Conference 30/9/18 - Myrtillo

Conference and street event with Quilombo 30/9

Conference Schedule 30/9
Therapeutic Farm and Autism - Modern Ways of Training and Customized Work for People with Developmental Disorders

In the photos, there are snapshots taken from the conference in Myrtillo and the street event in the center of Athens with the Brazilian percussions of Quilombo, to promote our goals.
Theme: Therapeutic Farm and Autism - Modern Ways of Training and Adapted Work for People with Developmental Disorders 

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Arrival at 10.30 necessarily
 11.00- 11.30 Welcome - Presentation of the association Informative Video: Therapeutic farms in Europe - Care Farming
Speeches - Presentations 11.30 - 12.30 Vasiliki Rapti - Psychologist 
Subject: Work and developmental disorders - Can people with autism work and produce?
 Aristos Broumas - Agronomist - Instructor in the field of gardening 
Subject: Effect of daily garden activity on adults with developmental disorders
 Neoklis Manikas - Agricultural Technologist Subject: Sensory Garden
Efstratia Chrysou - Special education teacher - Head of the Cooking Laboratory Teacher EEEEK Ag. Dimitriou. 
Subject: Linking the professional training of people with developmental disorders to their integration into the labor market.
 The experience in the public school. 
12.30 - 13.00 Break Making a cookie by a schoolgirl and treating her outside
13.00 - 14.30
Maria Liapi - Psychologist, Therapeutic Equestrian Instructor, Specialist in Psychoeducational Horse Intervention 
Subject: "Why Horses?" The Relationship between a Horse and People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Paola Partsalaki - Special Educator through Art, Art Therapist, Heart Stories
Subject: The silent language of Art: When reason is not enough, Art can function as another means of communication.
Eleni Svoronou - Head of Environmental Education WWF - Greece, Author of children's literature.
Subject: "The last child in Nature": Rediscovering the path to play in Nature.
Vassilis Kalopisis - Special Educator, Coordinator Citizen Network Greece
Subject: Building stronger communities for all.
Elias Kyriakou - Special Gymnast - Institutt for Anvendt Atferdsanalyse
Stavanger - Norway
Subject: Presentation of a structure program - Actions in nature (Video)
14.30 -15.00 Break (Lunch snack)
15.00 - 16.30
Home Agios Nikolaos
Pavlos Kougioumtzidis Head of the Garden Laboratory - Michael Manias Member of the Board of Directors - Areti Papadima Head of the 1st house
Subject: Presentation of the work of the Center - Open discussion
Erato Hatzimichalaki - Family Counselor, Inspirer and creator of the project Elpidochori
Subject: Return to Nature - Creating a Community
George Xepapadakos - Organic Farmer, Head of Vegetable Garden at the Center of the Earth - Organized Earth NGO (Video)
Giannis Trimmis - Businessman, Holy Ginger
16.30 - 16.50
Video: presentation of Pennyhooks Therapeutic Farm in England
16.50 - 17.10
Skype connection with Pennyhooks Farm - Discussion with the manager Lydia Otter
17.30 - 18.00
Storytelling for young and old
"The little goose that did not want to walk at a pace" Jean - Francois Dumont
Irini Heliou - Actor, Theater Educator, Special Educator
Additionally:
Experiential Workshops
From the morning until 17.00 outside:
The Seed of Love - Planting flowers and seeds
Add your touch to the Farm - Group Painting intervention on a crate
The Conference is held in collaboration with the Greek Platform for Development in the framework of the Sustainable Europe for All program

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