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Educational program

Music Loves Autism | Experiential workshops for teachers, 2023–2024

Dates

Prices

Free

Location

Onassis Stegi
Register online

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Wednesday 15 & 22 November 2023
Time
17:00-19:00 & 19:00-21:00
Venue
Onassis Stegi
Day
Wednesday 17 & 24 April 2024
Time
17:00-19:00 & 19:00-21:00
Venue
Onassis Stegi

Information

Addressed to

Primary school teachers, special education teachers, therapists, and mental health professionals.

Program duration

120 minutes

Prerequisites for taking part

Each experiential workshop stands alone and is completed within a single two-hour session.

At the end of each experiential workshop, educators will be presented with a certificate of attendance and a copy of the songs and melodies on the “One Little Window” CD.

Application and selection process

For the First Cycle on Wednesdays 15 & 22 November 2023 | 17:00-19:00 & 19:00-21:00

Filling out the digital application form does not guarantee you a place on the program.

For the Second Cycle on Wednesdays 17 & 24 April 2024 | 17:00-19:00 & 19:00-21:00

Filling out the digital application form does not guarantee you a place on the program.

Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Music is communication. It is joy itself, and a means of interaction. It strikes a most tender chord inside us all, but especially in children. The popular “Music Loves Autism” educational program is back for another year – a tool for every professional working with children on the broader autism spectrum, creating a doorway towards interaction and connection, fun and expressing emotions. One that is opened up using musical notes and rhythms.

Are you a special education sector professional? Do you work with children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? If you’re looking for a tried-and-tested tool to unlock and unleash children’s abilities, their emotional and sensory expression, and their communication and social skills, then sign yourself up for this experiential workshop.

The success of the Onassis Foundation’s “Music Loves Autism” educational program, which has been running for eleven years now, gave rise to the creation of a workshop that will give all interested professionals the tools they need to bring mixed groups of children –with and without ASD– in contact with music.

Learn how you can offer an enjoyable group music experience that encourages self-expression, develops social skills, and fosters emotional maturity in each child. Bring children in touch with music and lead them into an environment that is positive and beneficial for both them and their families.

CREDITS

  • Christina Papandreou

    Pianist

  • Despina Rodopoulou

    Special Education Teacher

  • Dimitra Toka

    Special Education Teacher

  • Gina Papamichael

    Special Education Teacher

  • Guido De Flaviis

    Saxophonist

  • Educational activities design

    Christina Panagiotakou, Head of Educational Programs at the Onassis Foundation

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