Ecological Initiative of Chania
Our trainers are members of the Ecological Initiative of Chania, a corporation which was founded in November 1989, initially as an informal group of citizens in Chania, and continues its activities uninterrupted to this day.
In June 1997, it acquired legal status as an ecological association. It is the longest-running ecological group in Crete, with a wide range of interventions concerning not only local environmental issues, but also issues of regional, national, and global significance. It also addresses issues related to the human environment, culture, and society.
Fotis
Fotios Pontikakis is a teacher with a second degree on Pedagogy, Philosophy and Psychology from the Philosophy School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Master in Distance Learning with the use of ICT (E-Learning) from University of Crete. He has also studies in Adult Education (University of Aegean), Pedagogical Methodology (Greek Open University) and Environmental Education and Education for Sustainability (National Kapodistrian University of Athens). He has worked as a Primary School teacher and as Responsible for Environmental Education in the Directorate of Primary Education of Chania, Crete. Currently Head of thw Center of Education for Environment and Sustainability of Vamos in the Chania Prefecture of Crete, Greece.
Antony
Dr Antony Kalogerakis, Environmental Engineer, specializes in Sustainability Strategy, Climate Crisis, Energy Democracy and Environmental Peacebuilding/Diplomacy. His executive and policy roles include Vice President of the Ecological Initiative of Chania, EU Climate Pact Ambassador, Global Ambassador of Sustainability, and Head of the Institute of Theology & Ecology – Orthodox Academy of Crete. Academically, he holds a PhD (Lancaster University, UK), MSc (University of Calgary, Canada) and Integrated Master’s (TU-Crete, Greece), all scholarship-supported. His work involves research projects across the EU, UK, and North America, organizing international conferences, developing STEAM programs, and serving as a published author and invited international speaker.
Despina
Despina is a kindergarten teacher and Headmistress of the 7th Experimental Kindergarten of Chania, with almost 20 years of experience in public education. She is an ICT trainer for the Institute of Educational Policy and an eTwinning ambassador, holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and an M.Ed. in Distance Learning and ICT, supported by extensive training in robotics, STEM/STEAM, AI in education, and differentiated instruction. She designs and leads innovative STEAM and robotics programs for preschoolers and, as a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, she presents on educational technology, environmental education, pedagogical innovation, AI in learning, and 21st-century skills, and contributes to publications and high-quality educational materials.
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Sissy
Sirmalou Christoforidou is a teacher (Department of Early Childhood Education University of Ioannina ), who has worked as a kindergarten teacher with a second degree on Pedagogy, Philosophy and Psychology from the Department of Philosophy and Social Studies of the University of Crete. Master on Studies in Education (Language Development-Distance Learning- Adult Education-Administration of Educational Units) from Greek Open University. Studies on Pedagogical Methodology (University of Crete).
Years of training seminars /programs/ networks in Environmental Education and Education for Sustainability (Center of Education for Environment and Sustainability of Vamos in the Chania Prefecture of Crete, Greece). Member of the Pedagogical Group of the Skasiarxeio in Athens and the Network of Collaborative Schools in Chania with the
Freinet Pedagogy, introducing/practicing Celestin’s Freinet techniques in classroom.