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* March - : Series of workshops to adults in Kaisariani (2 times/week) - Learn to edit Wikipedia, learn skills, learn to live together, learn to be
* March - : Series of workshops to adults in Kaisariani (2 times/week) - Learn to edit Wikipedia, learn skills, learn to live together, learn to be
* [https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Διορθόδοξο_Κέντρο_της_Εκκλησίας_της_Ελλάδος:_Επιμορφωτικό_πρόγραμμα_συγγραφής_λημμάτων_στη_Βικιπαίδεια_(2016-2017) March - : Series of workshops, educating educators in Penteli (once a week)] - Learning to use Wikipedia as an educational tool at schools, according to Unesco Pillars for Education in the 21st Century
* [https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Διορθόδοξο_Κέντρο_της_Εκκλησίας_της_Ελλάδος:_Επιμορφωτικό_πρόγραμμα_συγγραφής_λημμάτων_στη_Βικιπαίδεια_(2016-2017) March - : Series of workshops, educating educators in Penteli (once a week)] - Learning to use Wikipedia as an educational tool at schools, according to Unesco Pillars for Education in the 21st Century

=== 2017 - 2018 ===

* Spring 2017 - [http://4gym-ag-dimitr-wikiclub.blogspot.gr/ 4th Gymnasium of Agios Dimitrios: '''5 month''' formal cultural school program in Wikipedia article creation] - Anastasios Paliouras (prof.), Manos Kefalas

* Spring 2017 - 1st Lyceum of Vironas: '''3 month''' program in Wikipedia Conributing - Dimitra Dailiana (prof.), Manos Kefalas

* Spring 2017 : [http://7dim-kaisar-wikiclub.blogspot.gr/ 7th Elemantary School of Kaisariani: '''3 month''' formal program in Wikipedia article creation] - Dimitrios Sotirakopoulos (teacher), Manos Kefalas - [[outreach:Education/News/July_2017/A_class_of_26_8-year-old_Wikipedia_article_creators|'''case study featured article in outreach''']]

* Spring 2017 - [http://wikipedia-school-kaisariani.blogspot.gr/ '''3 month''' seminar of adult training in Kaisariani (Athens) / combined with one to one skype sessions]

* Spring 2017 - [[:el:Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Διορθόδοξο_Κέντρο_της_Εκκλησίας_της_Ελλάδος:_Επιμορφωτικό_πρόγραμμα_συγγραφής_λημμάτων_στη_Βικιπαίδεια_(2016-2017)|'''2 month''' seminar for educators in Penteli (Athens) under the aegis of Ministry of Education]]

* May 5: Institute of Humanitarian and Social Sciences, 2rd Panhellenic Scientific Conference conference with international participation: "Humanitarian Sciences, Ecucation, Society and Political Education", Crete: [https://www.scribd.com/document/351828414/3%CE%BF-%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CE%99%CE%91%CE%9A%CE%95-2017-%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%88%CE%B5%CF%89%CE%BD#from_embed "Greek Wikipedia, monuments, museums and writers of Wikipedia articles: How to select thematology and where/how to find reliable sources for documentation" page. 145]

* [[:el:Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Επιμ.Σεμινάριο_Εκπ.Σχολ.Μονάδων,_που_εντ._στο_Εθν._Θεμ._Δίκτυο,_με_θέμα:_«Σύγχρονα_επαγγέλματα_και_νέες_δεξιότητες»_(2017)|May 17 & 23: Counseling and Guidance Center of Aigaleo, one day conference & one day workshop on Wikipedia, to Educators: "Modern professions and new skills"]]

* VoluntaryAction Festival 2017, Athens
** July 15 & 16, [https://www.voluntaryaction.gr/the-voluntary-exhibition/the-voluntary-exhibition-list-of-exhibitors Kiosk and presence in festival]
** July 15, [https://www.voluntaryaction.gr/the-voluntary-conference/the-voluntary-conference-program Workshop: "Volunteerism from a distance - Writing in Wikipedia"]
** July 16, [https://www.voluntaryaction.gr/the-voluntary-awards/the-voluntary-awards-categories '''Award for Education, graded by Evaluation Committee''']

