Proposals from Greece

The Greek ambassadors had a meeting to talk about ways and solutions concerning ending up or decreasing the dropout crisis. What they focused on was to :

• Update school curriculum
• Keep our classrooms layout more flexible (for either group or independent work)
• Introduce unconventional learning materials (videos, innovative lesson plans)
• Encourage discussion to make students’ thinking more critical
• Incorporate humor into the classroom (to flourish their creativity)
• Motivate students’ through rewards and recognition (to help them gain a sense of pride)
• Enhance creative thinking, communication and collaboration through team building exercises
• Use more technology /robotics
• Make our school’s atmosphere shout “welcome” to parents, students and staff
• Open school to society organizing performances, celebrations, parties (to create the best possible relationship with parents and public)