October 2011 - June 2012 The Museum΄s Educational Department studies, organizes and presents:   Educational Programmes addressed to Pre-School and Primary School pupils. Programmes for children with special needs. Children΄s Activity Workshops on a 3 or 8 month basis. Seminars - Workshops for teachers. Museum-Kits with material which helps teachers present art subjects in class. Publications with artwork from the Museum΄s collection as a most useful material in developing childrens aesthetic and children΄s creativity. The M.G.C.A. educational programmes aim to turn childrens visits to the museum into a pleasant and creative experience. With the help of audiovisual material and educational leaflets, various game-like activities children are led: to explore the Museum and its exhibits to acquire new experiences and motivations to develop their creative and artistic abilities.

2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR As a new approach, the Museum organizes this year 4 different educational programmes for school children –2 for each of the two exhibitions presented in its premises – in accordance with the level of the pupils offering two different programmes for each class. In this way, children will no longer have to wait outside the Museums walls in order to participate in a programme. Please notice that the programmes are also in English.

Ground floor "If trees could speak…" Programmes  have been designed to be presented both in the Museum and at school. At the end of the programme presented in the Museum, teachers receive an educational folio with relative work sheets and further relative material for each group as a follow up in class. The programme includes: Part 1 at the musuems premises For pre–school children and 1st Primary grade pupils, 2nd and 3rd Primary grade pupils Welcome and acquaintance with the Museum and the educator. Discussing possibilities and restrictions during Museum visit. A game with details-info regarding the theme of the exhibition. Activities within the exhibition area: oral games and creative movement.A tree remembers...groups will create a story based on artwork of the exhibition/ Chating with the tree/ We and trees...What we both need/ I recognize the sound...identify with the artworks... if the trees could speak/ "Tree I give you my word   Art workshop: children create their own artwork in reference to the theme of the exhibition. "What would you have done for your tree? Show it in your drawing"

For 4th to 6th  primary class pupils Welcome and acquaintance with the Museum and the educator. Discussing possibilities and restrictions during Museum visit. A game with details-info regarding the theme of the exhibition. Splitting children into 5 groups. Children in groups of 3 to 5 fill out working sheets. Presenting the work of each group: each group presents to the rest of the children the results of their observations according to the work sheet they were asked to fill out.Worksheet 1.Our relationship with the trees Worksheet 2. We and trees, what we both need... Worksheet 3. Recycle, reuse, create Worksheet 4. "If trees could speak Worksheet 5 Eco contract Art workshop: children create their own artwork in reference to the theme of the exhibition. "A tree needs you,how do you respond?" Show it in your drawing"  PART 2 – AT SCHOOL Complementary material to be used by teachers in their class as a further development of the subject. Suggestions for art activities in class Activities for relevant subjects in the school curriculum Write a story based on 2-3 artworks found on the exhibitions catalogue Exhibitions  catalogue FIRST FLOOR "A childs right to expression.I want..."

Programmes  have been designed to be presented both in the Museum and at school. At the end of the programme presented in the Museum, teachers receive an educational folio with relative work sheets and further relative material for each group as a follow up in class. The programme includes:   PART 1 – AT THE MUSEUM PREMISES   For pre–school children and 1st Primary grade pupils, 2nd and 3rd Primary grade pupils Introduction: Greeting the class and making children acquainted with the Museum and the educator. Discussing possibilities  and  limitations  during  the  visit to the Museum. Activities in the exhibition space - oral games  and creative movement – aiming to promote observation, description  and analysis of the artworks/ I want a clean environment / I want in my home to have.../ I want to play, why am I not allowed/ Lets work all together Art workshop: Children create their own work of art by continuing the phrase    "I want...". For 4rd to 6th primary class pupils Introduction: Greeting the class and making children acquainted with the Museum and the educator. Discussing possibilities  and  limitations  during  the  visit to the Museum. Splitting children into groups. Children in groups of 3 to 5 fill out working sheets. Presenting the work of each group: each group presents to the rest of the children the results of their observations according to the work sheet they were asked to fill out/ Our rights/ We want/When our rights are violated/ Lets act/ Time for art  Art workshop: Children create their own work of art by continuing the phrase    "I want...". PART 2 – AT SCHOOL Complementary material to be used by teachers in their class as a further development of the subject.   CD with artwork by renowned artists Suggestions for art activities in  class Activities for relevant subjects in the school curriculum Suggestions for a wider development of the material included in the CD Exhibitions catalogue Donor Programmes are held: Tuesday to Friday  Programmes last: 1h. and 30m., 9.15-10.45 & 11.00-12.30, Number of children admitted: Pre-school: up to 20 children, Primary school: up to 25 children Registration starts in September

Programmes for people with special needs Emmanouilidou Stella The Museum carries out programmes for school groups of people with special needs. Such programmes are carried out with the collaboration of the Institution in charge of the group under the supervision of the Museums psychologist. Duration of programme: 1h. Number of participants: 15 The Museum collaborates with relevant Institutions organizing in its premises weekly programmes. Programmes are held from October to May on a weekly basis. Number of participants: 10. Karasmailis Vasilis

Art Activity Workshops for children Children that take part in the Museum΄s activity workshops have the opportunity: to work with various materials to experiment with a variety of techniques to use their creative imagination working on a variety of subjects Programmes include slide projections with artwork from the Lamaris Christos, age 7,5 Museum΄s collections and works of art by well known artists. Art workshops are held on week days in the afternoon and week-ends on a three or eight month basis. The Museum also organizes holiday programmes. The Museum reserves the right to use artwork created during its activity workshops in exhibitions, for editions and publications, for studies and research work.

Seminars - Workshops for teachers 10 meetings The Museum organizes seminars addressed mainly to teachers of Pre-school and Primary school and art teachers: Learning the use of materials and techniques Seminars are held on a two hour weekly basis from October to December. As part of their training participants have to assist in a number of educational programmes and art workshops organized by the Museum.

Museum kits on loan The Museum΄s Educational Department has studied and created the following Museum kits:  "Painting the sea"  "Painting a tree" "Painting an animal" "People in art"                                Museum kits are addressed to pre-school children pupils of Primary school from the 1st to the 6th grade. Duly adapted they can also be presented to younger children. (Detail of artwork) Group artwork

Museum kits include Information for teachers. Suggestions on how to use and present the kit΄s material. Photographs and slides of the natural environment, of artwork by well known artists, of children΄s artwork from the Museum΄s collections. Activity leaflet for children to fill out. List of drawing materials to use. Childrens comments on each subject. Music on tape. Giannakopoulou Ino, age 11 Please notice all info is in Greek.