

In our Storytelling program, we prioritize creating an environment where creativity thrives. Through a variety of engaging activities and interactive sessions, we provide young learners with the opportunity to express themselves and explore new ideas. These activities are designed to inspire curiosity and encourage participation, ensuring that each session is both educational and enjoyable. We believe that when students are actively engaged and inspired, there potential is limitless.

Teenage ISSUES: Engaging Teens in Critical Thinking Through Contemporary Social Topics

Teenage ISSUES is a C1/C2 supplementary lesson series addressing contemporary social topics relevant to teenagers. Through questionnaires, targeted texts, and discussions, students develop self-awareness, critical thinking, and empathy. The series fosters informed debates, expands vocabulary, and equips learners with the skills to analyze and address real-world issues, culminating in engaging written tasks that reflect their perspectives.

Educator of the Year

Witnessing my students’ progress & achievements is the greatest reward. Their successes are my successes, and their dreams become a part of my own. This recognition would not only validate our efforts but also serve as a reminder of the profound impact educators can have on their students’ lives. Together, we build a foundation of lifelong learning, laying the groundwork for future innovators, leaders, and thinkers. It is this shared journey that makes every moment in education truly fulfilling.

'The Write Shift: Rethinking Academic & Creative Writing

University students today:

• Are fully dependent on technology, yet digitally illiterate
• Motivation and attention span are steadily lessening
• Therefore the stereotypical lecture-based teaching is educationally rejected. Through my teaching-coaching tools, I:
• Engage-motivate students through a continuous workshop
• Trigger and further develop their soft skills
• Unleash their potential in academic writing through constant exposure, freedom of choice and promotion of self-confidence

"Teaching Reinvented: Professional Development with FS Center"

The Educational Soft Skills Center FS-www.fayesotiriou.com-supports teachers. Technology changes education and shapes new learning audiences. The role of the teacher is rapidly evolving, requiring the need for constant support and training. Through training teachers acquire: Self-awareness for their teaching profile, awareness for the students’ needs focusing on their personality, soft skills to build emotional connection, safety and trust.They become coaches, the new dimension of the teacher.

3D ARTS AND CRAFTS BASED ON A LITERATURE BOOK – PROMOTING READING AND ENCOURAGING CHARACTER BUILDING

Reading today seems like a great challenge as Kids spend so much time on their phones. That is why our project focuses on literature and the importance of reading books, highlighting how a book would nourish their mind, expand their knowledge of the world and stimulate sensory awareness. This way we created warm emotional bonds as we took reading in class, we developed English language skills and expanded their vocabulary. We made our students think and inspired original thoughts.We dived in

A Comprehensive CEFR C1/C2 Course Bridging Global Challenges and Personal Relevance

Teenage Issues is a CEFR C1/C2 supplementary course comprising 10 units that explore global and personal topics, from climate change and teenage aggression to social media and family dynamics. Five core units address critical social issues, while students choose five additional topics relevant to their lives. Through engaging texts, critical thinking activities, and structured writing tasks, the course equips learners with the vocabulary and confidence to express their opinions effectively.

Revolutionizing Education: Creating Engaging, Student-Centered Learning Environments

Angeliki Daviti is a passionate educator and school owner with over 15 years of experience in teaching. She has transformed the learning environment by creating a student-centered, inclusive, and engaging approach, earning multiple ELT Excellence Awards. She also brought her expertise to national and international stages, delivering talks and workshops for educators. Beyond the classroom, she has contributed articles to offer valuable insights to educators and parents as well.

Lingonauts

Lingonauts: Creative Writing Adventures combines storytelling, gamified activities, rpg, and illustrated journaling to transform English learning. Catering to proficiency levels from Pre-A1 to C2, students become Explorers, solving mysteries in magical Snowbrook. Through tasks like narrating events, solving riddles, and writing resolutions, they practice grammar, expand vocabulary, and build fluency. Confidence grows as students create a unique illustrated journal showcasing their progress.

Teaching with Purpose: Empowering Students Through Language and Global Awareness

As a coordinator, educator, author, and academic director, I transform language learning into a purpose-driven experience. At Ellinoaggliki Agogi and The Language Hive, I integrate CLIL, project-based learning, and visual storytelling, connecting English with real-world challenges and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). My books, Glossobooks Imagine and Time Travelers, reflect this interdisciplinary approach. Through sustainability projects, ART & AI creativity lessons, and forensic debate, students don’t just learn English—they use it as a tool for expression, advocacy, and change. My work extends beyond teaching to materials writing, assessment, and teacher training, shaping education that empowers, challenges, and inspires global thinkers.

