The 4th GE.L. of Rhodes meets the Doctor of the World, Agis Terzidis.
The teachers of the subject of “Political Education” Ms Filipaki Kalliopi and Mr. Thomoglou Kosdantinou invited Mr. Agis Terzidis,
who visited our school on Thursday, October 20th.
Mr. Agis Terzidis spoke to all the pupils of the first class. Mr. Terzidis is a pediatrician specialising in public health and has a PhD in preventive medicine — epidemiology. He is one of the first active members and general secretary of Médecins du Monde of Greece with participation in missions in many areas of Greece and the whole world that are plagued by serious survival problems. In the past, he has been active in addressing inequalities, while helping to provide assistance to Ukraine, by helping those affected by the recent war.
Mr Terzidis spoke to children about the modern humanitarian crisis as well as the ways with which anyone can help facing it. Children were able to hear a man, who has seen the misery closely, but did not close his eyes to the problem; he took action and — to the possible extent — helped in making life easier for people who are unhappy.
Motivated by his warmth to inspire the children’s desire to offer, Mr Terzidis had a meeting at our school with all the students participating in the group “Active Citizen in my country, in my country, in Europe, in the world”. At the initiative of Ms Vrontaki Anastasias and Ms Filipaki Kalliopi, Mr Terzidis spoke with the children in an extremely constructive dialogue and answered all their questions.
He focused particularly on his personal path in the field of volunteering and of helping the suffering person, explaining to the children that they in turn can offer to all those who are suffering.
On the same day, pupils participating in the programme “Ambassadors of the European Parliament Schools” interviewed Mr Terzidis on the radio station: “Radio Lichnari”. They discussed with him the current situation on the planet, the initiatives taken and the support the European Union has provided to Greece for both the recent refugee crisis and the war in Ukraine. This action was also organized and coordinated by the teachers of our school, Mr Vrontakis and Mr Philippakis.
We hope that our children, who with such admiration and interest listened to Mr. Terzidis, will become the lighthouse that will illuminate the lives of our fellow human beings who are suffering. May their lives and actions signify change in practice, offering our neighbor the obvious: clean water, food, access to health and education. Let’s each be the change we dream of…
