6th Annual World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium,
Athens-Loutraki, 26-30 March 2025
“Arts and Cultural Heritage”
“Diolkos & The Corinth Canal: A Path through Time”, by Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
The project entitled “The Canal of Corinth: A Path through Time” is a product of the Hellenic College of Thessaloniki, as a member of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network. It belongs to the initiatives of the Department of International and European Programs of the Hellenic College of Thessaloniki and the Club for UNESCO (UNESCO Club) existed in it and was produced on the occasion of its participation at the 6th World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium, organized by the Hellenic Cultural and Educational Club for UNESCO with the support of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, the UN.RIC. and the UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity (UoM), under the auspices of the Municipality of Loutraki. The theme of the symposium “Arts and Cultural Heritage” and our contribution to it with the project “Diolkos and the Corinth Canal: A Path through Time”, was the motivation for all the following creations by a group of our four (4) participants students serving the SDG4,7 & SDG11 and “Transformative Education”.
The Participants Students in the 6 th World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium:
Charizopoulou Elpida
Dimitriadou Paraskevi-Maria
Mantziaris Nikolaos
Tantsi Nafsika
Co-ordinator Teacher:
Dr. Anastasia Psallida, Head of the International and
European Programs Department of the Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
Ioanna Kontou Founta, Study Supervisor of the Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
Diolkos & The Corinth Canal: A Path through Time
This is an excerpt from the PowerPoint presentation:
The PowerPoint presentation showcased at the symposium was created by Dimitriadou Paraskevi-Maria & Tansi Nafsika
The timeline of the Corinthian Isthmus
The Art of hand-making … papyrus
Made by the concept of Dimitriadou Paraskevi-Maria with the contribution of
Charizopoulou Elpida
Mantziaris Nikolaos
Tantsi Nafsika
The Ancient History of the Corinth Canal: Periandros talking…
Made by Tantsi Nafsika
The Corinth Canal, A Glance from Yesterday to Today
Made by Charizopoulou Elpida
The Papyrus-Making Process
As part of this creative activity, students followed a hands-on process to craft their own papyrus scrolls. They carefully burned the edges of the paper for an aged effect, cut and attached QR codes, wrote their texts with precision, and finally rolled and tied their scrolls. This immersive experience combined history, creativity, and digital elements, bringing the past to life in a unique way.
