EDUCATIONAL VISITS
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The next "modern" craftsman may still be in school
The Askardamykti school invites to its facilities, groups of students of High School and High School in organized educational visits with the aim of getting to know the traditional arts and technical professions taught at the school. The program includes experiential art workshops, a tour of the school premises and a discussion with our specialized craftsmen - teachers.
Educational Programs for Schools
Askardamykti School, in a continuous effort to bring the younger generations closer to Greek traditional arts and technical professions, organizes educational visits for groups of high school and high school students to the school's facilities and to the specially designed workshops of traditional arts & professions taught at the school
More specifically, today more than ever, there is a great need for young, modern craftsmen who will strengthen and stimulate the Greek manufacturing industry and primary production.
We are going through a period when we have allowed the know-how of our ancestors to be lost and there is no manpower to staff the technical professions that tend to once again flourish in Greece.
At the same time there is a great need for the younger generations to perceive traditional arts, not as something obsolete from an earlier era but as arts viable in a modern economic environment with employment and professional development opportunities for young people.
We invite you to the school premises through the process of school visits that can be organized by the school administrations or parent and guardian associations, to get to know these arts.
Analytically
Each visit lasts 3-4 hours and consists of the following two alternative proposals
1. Experiential workshop for specific art
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Tour of the school and its laboratories, a few words about the philosophy and vision of Askardamyktis for the continuation and promotion of technical professions and traditional arts
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Acquaintance with the teacher a few words about his life and work
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Presentation of the (selected) art and a brief historical review
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Familiarity with tools and materials
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Presentation of application of the technique
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Questions answers
2. Traditional arts today
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Tour of the school and its laboratories, a few words about the philosophy and vision of Askardamyktis for the continuation and promotion of technical professions and traditional arts
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A few words about each art taught at the school (historical review – current situation)
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Visit to each workshop and presentation of the tools, materials and mechanical equipment
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The sustainability of these arts in today's era – professional horizons – new technologies combined with tradition
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Good practices – new designers / craftsmen emerging in the modern financial environment
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Questions answers
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Students discover the magic of materials and tools, cultivate collaboration and creativity skills, and see how their ideas can take shape.
We are living in an era where the know-how of our ancestors is in danger of being lost. Our goal is for younger generations to perceive traditional arts not as outdated memories of the past, but as living and sustainable skills that have a place in the modern world — a source of creativity for younger children and valuable employment and professional development opportunities for young people.
Clay, wood, fabric, paper, leather; our raw materials. In the workshops, students become one with their tools, transforming the materials into works that carry a piece of themselves and at the same time are part of a creative coexistence of the entire group.
Below you will find indicative suggested workshops for school groups. If you have any other ideas or special needs, do not hesitate to contact us so that we can design together the program that suits your group.
Educational Programs for Schools
We envision a generation of children who, through creation, cultivate imagination, skills and self-confidence to build the world of tomorrow.
Little Craftsmen
The Little Craftsmen program is aimed at kindergarten and elementary school students and introduces them to the world of materials, tools and creation. Through experiential activities, children discover clay, wood, fabric, paper and leather, learn to collaborate, follow plans, develop skills and — above all — trust themselves.
The workshop topics include:
Woodcarving & Carpentry
Sewing & Leathercraft
Paper – Bookbinding
Mechanical Automatics
Instrument making
DIY
Ceramics
Weaving
Architecture & Decoration
Sculpture with alternative raw materials
📂 For more information, download the detailed program:
Download the PDF"Little Craftsmen"
Educational Programs for Schools
We believe in a generation of young people who, through the arts and techniques, discover themselves, cultivate life skills and shape their future.
Young people in the Technical World of Askardamykti
The visits for middle and high school students to Askardamykti are not just a guided tour. They are an experiential experience in the technical world : students pass through the shoemaking workshop, the instrument workshop, the carpentry workshop, the tailoring workshop and the pottery workshop, coming into contact with spaces that actually function.
They touch wood, fabrics, clay and leather, smell the materials, try out tools and listen to the sound of creation, discuss with the craftsmen about the structure of each art and how a professional works.
The experience concludes around a large bench, where everyone participates in a construction workshop and each student leaves with their own small souvenir.
They last approximately three hours and constitute a comprehensive experience of getting to know the world of arts and technical professions.
*By arrangement, the visit can focus on a specific art with a longer duration — for example, a music school may choose a masterclass in instrument making, or another group a workshop in leather goods making, or paper making
Get to Know Us
The Askardamykti School has been operating since 2014 with the aim of promoting traditional arts and technical professions and enhancing their sustainability in the modern economic environment. Since 2020, it has been housed in the historic Lekka textile factory in Perissos, a 1500 m2 factory space, which it renovated and transformed to host applied and traditional arts workshops in specially equipped spaces.
Many arts have been co-located in the same physical space and we have taken care to allow the flow and exchange between people and arts. Open workspaces alternate with transparent classrooms (autonomous art workshops) so that the creativity of each one influences and touches the one next to them in a perpetual chain reaction without limits.
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