Education
Educational Programs
Åducational programs for children aged 6 - 12, can take place upon request.
The children are urged to touch and feel the exhibits and try to conceptualize
the sculptures by touch. The use of masks during the educational games help the sighted children
have a better understanding of the problems visually-impaired individuals encounter.
Åducational programs are also available upon request on the weekends.
Participation :
By telephone 210 - 941 5222, Monday-Friday, 9:00-13:00
or send e-mail to the Lighthouse for the Blind.
Educating Educators
At the Tactual Museum, programs for educating teachers in Interpretation of seminars are offered. The program is directed at teachers of pre-school and elementary school.
From the Greek Children’s Museum’s, Interpreters Education program which took place at the Tactual Museaum on 25.05.2005.
Schools
Children from elementary and secondary schools are able to visit the Tactual Museum after their
teacher/escort arranges the visit (communicates) with the Management of the museum. To prepare
for the visit the teacher/escort is encouraged to obtain relevant support materials from the
Management of the museum. Educational Seminars/Tours are organized during the Christmas
and Easter holidays for those instructors who wish to present the Tactual Museum to their students
themselves.
"Touching the ancient times"
The resumption of this program is among the priorities of the Management
of the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece.
The program took place before the 1999 earthquake and both blind and sighted children ages 11-15
participated. A mobility specialist gave the sighted children masks and canes and showed them how to move
and how to conceptualize the sculptures by touch, giving them a better understanding of what it is like
to be blind. An archeologist showed them how an archeological excavation is done, using a big box of sand
in which ancient objects were hidden. Once an object was found, a master of casts showed them how
copies of the sculptures were made from the originals.
Head of Education Programs Sector
Zoe Geroulanoy tel 210 9415222 êáé 6932414189
Argyro Karavinou tel 210 9415222 (175)