“In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur.
Hellenic Pasteur Institute
Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas
Thinkpetizers – Tasty bites of Creative Thinking.
Athena Research Centre / Institute for Language and Speech Processing
Science and Music: Learning by Solving the Riddle of a Mysterious Connection.
National Observatory of Athens, Thissio Visitor Center
A. Stargazing. Constellations and their Mythology External talk about the Constellations and their Mythology. Who is the nymph Callisto and how do I find Polaris? Where did Perseus meet Andromeda? Why are Scorpio and Orion never together in heaven? We will navigate the Uranus (Uranography) using an astronomical laser and observe planets and stars with a portable telescope. The action will take place in collaboration…
NCSR “Demokritos”
Institute of Informatics & TelecommunicationsNational Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” “Do values travel ?” The activity entitled “Do values travel?” is mainly addressed to high school students and focuses on the perception and understanding of values by the students themselves, using the text of Sophocles’ Antigone as an educational tool.Based on the text of the ancient tragedy ‘Antigone’, students are invited to reflect on and…
Live online to the CERN
Dr. Theodoros Geralis. Director of Research at the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics at NCSR Demokritos, will guide us – live online – to the CERN research site. He is there participating, as a researcher of “Delta in the ΑΤLAS experiment of LHC. A few worlds about CERN CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) was founded in 1954 and is the world’s largest research…
Planets In Your Hand – NKUA
Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) Planets In Your Hand : exhibition The program ‘Planets In Your Hand’ consists of a portable exhibition of models of planetary surfaces in wooden rectangular frames. The idea of the exhibition arose in 2017, when in the framework of the competition Europlanet Funding Scheme 2017, a proposal was submitted by a group of students of…
University of the Aegean
University of the Aegean, Department of Pre-school Education and Educational Design, Learning Technology and Educational Engineering Laboratory (https://ltee.aegean.gr/en/home/) Our workshops and educational activities come from courses and activities held at the University of the Aegean’s TEPAES and are aimed at 5–8-year-old children. Our workshops and educational activities are related to games, pictured scenarios, as well as learning activities with the use of educational materials. Games…
Michael Lambrou
Michael Lambrou, professor at the University of Crete, will give two interesting talks on original mathematical subjects. Activities – Speeches Mathematical magic tricks The talk will briefly present the history of mathematical magic tricks, from antiquity to modern times. Then some interesting such magic tricks will be presented. The idea is to stimulate the student’s interest in order to seek the explanation of the trick….
8th International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture and Media”
Παρουσίαση των πορισμάτων του 8ου Διεθνούς Θερινού Πανεπιστημίου «Ελληνική Γλώσσα, Πολιτισμός και ΜΜΕ»
Puzzle Museum / Events
Here the visitor can learn the history and types of puzzles, but may also play with puzzles that are matching, sequential, folding, interlocking, opening, take-apart, etc. The Puzzle Museum points out that Greece has the greatest influence on puzzles worldwide, due to the oldest enigma of the Sphinx, the oldest mechanical puzzle that is Archimedes’ Ostomachion, and the continuous use of ancient names such as…
Private School “RODION PAIDEIA” – Stem
“RODION PAIDEIA” We are convinced that hope for a brighter future results primarily from the redefinition of the role which education plays.To achieve this, RODION PAIDEIA offers its pupils high-level tuition, ranging from Pre-K to Secondary School.The school has established itself as a nation-wide forerunner in education, both for the academic distinctions its pupils achieve and for its successful participation in various aspects of society….
Association of Greek Physicists
The Association of Greek Physicists is a non-profit scientific association founded in 1930. It represents the scientists of Physics throughout the Greek territory. Its fundamental objective is the development and support of all branches of Physics for the benefit of the scientific community and the wider society. On an annual basis, it coordinates a number of educational activities aiming at the wider dissemination of knowledge and developments in the…
Science is fun – Dimitris Koniditsiotis
The properties of metals and their daily use One of the most important categories of material bodies around us are the metals. They were mainly used in industry, strengthening the economic as well as military power of the people. Their splendour, however, also touched the artistic sensitivity of man (coins, jewellery, statues, etc.). Their creation and use, therefore, is positive, but some results are negative….
Bob Hearn – Puzzle Collector and Designer
Bob Hearn has collected puzzles for over 40 years. He has also designed several, including “Athena” (originally Subway Shuffle), and has produced puzzle challenge sets for several ThinkFun puzzles. Bob has a Ph.D. from MIT; his book “Games, Puzzles, and Computation” (with Erik Demaine) is based on his thesis. He currently serves a program chair and board member for the Gathering 4 Gardner Foundation, a…
Michael Toulouzas
Puzzle Exhibition: Exhibition from a simple puzzle to a complex one. Some International Award-winning designs in the area of puzzles. Why do we like to play? I address to all ages, but if I had to mention about the specific presentation then ages from 14 to 156 I think it is better understood. Those older than 156 may simply need a repeat. Better communication with…
The “Crew 94” at the 2022 Puzzle Festival
At this year’s “Puzzle Festival”, “Crew 94” will “resurrect” and bring to Kastellorizo some popular personalities of humanity, who will appear in the form of ghosts, just before dark on Saturday night. Participants in this navigation game will have to identify the ghosts and – solving the puzzles they will carry – identify the personalities. The ordeal does not end there, but we are not going to tell…
Cinemathesis
Educational Programme for Children
“…And… Action!”
Science Reactors
Science Reactors will meet their Kastellorizo friends to speak about science during the Puzzle Festival. During the Kastellorizo Puzzle Festival Science Reactors, will perform stand-up science for kids in their own unique way with the aim to prove that: There is fun in learning Knowledge can be attractive and appealing to children Children can enjoy curiosity-driven science and get inspired Scientific concepts be easily captured by children while…
Christos Kalountzoglou
The fairytale of puzzles A strange fairy tale with puzzles. The narration of the story, will be in the form of a theatrical event. There will be collaboration and interaction with young audiences. His source of inspiration was last year’s Kastellorizo Puzzle Festival. Thanks to this he began to study puzzles, for which his two cats – Paraskevas and Kyriakos – gave him answers. The…
Kids Save Lives
Humanitarian Organization Education, Here you will learn First Aid! Everyone can help in emergencies, even children! Learn and become the first responder who will help through solidarity and knowledge a victim in danger, until specialized help arrives. Be the Hero! The education is targeted to the following objectives: Station assessment of a victim call to 166 or 112 Station Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [CPR] Station use of…
With compass and map per hand
Vrilissos Vrilissos was founded in January 2000 in Athens in the municipality of Vrilissia by a group of people with an innate love for nature and outdoor activities. From the first years of its activity, Vrilissos has been established as a citizens’ movement and acts as a large group of friends. The group’s activities, which have had a great impact over the years, are mainly…
ELENI & SOUZANA VOUGIOUKLI – Concert
Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli, two world music performers from Greece, started exploring global music very early and went on to experiment with the potential of human voice as an innate musical instrument. With specific emphasis on the original language and appropriate respect for pronunciation and articulation of each individual form, they sing in more than 20 languages and dialects a cappella or accompanied by piano,…