اليونان

Youth exchange 1.1. ”Educated Minds – Brighter Future” organized March 30 – April 7, 2011.
Youth exchange 1.1.”PHOTO TALK:One Icon – 1000 words” organized Juny 19 – Juny 29, 2011.
Youth exchange 1.1.”3D(imensions)” organized May 24 – May 31, 2011.
National Youth initiative 1.2.”Youth on the Move” organized Sepember – December, 2011.
Trans-National Youth initiative 1.2. „Green Village” organized September 2011 – February 2012.
EVS „Moving (in) Neighbourhoods” 2 months HO for 2 Turkish volunteers hosted December 1, 2011
– January 31, 2012 and EVS ”EVS brings Peace” 1 month HO for 2 Turkish Volunteers hosted February1 – March 1, 2012.
Youth Exchange 3.1. „Live YOUR City”, organized March 22 – March 29, 2012 with 12 partner organizations and 60 participants. Topic: Time Banking.
National Youth initiative 1.2.”Youth on the Move2” organized May – September, 2012.
Youth exchange 1.1.” Go Green For YOUR Planet” organized May 30 – June 6, 2012

• International summer school promoting the Greek language and culture taking place in Thrace and Aegean
• Teaching of Greek language by the means of arts and culture
• Creation of infrastructures at the International Educational Centre of Avdira, Thrace
• Establishing new potentially educational and cultural centers in Greece and abroad
• Education in the Balkans with the use of new technologies
• Greek culture networks in the Balkans and the Middle East
• Intercultural dissemination for minorities
• Support of young scientists, artists, and social groups with special needs

European Erasmus Plus projects
Workshops and seminars on:
Effective Communication, Active Listening, Effective Speaking
Empowering Activism
All about Social Solidarity Economy
Contact-beyond-contact
Improvisation Theater
Authentic Connection
Dance for deaf and hearing people
Montessori education
Positive Psychology

Activities programmed for the year 2007:
1. Conference on the occasion of the 50 Years since the Rome Treaty in March
2. Partnership in the E.U. project “Waves of Democracy”= Youth Conference, by the end of September
3. Conference: “Migration and xenophobia” in November.

Youth Consultation on City Branding
The Youth Consultation on City Branding is an action to identify strategic development proposals for the city branding and it took place in Katerini on March 23, 2019.
The young people expressed their ideas and suggestions during the discussion in which there was the presence of members of a Scientific Committee who submitted their own thoughts on the following topics:
1. Marketing and Branding as a Tool for the Development of the Cities of Pieria (architecture, urban design, communication design, logo design)
2. Participatory Design in shaping the brand/image of a City
3. Wine - Gastronomic routes
4. Religious tourism in Pieria
5. Monuments, Branding and Cultural Heritage Sites as  Means of Promoting Local Identity
6. City Branding through Festivals: Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Cultural Entities as elements of the brand of the cities
7. The role of media in shaping an image for a destination
8. Digital Cultural Design - Smart Cities
9. The prospects of highlighting Katerini's refugee status
10. Social innovation, solidarity policies and volunteering as a means of promoting a city
11. Sport as a mean of promoting an area
 
Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27
Starting in March 2018, in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Youth, we conducted a Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27 in Katerini. The participants expressed their views and commented on the priorities of the plan for that time frame of the National Youth Strategy, which was then voted on and ratified by the Greek Parliament.
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki gives the chance to 15-30-year-old residents of the Municipality of Thessaloniki to take initiatives and become active through a standardized process designed by the Network of Youth Engagement - Katerini in collaboration with the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality. Participants are able to propose and discuss issues affecting the entire youth population of Thessaloniki. Following the discussion, the topics are submitted to the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality and presented to the Municipal Council in a consultative manner so as to effectively organize youth-relative events and activities.
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation of Katerini is a conference aiming at bringing youth in touch with the institutional procedures of the Municipal Council. It has been taking place for three consecutive years in Katerini, aiming at young people, high school students and public or resident students of Katerini up to 23 years old. By familiarizing them with the ways that the municipality operates, participants get to know the decision-making process, while acquiring administrative roles giving them the opportunity to discuss and decide on a virtual level on various issues related to local governance.

