The Second Chance School of Ioannina

THE SECOND CHANCE SCHOOL OF IOANNINA

A school with a view…

The Second Chance School of Ioannina is a public school founded in 2003 and managed by the General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning which is the executive authority for Lifelong Learning in Greece. It addresses adults who have not completed their 9-year-old compulsory education and aims at offering them a second chance for the acquisition of a study certificate. It is co-funded by the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union.

Our objectives are to offer adults the chance to:

- complete their initial 9-year-old compulsory education- be connected with systems of education and training- acquire up-to-date knowledge and skills- strengthen their personality by enhancing their self-esteem and self-confidence- get more easily integrated in the labour market or improve their position at work.

Our philosophy and syllabus

Our school has a flexible and innovative syllabus in order to exploit to the fullest extent all knowledge already available in the classroom. In our school we have adopted an action-oriented philosophy and a cross-curricular approach. Thus, we promote experiential learning and cooperative learning.

Our philosophy and syllabus

Students have the chance to develop their skills in the Greek language, mathematics, physical science, environmental education, social sciences, art, with a special emphasis on the English language as well as Information and Communication Technologies.Furthermore, our school students are supported by a psychologist and a career counselor.

Our school encourages and promotes:

Staff development and training

Training session conducted by Ms Manthou, the school’s educational consultant.

In-service training conducted by the school’s educational consultant and the school’s headteacher.


Active citizenship, personal fulfillment and social inclusion

A play about the old Greek cinema staged in front of the city’s audience

A visit to the "Theodoros Papagiannis" Museum of Contemporary Art

Cleaning the city’s fortressCleaning the school’s playground

A new approach to education and training

A class conducted out of the school, in a gallery

The philosophy workshop

Co-teaching (maths-English) conducted in the same classroom


A learner-centered philosophy


Development of skills in the domain of the personal interests of the learners, such as dance, music, theatre, photography, crafts etc.


Development of skills in the domain of the personal interests of the learners, such as dance, music, theatre, photography, crafts etc.

The school’s choir

The painting workshop A recycled art workshop


Basic training and preparation for professional life in cooperation with the local authorities.

Acquiring IT skills

A visit to the university lab

A career consultant informing students about the options of continuing education


-the existence of multiple identities, values and cultures combating in this way exclusion through education and training

the majority of our students belong to socially and economically disadvantaged groups, have an immigrant background and some of them have special needs


-the spirit of cooperation and collaboration

group projects


-personal expression and creativity

the philosophy workshop

the recycled art workshop


-evaluation of outcomes

the annual graduation ceremony

self-assessment of students

a visit by the scientific consultant of Second Chance Schools in Greece and member of the European Agenda group


Our school makes the most of:

Gathering places, art and cultural venues, workplaces etc. from which knowledge and experience can be drawn thanks to its flexible syllabus.

a visit to a bottled water factory

attending a music performance

attending a poster exhibition organised by the institution against drugs

Our school makes the most of:gathering places, art and cultural venues, workplaces etc. from which knowledge and experience can be drawn thanks to its flexible syllabus.

A visit to the Acropolis museum

A visit to the museum of Contemporary Art

Attending a painting exhibition

Our learners create their own knowledge based on their previous experience and social interactions!

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