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European Programs

The Regional Directorate of Education of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace is

always looking for ways to enhance the profile of its teachers in its region.

Training courses and educational seminars are organized by the training

coordinators, on a regular basis, according to the educational needs of the
teachers.

At the same time, the Directorate participates in European programs and

implements various projects, designed on the basis of European and national

educational principles, educational needs and particularities of teachers of the
region.

The Regional Directorate of Education of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace has

already successfully completed five Erasmus+ KA2 projects/ Strategic

Partnerships. These projects offer to teachers of various specialties opportunities
to enhance knowledge, skills and their competences with face-to-face and

distance learning in relation to:

1) children from different cultural backgrounds in classrooms, “Multicultural

Schools – Enhancing Cultural and Linguistic Treasure of Europe through Teachers
(MCS)" (proj. nr. 2015-1-PL01-KA201-016963),

2) language education in special education schools, "Language Education and

Speech Therapy for people. (LET'S)" (proj. nr. 2016-1-RO01-KA202-024644),

3) preventing school drop-out by adopting innovative and extracurricular

activities. “School Without Walls" (proj. nr. 2016-1-TR01-KA201-034306),

4) enhancing the integration of migrants/ refugees in classrooms, by adopting

innovative activities through music, “POMELO" (proj. no. 2018-2-IT03-KA205-

013960).