ROOTS. Learn where you live

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Regional Learning and Best Practice Examples
Regional learning has emerged as a key strategy for enhancing
educational results, fostering collaboration, innovation, and
engagement among students and educators. This approach recognizes
that students learn best in environments that are connected
to their communities and that draw upon the rich resources
available in Attica‘s historical, cultural, and environmental
landscapes. By breaking down traditional boundaries and fostering
partnerships between schools, communities, organizations
and museums regional learning allows for a more holistic and
contextual approach to education.
Therefore, our school has implemented numerous examples of
regional learning. Here are a few notable examples:
1. Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Schools in Dionysos municipality, where our school belongs, implement
interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, learning and
promoting deeper understanding of our region. For instance, elementary
and junior high schools collaborate with environmental
organizations in order to discover and protect the mountains
and the forests in the surrounding area. They work with cultural
associations so that students can learn local traditions such as
dances, songs and customs. In collaboration with the educational
department of the municipality students worked on the
project “Discovering the historical paths of my hometown” and
learnt about the history, the diversity, the culture and the natural
wealth of our region.
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