* September 6 - Dare to Dream III conderence by Maria Kapetanidou, School Councilor of Athens: double seminar to Educators, on the results of Wikipedia School for primary education: "The little ones conquer the adults world: Students of Third Grade of Elementary School write Wikipedia articles" - September 6

* September 9 - [https://festival.edu.gr/the-education-conference/the-education-conference-program Education Festival Conference, Athens: "New ways of learning, skills, cooperativeness and life attitude: Mentoring in Wikipedia writing"]

* September 30 - [http://www.etwinning.gr/tc2017/tc2017workshops eTwinning 2017 international Conference for Education, Athens: "Use of widely spread open platforms for educational purposes and production of Open Educational Resources"] session 3: Wikipedia School

* October 8 - [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/986f0728fb094a37d265bfc9f/files/9200db86-f913-40fc-8568-782958066208/HIGGS_NGO_FAIR_%CE%A0%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%93%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%9C%CE%9C%CE%91_%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%94%CE%97%CE%9B%CE%A9%CE%A3%CE%95%CE%A9%CE%9D.pdf NGO Fair, Higgs, day conference, Athens: "Emotional intelligence on the internet" for using Wikipedia as a tool for EQ skills - Athens]

* October 14 - «[http://195.130.124.90/cie/images/documents17/CIE2017_Labs_&_Panels.pdf Informatics Conference in Pireaus University, Workshop: Wikidata Collaborative knowledge base and its apply in Wikipedia. Access and retreive data to assist teaching and school assignments."]

* October 21: [http://www.greekbookday.gr/article.php?id=836 Enastron Cultural Club, Athens: Workshop: "Wow we write in Wikipedia?"]

* October - [http://wikipedia-school-kaisariani.blogspot.gr/ '''1 month''' seminar for adults in Kaisariani (Athens)] - Φθινόπωρο 2017
* October - February: Group training sessions in skype, twice a week for a month and once a week afterwards
* Mentoring of experienced editors: After the October adult seminar in Kaisaraiani, experienced editors that took part in it continued courses after the seminar, as a smaller group (same place)

* October - March: '''6 month''' pilot program for senior citizens in Friendship Club of Grava (Athens)

* December - March: [http://4gym-ag-dimitr-wikiclub.blogspot.gr/ 4th Gymnasium of Agios Dimitrios - (2017): begin of '''5 month''' formal cultural school program in Wikipedia article creation] - Anastasios Paliouras (prof.), Manos Kefalas
* March - first month of '''3 month''' seminar for adults, in Kaisariani (Athens).

November 2017 - March 2018: Collaboration with Global Community for enhancing Wikipedia School tollkit for equity in contributing, translated and ported in several Wikipedias


== Activities before recognition ==
== Activities before recognition ==

Revision as of 09:06, 12 April 2018

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Wikipedia Community Schools Association Greece is an independent non-profit organization serving as a Wikimedia User Group in Hellas (Greece). The purpose of the Association is to equate everyone's chances to reach, interact with, and share knowledge, both general and specific in the fields of science, culture, education and art, as well as to promote and organize volunteering and charity related to the aformentioned purpose.

Objectives

  • Promote use of Wikimedia projects by people in Greece
  • Help and assist people in Greece learn how to edit Wikimedia projects
  • Fuse Wikipedia and Education following UNESCO principles for Education in the 21st century
  • Promote freeing up and donating content, as an attitude, in Greece
  • Help and assist G.L.A.M. in Greece free up and share their content
  • Promote Wikimedia related voluntarism in Greece
  • Build healthy relationship with hellenic society by serving public good
    • Help special groups of hellenic society contribute to Wikimedia projects
    • Increase reach to free knowledge where needed in Greece
  • Organize in-person gatherings of Wikimedians in Greece
  • Develop a healthy Wikimedia Community in Greece, also fighting gender gap

