THURSDAY 19 & FRIDAY 20/10/2023
MORNING ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE FESTIVAL AT SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS!
Original educational programs that combine knowledge with art and play!!

  • Laboratory of Medical Physics & Digital Innovation – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki “Escape from the island: Escape4Health”
  • Technical University of Munich “The gears and their applications…”
  • Christina – Anthi Charisidou (former teacher of Kastellorizo) – 10th Primary School of Kallithea “The fractions when I see … I play, I listen, I walk.”

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FRIDAY 20/10/2023 19.30 – 22.00
HEROON – MEMORIAL

  • 19.30 Welcome / Greetings
  • 19.45 We introduce ourselves! Get to know us with humor… Presented by Konstantinos Antonaropoulos and Hara Afaloniati, members of Science Reactors
  • 20.15 Keynote speech by academician Mr. Stamatis Krimigis “Knowledge acquisition in Uncharted Waters: Orbits, Constructions, and Teamwork in Space”
  • 21.15 Kastellorizo is here! The group “Everywhere” of the island will close the evening with traditional dances 

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SATURDAY 21/10/2023

  • 6:30 a.m. We walk the paths of the island with Pantazis Houlis. Meeting point (Chorafia – Church of Agios Georgios)
  • 9.00 – 10.00 Sungazing with portable solar telescope and helioscope: Dimitris Tsimpidas (NOA) and Panagiotis Evangelopoulos – George Klimis (FORTH – EL.I.D.E.K.) Location: Chorafia

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PARALLEL EVENTS – MORNING 10.00 – 14.00
SANTRAPIA SCHOOL – PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Find the scientist inside you (Hellenic Pasteur Institute)
  • EDU4Clima – Demonstration Experiments, (Department of Chemistry,
  • Laboratory of Environmental Chemical Processes, Univ. Crete / EL.I.D.EK)
  • Physics & Chemistry Experiments (Science is Fun)
  • “We measure lengths while playing” (TEPAES, University of the Aegean)
  • STEM Robotics (Rhodes Education School)

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PORT 10.00 – 14.00
ODYSSEUS : 1st Mobile Laboratory of Information, Education and Technology

  • 10.00 – 11.00 «S.T.E.A.M. Projects, The Next Generation of Problems to Address: Human Nature and Environmental Technology» Despoina Corentini – MENSA, for ages 7-12
  • 11.00 – 12.00 CONVEY: Not a Game: Puzzle game about harassment and sexual abuse, Ioanna Chardaloupa – Chamogelo tou Paidiou, for ages 10-17
  • 17.00 – 18.00 The same action for parents, teachers, general public.
  • 12.00 – 13.00 Escape4Health – Escape Room (A’ Version), Nikos Kyriakides, Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for ages 13-17

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SATURDAY 21/10/23 – AFTERNOON 17.00 – 20.30
SANTRAPEIA SCHOOL – LARGE HALL

  • 17.00 – 17.30 Michael Lambrou: Magic math tricks
  • 17.40 – 18.30 Ioannis Baziotis: My journey to Antarctica/Searching for meteorites
  • 18.30 – 19.15 Dimosthenis Sarigiannis: “Environment and Health”
  • 19.20 – 19.40 Markos Skoulatos: Technique of a 3d tomography
  • 19.45 – 20.30 Science Reactors – Stand up Science kids: original scientific presentations 

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AIRPORT AREA 21.30 until late at night
«Discovery Space»

  • Stargazing (Athens Observatory & Institute of Astrophysics / FORTH – ELIDEK)
  • Deep sky astrophotography (Astronomical Union of Sparta “Dioskouroi”) 

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SUNDAY 22/10/2023

  • 6:30 a.m. We walk the paths of the island with Pantazis Houlis. Meeting point (Chorafia – Church of Agios Georgios)
  • 9.00 – 10.00 Sungazing with portable solar telescope and helioscope: Dimitris Tsimpidas (NOA) and Panagiotis Evangelopoulos – George Klimis (FORTH – EL.I.D.E.K.) Location: Chorafia

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PARALLEL EVENTS – MORNING 10.00 – 14.00
SANTRAPEIA SCHOOL – PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Find the scientist inside you (Hellenic Pasteur Institute)
  • EDU4Clima – Demonstration Experiments, (Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Environmental Chemical Processes, Univ. Crete / EL.I.D.EK)
  • Physics & Chemistry Experiments (Science is Fun)
  • “We measure lengths while playing” (TEPAES, University of the Aegean)
  • STEM Robotics (Rodion Paideia School)

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MAIN PORT 10.00 to 14.00

ODYSSEUS : 1st Mobile Laboratory of Information, Education and Technology

10.00 – 11.00 «S.T.E.A.M. Projects, The Next Generation of Problems to Address: Human Nature and Environmental Technology» Despoina Corentini – MENSA, for ages 7-12

11.00 – 12.00 CONVEY: Not a Game: Puzzle game about harassment and sexual abuse, Ioanna Chardaloupa – The Smile of the Child, for ages 10-17

12.00 – 13.00 Escape4Health – Escape Room (A’ Version), Nikos Kyriakides, Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for ages 13-17

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MARKET 13.00 – 15.00

7th Megistian Aenigma Agon (competition) with Pantazis Choulis Presentation of contestants – Winners Award – Generous gifts

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SUNDAY 22/10/23 – AFTERNOON 17.00 – 19.30
SANTRAPEIA SCHOOL

  • 17.00 – 17.40: Michalis Lambrou: How fun can mathematics become?
  • 17.45 – 18.15: Pantazis Houlis: The evolution of puzzles: from Ostomachio to Rubik’s cube
  • 18.15 – 18.50: Markos Skoulatos: The Antikythera Mechanism
  • 18.50 – 19.30: Science Reactors: Let’s see what you learned?

During both days there will be an exhibition and puzzle workshops from 10.00 to 14.00 in the great hall of the Santrapeia School
Solve , play, construct puzzles for all ages
Pantazis Houlis: Ostomachion, Medousa and other three-dimensional puzzles
Michail Toulouzas: Impressive wooden puzzles
Panagiotis Kalantzis: Sidika Edu 3d puzzle
George Pettas: Wooden geometric shapes

MEMORIAL – CLOSING CEREMONY
20.00 – 22.00

  • We say goodbye to the Festival…with a few words and lots of action!
  • Screening of George Tzedakis’ award-winning documentary “THOSE WHO DARED/OPERATION ANGLO”. We talk to the director.
  • Concert – An evening with melodies

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NOTE: There will be 2 guided tours of the Puzzle Museum, upon request