{"id":354,"date":"2026-03-08T19:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/?p=354"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:58:22","slug":"getting-familiar-with-our-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/2026\/03\/08\/getting-familiar-with-our-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting familiar with our cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>\ud83e\udd1d Day 3 \u2013 Joint Eco Activities &amp; Intercultural Exchange<\/h5>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Welcome Session at 1st Protypo Gymnasio Iliou<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">After the morning environmental activities at <strong>Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park<\/strong>, the Erasmus+ students gathered at the <strong>ICT Lab of the 1st Protypo Gymnasio Iliou<\/strong> for a series of collaborative and intercultural activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf_\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This session focused on <strong>getting to know each other better, sharing cultural experiences and introducing the themes of the Eco Culture Lab project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6>\ud83d\udcbb Using the Greek Educational Platform e-me<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/e-me.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"88\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">All the material for the school activities had been uploaded to <strong>e-me<\/strong>, the official Greek digital educational platform used in schools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-357\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1765\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive.png 1765w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive-1024x165.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive-768x124.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/hive-1536x248.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1765px) 100vw, 1765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For the Erasmus+ mobility, a special <strong>Eco Culture Lab digital space<\/strong> had been created where students could access:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">presentations<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">digital posters<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">videos<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">educational resources related to the project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <strong>Wednesday, February 25<\/strong>, a welcoming post was published on the platform so that Greek students could officially greet their Romanian partners and introduce the activities of the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece.png 940w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece1.png 939w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece1-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/post_about_Greece1-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>\ud83c\udf0d Welcome Session \u2013 \u201cWelcome to My Country\u201d<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/f0a152d1bc93dc1a7b2fd97679e949b2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/f0a152d1bc93dc1a7b2fd97679e949b2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/f0a152d1bc93dc1a7b2fd97679e949b2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/f0a152d1bc93dc1a7b2fd97679e949b2-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The session began with a <strong>welcome activity prepared by the Greek students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Using <strong>digital posters they had created during their English lessons<\/strong>, the students introduced their Romanian partners to different aspects of Greek culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Their presentations included:<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 where Greece is located in Europe<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc4b common Greek greetings and expressions<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf72 traditional Greek cuisine<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf89 cultural traditions and celebrations<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfad how young people in Greece spend their free time<\/p>\n<p>The activity helped Romanian students gain a better understanding of Greek everyday life and culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design65-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0023-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0023-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0023-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0023-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>You can see the whole poster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGbPBPsV_M\/OMdy3WFMkP6GBBPrMnHQvw\/view?utm_content=DAGbPBPsV_M&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;utlId=h0109c1ce50\">here<\/a>. The poster was created on school year 2024- 2025 by Theofilos, student of B3 class.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>\ud83c\udfac Discovering Athens and Our School<\/h5>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">During the session, students also watched two short video presentations prepared by the Greek team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\ud83d\udccd <strong>Athens Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/things-to-do-athens-guide.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><br \/>\nMrs. Politi presented a video she had created about the city of <strong>Athens<\/strong>, introducing students to its history, culture and important landmarks.<\/p>\n<h6>You can see the video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAHBaWgGLug\/SRLkqfezCsJRdRGPWTZ8-Q\/edit?utm_content=DAHBaWgGLug&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton\">here<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<h6><strong>The poster was created by A. Politi (script, editing) with additional help from Manolis from B3 class in labeling photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>\ud83c\udfeb <strong>Our School Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf_\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><br \/>\nStudents <strong>Irene and Manolis<\/strong> presented a video they had prepared about the <strong>1st Model Gymnasium of Ilion<\/strong>, giving their Romanian partners a glimpse into daily school life, facilities and activities.<\/p>\n<h6>You can see the whole presentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAHBgBYrTRg\/W0nNCLT1VRFH2dPXQEBR_Q\/edit?utm_content=DAHBgBYrTRg&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton\">here<\/a>. The presentation used an older version that was updated by Irene from B1 class and Manolis from B3 class.<\/h6>\n<h5>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romanian Students\u2019 Presentation<\/h5>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Romanian students then presented their own school, <strong>Scoala Gimnaziala \u201cConstantin Parfene.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/fdc269a8-fe2d-4ef9-984c-a88cf99a29b3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/fdc269a8-fe2d-4ef9-984c-a88cf99a29b3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/fdc269a8-fe2d-4ef9-984c-a88cf99a29b3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Through their presentation, they introduced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">their school environment<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">school activities and student life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This exchange allowed students from both countries to learn about each other's <strong>educational systems and school culture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341832\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260225-WA0027.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>You can see the whole presentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Xi6I0itdEchptpTIwl1mSMTIATjq6sEP\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=108092681415077146967&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">here<\/a>.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udd1d Day 3 \u2013 Joint Eco Activities &amp; Intercultural Exchange Welcome Session at 1st Protypo Gymnasio Iliou After the morning environmental activities at Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park, the Erasmus+ students gathered at the ICT Lab of the 1st &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/2026\/03\/08\/getting-familiar-with-our-cultures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting familiar with our cultures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":978,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,10],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-getting-familiar-with-our-cultures","category-student-mobility","tag-getting-familiar-with-our-cultures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/978"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-erasmus-student-mobility-Ilion-Romania-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}