Target activities

  • Run Wikipedia Schools in more and more cities in Greece (long / short courses)
  • Assist GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) with training workshops
  • Try to phase-in Wiki Clubs for secondary education students
  • Promote and assist Wikipedia contributing at universities
  • Produce education material for Wikimedia project editing
  • Build tools for assisting teaching of Wikimedia projects
  • Collaborate with organizations in favor of the public benefit in Greece
  • Hold edit contests for Wikimedia content in Greece

Board members

  • President: Manos Kefalas
  • Vice President: Christos Nasios
  • General Sectetary: Mimika Krigka
  • Special Secretary: Vasileios Manimanis
  • Treasurer: Dimitrios Sotirakopoulos
  • Member: Menelaos Gkikas
  • Member: Georgios Trapalis

Significant news

  • On May 13 2017, by decision of its temporary board, WCSAG had board elections by its members, in Athens (Greece), in our offices. The board was elected successfully and on May 19 the roles of the board were assigned.

Annual reports (starting April 12, 2016)

2016 - 2017

2017 - 2018

  • Spring 2017 - 1st Lyceum of Vironas: 3 month program in Wikipedia Conributing - Dimitra Dailiana (prof.), Manos Kefalas
  • Spring 2017 - [[:el:Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Διορθόδοξο_Κέντρο_της_Εκκλησίας_της_Ελλάδος:_Επιμορφωτικό_πρόγραμμα_συγγραφής_λημμάτων_στη_Βικιπαίδεια_(2016-2017)|2 month seminar for educators in Penteli (Athens) under the aegis of Ministry of Education]]
  • [[:el:Βικιπαίδεια:Δράσεις_εκπαίδευσης/Επιμ.Σεμινάριο_Εκπ.Σχολ.Μονάδων,_που_εντ._στο_Εθν._Θεμ._Δίκτυο,_με_θέμα:_«Σύγχρονα_επαγγέλματα_και_νέες_δεξιότητες»_(2017)|May 17 & 23: Counseling and Guidance Center of Aigaleo, one day conference & one day workshop on Wikipedia, to Educators: "Modern professions and new skills"]]
  • September 6 - Dare to Dream III conderence by Maria Kapetanidou, School Councilor of Athens: double seminar to Educators, on the results of Wikipedia School for primary education: "The little ones conquer the adults world: Students of Third Grade of Elementary School write Wikipedia articles" - September 6
  • October - 1 month seminar for adults in Kaisariani (Athens) - Φθινόπωρο 2017
  • October - February: Group training sessions in skype, twice a week for a month and once a week afterwards
  • Mentoring of experienced editors: After the October adult seminar in Kaisaraiani, experienced editors that took part in it continued courses after the seminar, as a smaller group (same place)
  • October - March: 6 month pilot program for senior citizens in Friendship Club of Grava (Athens)

November 2017 - March 2018: Collaboration with Global Community for enhancing Wikipedia School tollkit for equity in contributing, translated and ported in several Wikipedias

Activities before recognition

  • ! or ! list of outreach activities (ManosHacker, since 2011)
  • List of outreach activities (Sotkil, since 2012)
  • Received a PEG grant in 2014
  • Run Wikipedia Schools in Athens (adults, secondary education students and professors, GLAM professionals) since May 2014
  • Run Wikipedia Festival, the first (and only so far) Hellenic Community all day event on May 12, 2015
  • Hosted two edit contests (February - March 2016) for Wikipedia School members (one for adults and one for secondary education students)
  • Meetup of 25 Hellenic Community members at TheJamesJoyce pub in December 19, 2015
  • Meetup of 24 Wikipedia School trainers/trainees at 2nd Gymnasium of Kaisariani for cutting our annual pie and plan the future - discussed and voted "Σύλλογος Βικιπαίδειας" user group name

Contact information

Please use this wikipage's talk page to contact this group.

* Web page  : http://wikipedia-school.gr
* Facebook  : wikipedia.school
* Skype     : wikipedia.school
* Instagram : wikipedia.school

Joined

Resolutions

Recognition of Wikipedia Community Schools Association Greece