personal presentation potamias georgios teacher, 5 th public elementary public school of neo...
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Personal PresentationPersonal Presentation
Potamias GeorgiosTeacher, 5th public Elementary Public School of Neo Iraklio,
AthensPhd student in Pedagogy UOA Med in Applied Education
Med in Educational [email protected]
Municipality of IrakleioMunicipality of Irakleio
Irakleio (Greek: Ηράκλειο)
is asuburb
in the northern part of Athens, Greece,
and a municipalityof the Attica
region. Has a population of about
49,642 inhabitants (2011).
Little bit of History….Little bit of History….
The name Irakleio derives from The name Irakleio derives from «Ηρακλής» «Ηρακλής» that means Hercules because of an that means Hercules because of an ancient temple devoted to the ancient ancient temple devoted to the ancient hero. In medieval times the place was hero. In medieval times the place was called “Arakli”called “Arakli”
IrakleioIrakleio Farmlands used to Farmlands used to
dominate much of the dominate much of the landscape, including landscape, including groves. During the groves. During the early to mid 20th early to mid 20th century, urban century, urban development and development and industrial buildings industrial buildings replaced much of the replaced much of the farmland. Today, farmland. Today, most of the land is most of the land is residential. residential.
THE TOWN
THE CLOCKTOWER IN THE SQUARE
THE GATE
THE RAIL STATION
THE AMPHITHEATRICAL THE AMPHITHEATRICAL CENTRAL SQUARECENTRAL SQUARE
The main street accesses to the famous Olympic The main street accesses to the famous Olympic Stadium ,aka Athens Olympic Sports Complex, and Stadium ,aka Athens Olympic Sports Complex, and
is to the east of the municipality.is to the east of the municipality.The Olympic Complex
The Olympic Arch designed by Santiago Calatrava
Irakleio has Irakleio has schools, a few schools, a few lyceums (high lyceums (high
schools), schools), gymnasia, banks, gymnasia, banks, a train station, a a train station, a
sports centre, sports centre, cinemas, post cinemas, post
offices, squares offices, squares ((plateiesplateies) and an ) and an old stone quarry old stone quarry mine in the area mine in the area of Ano Heraklio.of Ano Heraklio.
Air- photo of the main square
The Mayor’s HallThe Emblem of the Municipality
A community founded by A community founded by GermansGermans
During the 19During the 19thth century it century it was a military Bavarian was a military Bavarian colony founded by the colony founded by the Bavarian king Otto. In 1858 Bavarian king Otto. In 1858 came the brewer Fuchs from came the brewer Fuchs from Muhldorf Bavaria to Greece. Muhldorf Bavaria to Greece. He remained in the colony He remained in the colony and established a brewery and established a brewery which still exists nowadays. which still exists nowadays. Muhldorf and Irakleio have Muhldorf and Irakleio have become today twin cities.become today twin cities.
BASIC HISTORICAL FACTSBASIC HISTORICAL FACTS
Heraklion should have been known as:Heraklion should have been known as:
1.1.The only settlement in Greece created The only settlement in Greece created and colonized by Germans.and colonized by Germans.
2.2.The Municipality with the longest The Municipality with the longest history and infrastructure of the history and infrastructure of the Catholic Church and with the most Catholic Church and with the most Catholics in Attica.Catholics in Attica.
3.3.The place where the first beer in The place where the first beer in Greece was made in 1858 by the family Greece was made in 1858 by the family Fix, and had a monopoly in Greece Fix, and had a monopoly in Greece from 1864 to 1963.from 1864 to 1963.
4.4.The place where the first land registry The place where the first land registry was made by the Bavarian Baur to was made by the Bavarian Baur to allocate farms to Bavarian settlers.allocate farms to Bavarian settlers.
More photos….More photos….
First beer advertisement Contempo
ra-ry fix beerAnnual beer
festival
A very successful beer
Scenes from the festivalThe Mayor in
Muhldorf
Poster from the beer festival
The breweryThe Fix estate
The local football team
The modern brewery on an ancient vineyard
Our schoolOur schoolSituated close to the area where the first German settlers lived, in the area called “Ipirotika” because after the Germans many people from Epirus (a Greek north region) came. Has about 200 students and 13 classes, ICT lab, sports facilities and a thetrical stage.
Various Innovative programs are being carried out by educators (about culture, ICT innovation, health, environmental awareness)
Our school…Our school…
Theatrical poster
Environmental Education
Antibullying programs
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!!ATTENTION!!!!