6o Geniko Lykeio of Aigaleo-Mithatpaşa Orta Okulu, Adana

YoUtopia: Towards Participative Citizenship

Adana, Turkey, February, 16-20, 2014

Overcoming Generation Gap

Greek Teams’ Album

of family relations and activities

Greek Pupils’ family-friends pictures and activities

Mum is always there to stand by us and help us.

We often spend time with ourgrandparents who teach us thetraditional way of life, oldhabits and customs.

Sunday family meeting and lunch at grandpa’s

house.

One more family lunch with my grandparents and relatives is ready!!

Spending time with my friends is very important

for me too. I trust them and we share problems and little secrets together.

On my birthday,

my friends are always with me

Mari-vassia.“Children should

respect their parents and

grandparents”

“I love sharing

moments with

members of my

family”

Preparing food with grandma and mum.

I am font of the company

of my grandma. We

discuss a lot of things and

I often ask for her advice

My family is important

for me but my friends

also. We talk, go out and

share common interests.

“We have visited many countries during

holidays, in summer but in winter too”. This helps the family stick together.

Spyros

“I like being with family

members but mostly I

need my friends who can

put up with my jocks.

“I like making fun all the

time!!!! My mum can’t

stand me sometimes”.

Having lunch with parents, relatives and friends is nice as we need to reinforce bonds between us,

although they keep advising me all the time.

My friends are very important for me as they seem to

accept me without criticizing me. However I like doing

things with thm too, like Comenius project activities.

Here I am with some of my school friends and

teachers. They often find it difficult to handle me

because of my “making fun” all the time.

An older picture of junior high-school. We are still friends! We need each other!

They also feel very happy to have us near them.

They are always supportive in every way.

My grandma Vaso is making the“Vasslopita” pie for 2015

She uses the

tradditional recipe

for the pie from Asia

Minor, Turkey

where she comes from

She speaks the Turkish

language and she also

sings beautiful songs from her birth place.

Cooking and singing

the Turkish song

“Bekledim de

gelmedin” with

grandpa Savvas,

written by the Turkish

composer, songwriter

and performer Yesari

Asım Arsoy

“Bekledim de gelmedin” ( I have been waiting for you to come )

Bekledim de gelmedin/ Sevdiğimi bilmedin/ Gözyaşımı silmedin/ Hiç mi beni sevmedin?/Söyle, söyle/ Hiç mi beni sevmedin?/ Bir öpücük ver bana/ Yalvarıyorum sana/ Benikucaklasana/ Kollarına alsana/ Söyle, söyle/ hiç mi beni sevmedin?/.

I have been waiting but you never show up/

Didn’t you feel my love for you?/ You didn’t wipe

my tear/ Didn’t you love me at all?/ Give me a

kiss/ I beg you/ Hug me/ Take me in your hands/

Tell me, Tell me/ Didn’t you love me at all?

Περίμενα μα δεν ήρθες/ Δε γνώριζες την αγάπη μου/ Τo δάκρυ μου δεν το'σβησες/ Δενμ' αγάπησες καθόλου;/ Πες μου, πες μου/ Δεν μ' αγάπησες καθόλου;/ Δώσε μου έναφιλί/ Σε ικετεύω/ Αγκάλιασε με/ Πάρε με στα χέρια σου/ Πες μου, πες μου/ Δεν μ'αγάπησες καθόλου;/.

My friends are a special part of me too.

We understand each other and this helps me

emotionally.

Friends!!!!!!

I am Dina. I love my family, parents and grandparents, as well as my relatives,

cousins, uncles, aunts too.

When I am with my friends I have fun and I am very happy. I never get bored with my

friends.

I am Aggeliki and

l love spending

time with my

family and

relatives. They offer

me love and safety.

This is my father

playing the

“bouzouki”

At lunch time with my family enjoying Greek

music

My friends also play an important role in my life. They make me

happy. We share a lot of experiences together.

Hi, I am Maro. Here is how we spend

New Year Day in my family. Nice

food, nice company and lots of

music. I love being with my family,

they are always loving, caring and

supportive people to me.

My family

My friends

They are real artifactsand little kids seem toenjoy it. They are madewith love and affection.

More grandmas and

grandchildren performing

together and enjoying each

others company and love.

Smiles and kisses!

Time of joy for the kids and their grandma.

Sharing time and activities certainly can eliminate generation gap,

through love and respect.

Tea’s family welcoming 2015Preserving tradditional customs passed by

the older members of the family to the younger ones.

On some Aegeanislands this specialcake, “king’s pie”,is baked in orderto welcome theNew Year andsomeone is going

to get the luckycoin inside it.

Gradma is usuallydoing it.

A special rich menu is prepared on New Year Day so as the New Year to bring Happiness, Health and Welfare to all family members.

Stuffed lamp orturkey is the maindish for the festivetable.

This is a corner at the house that presents atable with main flavors on it.It’s prepared for Santa Clause when he callsin. Sweets, honey, wine, nuts, fruits and …..All traditions are going from one generationto the other so civilization is preserved.

One more gathering at Tea’s for Christmascelebration. We can meet more relatives onthis day. All three or even four generations jointo spend these special days together.

This is thetypical“king’s pie”the Greeksbake forNew YearDay.

Cooking has always been a way to keep the family

united

Cooking Schnitzel in two ways;

with cheese and with tomato sauce It isn’t a traditional

food but many young people like it in Greece.

This is the result of our cooking.

Grandma is tasting

Schnitzel!

DionysiaFamily, relatives and friends definitely play and important role in life.Without them we are weak! With them we are secure, happy and rich!!!Also our pupils play a singificant role in our lives!!

My niece and nephew who live a little

far away in America

I have very good friends,

I believe in friendship!

Here we are resting with ourYoUtopia friends from Italyand France.

I often keep contact withpupils after they finishschool.

Conducting Theatrical

Schoolperformances

I love theatre. It brings people together

Grandmas

Grandpas

Mum

Dad

Cousins

Uncles

Aunts

Grandkids

Friends

Young people

Old people

Generations

Conflict

Approach

Understanding

Differences

Respect

Similarities

Pros and cons of the generations

Respect is a way for the generations to come close

Acceptance

Songs from Asia Minor

1. “Bekledim de gelmedin” (Ι've waited but you never

showed up) from the film «Η Οδύσσεια ενός

ξεριζωμένου» sung by Nikos Xanthopoulos.

2. “Στο’ πα και στο ξαναλέω” sung by Areti Keteme.

3. “Tjivaeri” («Τζιβαέρι», sung by Areti Keteme).

4. “In the Aegean Sea” ( «Μες του Αιγαίου τα νερά» Sung

by Areti Keteme).

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Participating pupils

Eleni Dadioti -Vassia Rigatou

Stellina Bakoula - Panteli Danai

Spyros Asimakopoulos,

Maro Koulali,

Ntina Palaioudi, Aggeliki Lytrivi,

Mari-Vassia Doudesi

And many more pupils of

6th General Lyceum of Aigaleo

Participating teachers

Pantelis Christos

Papaspyropoulou

Angeliki

Benetis Antonios

Makrigianni Themis

Gouskou Dionysia

Stathopoulos

Andreas

Zafeiropoulou

Coordinating teacherKapetanidou Theodosia

Karaagac Turkey

Next time I may visit my place of

origin!Hi Adana!!!!!

Peoples

Generation Gap

Adana

YoUtopia

The Odyssey of an uprooted

Culture

6o Gel Aigaleo

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