The event took place on 28/09/22 in the Patras Science Centre, located in our school premises. It attracted 52 participants, among them people who belong to several local institutions, teachers and parents of our students. The event was centred around a thorough analysis of the Keycode programme, its intellectual outputs and benefits for the wider teacher and student community.

After some introductory speeches which emphasized the importance of European programmes for the cultivation of key skills in young people and instilling of European values, Mr Emmanouil Petrakis, Principal of Arsakeio Lyceum of Patras, and Mrs Patroula Kafousia, English Teacher, presented the Keycode Project and its intellectual outputs. In the end, the audience had the chance to evaluate the project and express their comments.

The overall impression was very positive and encouraging. The attendants were interested in seeing specific activities of the project and expressed their interest in watching more videos. They commented on the innovativeness of the programme and how it can help students find a way out of a school system that seems to focus only on exams and academic performance. They also said that empathy is a skill that hasn’t been cultivated enough and education needs similar initiatives in order to shape better citizens.