Youth Consultation on City Branding
 
The Youth Consultation on City Branding is an action to identify strategic development proposals for the city branding and it took place in Katerini on March 23, 2019.

 
The young people expressed their ideas and suggestions during the discussion in which there was the presence of members of a Scientific Committee who submitted their own thoughts on the following topics:
 
 
 
1. Marketing and Branding as a Tool for the Development of the Cities of Pieria (architecture, urban design, communication design, logo design)
 
2. Participatory Design in shaping the brand/image of a City
 
3. Wine - Gastronomic routes
 
4. Religious tourism in Pieria
 
5. Monuments, Branding and Cultural Heritage Sites as  Means of Promoting Local Identity
 
6. City Branding through Festivals: Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Cultural Entities as elements of the brand of the cities
 
7. The role of media in shaping an image for a destination
 
8. Digital Cultural Design - Smart Cities
 
9. The prospects of highlighting Katerini's refugee status
 
10. Social innovation, solidarity policies and volunteering as a means of promoting a city
 
11. Sport as a mean of promoting an area
 
Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27
 
Starting in March 2018, in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Youth, we conducted a Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27 in Katerini. The participants expressed their views and commented on the priorities of the plan for that time frame of the National Youth Strategy, which was then voted on and ratified by the Greek Parliament.
 
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki
 
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki gives the chance to 15-30-year-old residents of the Municipality of Thessaloniki to take initiatives and become active through a standardized process designed by the Network of Youth Engagement - Katerini in collaboration with the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality. Participants are able to propose and discuss issues affecting the entire youth population of Thessaloniki. Following the discussion, the topics are submitted to the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality and presented to the Municipal Council in a consultative manner so as to effectively organize youth-relative events and activities.
 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation 
 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation of Katerini is a conference aiming at bringing youth in touch with the institutional procedures of the Municipal Council. It has been taking place for three consecutive years in Katerini, aiming at young people, high school students and public or resident students of Katerini up to 23 years old. By familiarizing them with the ways that the municipality operates, participants get to know the decision-making process, while acquiring administrative roles giving them the opportunity to discuss and decide on a virtual level on various issues related to local governance.
 

• Organized Seminars entitled «Psychology of young people» with participation of the teachers of the seven schools we supervise
• Meetings of briefing and training of teachers on specialized issues and training process.
• participation in European program Leonardo entitled «appropriate use of new technologies promotes communicative competence in the classroom».
• participation in European program Comenious in a twinning-student exchange with German, Finnish and Lithuanian schools
• visits.

promotion of holistic learning for every age educating schools’ teachers and group facilitators (holistic approaches, self-development)   human values in education   environment & sustainable consciousness   the partnership «art & environment»  contemporary visual arts initiatives (exhibitions, public interventions, land art, artists' books)   Peace Education, Human Rights Education   Global Education   lifelong learning workshops   creativity’s stimulation seminars   festivals, social acts, initiatives & collaborations upon current social issues (de-growth, solidarity, food sovereignty, unemployment, racism, bullying, discrimination, social violence)   community art & public art   reconciliation, non-violent communication handbooks' for facilitators, educators and social workers   solidarity movement, alternative models of economy   sustainable, self-sufficient communities   natural building, natural farming projects and seminars   «Peace Food Diet» global movement: nutrition as political stand and social responsibility

The Theater of Changes provides a practical and multidimensional education concerning the performing arts.
Festival of Acting Groups: students make up a group, select a piece to work on, rehearse it and finally present the outcome of this work at the Acting Groups’ Festival which takes place at the Theatre of Changes every September.
International Festival of Making Theatre (In.F.o.Ma.T.): every July during a whole week of creative interaction, Theatre Makers from all over the world have the opportunity to share and get acquainted with new working methods and ideas, regarding the following three sectors: Acting, Movement and Voice.
Scholarships: students who have shown character, consistency and discipline are awarded with scholarships and participation in International festivals, as well as free attendance at seminars given by some of the most important theatre professionals.