What we do
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see”
– Edgar Degas
The “Spithes” creative team consists of people from the education and art fields who possess passion, willingness and experience in order to introduce children to a creative world that can be a significant basis for their development. The programs are mainly addressed to children, but there are also programs for parents and educators. The core of the educational seminars and programs is creative writing, but it is combined with other forms of art and themes or independent programs. In addition, depending on the curriculum or the goal, a specialized and customized to your needs program can be created.
Services
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Creative writing in combination with children’s literature which may include: theatrical improvisation through games and movement, character development, fairy tale writing and adaptation (suitable for children with ADHD ∓ Dyslexia)
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Sports activities
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Robotics
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Specialized Environmental & Recycling Programs
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Gastronomic Cooking and Pastry Workshop focusing on Traditions
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Architectural Workshop on “The Ideal City”
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Workshop on Psychomotor Development, Special Education and Inclusion
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Arts programs
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Seminars for adolescents on delinquency
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Theatrical game & Improvisation
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Coaching for children
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Counseling / Coaching for parents
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Empowerment programs for children and adolescents with ADHD
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Seminars for empowering adolescents and women through creative writing in combination with Art forms
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Greek courses for foreigners (adults and children) through creative techniques
Theatrical Performances
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The journey of the Red Umbrella (based on the book of the author, Elpida Minadaki published by Kedros publications).
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The Ballerina who didn’t want to dance (based on the book of the author Elpida Minadaki published by Ydroplano Publications). The performance was made in collaboration with Karydotsouflo theatrical team.
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Who we serve
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Schools
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Museums
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Foundations
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Multi-purpose venues
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Municipalities
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Organizations (public and private)
What is creative writing?
Creative writing has its own story…
From the prehistoric drawings in the caves to the folk stories made by people and passed down from generation to generation, everything led with mathematical precision to what is known as “creative writing”. Essentially, these stories formed and incorporated the moral code and culture of each people and constituted the main form of entertainment, long before the existence of television, theater or radio.
All that was needed was a gifted storyteller who became an “entertainer”!
Το μόνο που χρειαζόταν ήταν ένας χαρισματικός αφηγητής παραμυθιού που τελούσε «χρέη» «ψυχαγωγού»!
Over the years, spoken word gave way to the written word, creative writing was born and, consequently, literature as we currently know it. What is fortunate, of course, is that storytelling not only has not been erased, but has been strengthened and completed the puzzle.
Authors wrote new stories that were preserved through time and were transmitted both in writing and orally.
Unfortunately, not many early works of creative writing have survived. However, archaeologists and scientists have discovered some small samples of writing from ancient civilizations, which are not much of fictional stories, rather a record of practical issues of everyday life.
Some of the masterpieces that have survived are the Iliad and Oedipus, which through their work, provide important information about the era in which they took place, as well as the conditions, the mores and the customs thereof.
The most extraordinary conclusion, however, is that, ultimately, though these valuable pieces of writing, we realize that mankind and its needs remain unchanged over time.
Oral narration
The most widespread genre has always been oral narration which traditionally passed down from generation to generation.
The first tool of “writing” was the memory and the language of the narrator. It was often accompanied by musical instruments and dancing.