The Language Hive: Crafting Tomorrow’s Minds – Socially Conscious, Creatively Driven, and Emotionally Strong

At The Language Hive, we craft socially aware, creative, and emotionally resilient minds through a holistic curriculum that integrates SDGs, international days, CLIL, SEL, STEM, and the arts. By addressing real-world challenges, we empower students to think critically, express creatively, and act empathetically. Our goal is to shape future-ready global citizens who are driven to make a positive impact—one lesson at a time. At The Language Hive, we don’t just teach English – we shape futures.

TEACHING ADULTS WITH EMPATHY

Teaching children through project-based lessons has been a main educational tool of my school. These ideas have met a success and my students are always happy to get involved in them. So I decided to apply these lessons to my adult students as well, both online and in sight. The key factor is these lessons is the combination of different tools and interactive activities and the empathy that adults need likewise in order to meet success in an English course. Most of the times adults suffer from educational childhood trauma when they attend to restart a language. This is where empathy and project-based lessons help them overcome these difficulties and acquire confidence and self esteem inside and outside an English classroom.

"Travel with us around Europe": Designing a padlet to embark on a journey to European countries

The aim of the project is to explore areas in Europe, namely the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Central Europe and the Iberian peninsula. The participants are nineteen sixth grade students in a state primary school of Thessaloniki who adopt the identity of travel agents to promote a digital journey in Europe. For the purposes of the project the students used digital and artificial intelligence tools to create an online collaborative environment,  namely a padlet, to organize their travel agencies.

The Beatles Project – All Together Now: A Celebration of Learning, Inclusivity, and Community

The Beatles Project: A Creative Journey
Groupii Language School’s Beatles Project engaged 25 students over six months of music, theatre, and research, culminating in a live show at the Megaron Mousikis of Athens. Guided by a music coach and educators, students enhanced skills through rehearsals, skits, video editing, and creative tasks. The 100-person audience celebrated this inclusive event, which fostered teamwork, critical thinking, and a strong sense of community.

Giachali School: A story ahead…

We have embellished our educational process with the adittion of our Story-telling project. We have implanted greatness in our students by filling them with self esteem, collaborational skills, empathy, confidence on stage, vocabulary improvement, memorisation and fluency in the usage of language. But most impotantly, we have enhanced our lessons with games, laughter and play.

"Teacher Volunteers in Local Communities Emergencies: How to Become Role Models for Our Students Through Volunteering."

A magical step ahead…

Our school is our students. And our students are magical. Concequently, our school is magical. We produce magic because we simply adore our job and our students. We do our best so as, to make our students feel that they enter into a different world , noise-free, bully-free, sadness-free, racism-free, strict teachers-free and they feel free to be themselves and we are free to love them just the way they are.

Nature Keepers: Safeguarding our Earth and its Forests

Engaging students in real-world issues is paramount for holistic learning. This year’s entry, titled is about environmental protection, with a focus on forest protection. This project are about creating a more sustainable future and its major objective has been to make students informed and empowered agents of change in their communities and beyond.

TEACHING ADULTS : A CHALLENGING AGE GROUP

Adults are a challenging age group to teach as they already have formed experiences, perceptions and learning habits. For learning to be effective, training should be differentiated and interactive using various digital tools. Τhe lesson should be an enjoyable process for them and not something that will cause them extra stress and discomfort.

My teaching journey is my life journey.

I am Maria Giachali and I have studied English literature at the EKPA, I have a Business Administration Degree from Oxford University and I am an NLP practitioner. I consider myself to be a life-long learner that’s why I attend several seminars per year.  I adore my job and my students.I always cherish in my heart (and this is what leads me) the phrase that says that my students will forget what I taught them but they will always remember the way I made them feel.

AI with an informed eye

Master AI instead of fearing it will become your master. How? In this project, the teacher uses her experience and knowledge of ELT methodology to create an AI-generated lesson plan. The project centers on the personality of Guy Fawkes, the selection of this controversial historical figure being deliberate to promote the critical use of AI. Ultimately, the teacher and students are introduced to a new skill: AI literacy which empowers individuals to navigate the AI-infused world confidently.

SCREENWRITING FOR KIDS: ADAPTING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE INTO SHORT-FICTION SCREENPLAYS

This innovative programme familiarizes primary school students of fifth and sixth class with the fundamentals of screenwriting. Their English  teacher, author and awarded screenwriter, Chara Kourlessi, offers a set of workshops where students learn the basics of screenplay format. Simultaneously, young storytellers read and analyze “Afendoulis and the gift of friendship” delving into its themes and characters. Finally, students craft their English screenplays which are adaptations of the book!

Cultivating core values in the classroom through storytelling to create a tale while practising both language and digital skills.

Inspiring students to craft a story using Canva app empowers them to explore their creativity and imagination enhancing their language and digital skills. This process fosters a sense of achievement and fullfilment as they contribute to the creation and publication of a tale. Engaging in various activities  learners become more  motivated and responsible all within a memorable and enjoyable environment acquiring social and emotional skills , critical thinking and an understanding of values.