28th Thessaloniki Lyceum participated in the project
“it could be me it could be you” organized
by the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) in association with the Hellenic Theatre/Drama Education Network.
The project aims at developing students’ awareness on human rights and refugees using theatre
and drama techniques. After having attended a 18 hours training seminar last May and with the support and consult of the experienced
drama pedagogue Jenni Karaviti, the teacher Theodora Glaraki involved students
in simulation games and role playing games so as to raise awareness on
refugees’ harsh conditions and extreme need of help. Drama techniques can be
proved very effective educative tools to
develop empathy in students, mainly because
their safe and comfortable everyday life
is far away from the flagrant violation of human rights that happens to
refugees who are struggling to save
their lives and resettle in a foreign
and unknown country.
