The Opening Ceremony of the new school year, as well as the inauguration of the Safe Mooring Station, took place on 13th September in an atmosphere of pride and joy.
The Opening Ceremony was blessed by the Venerable Metropolitan Bishop of Chios, Psara and Oinousses, Mr. Markos. Distinguished guests were honoured, namely a) H.E. Mr. Panagiotis Pikrammenos – former Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, b) the coordinator of the Group of Foundations “Initiative 21” – Mr. Ioannis Manos, c) the Vice-President of South-East Europe, Black Sea and Adriatic of Bureau Veritas – Mrs. Paillette Palaiologou, d) the Vice-President for Greece of Lloyds Register – Mrs. Elina Papageorgiou, d) the Marine Director of Intertanko – Mr. Philip Belcher and Koronakis S.A. The company was represented by its co-founder Mrs. Maria Koronakis who, on top of the necessary equipment for the “safe mooring” station, offered a scholarship to an excelling student.
During the event, we were honoured to have officially received the ISO 9001:2015 Certification, as a further token of appreciation of our commitment towards top quality educational services.
On occasion of the Holy Cross celebration at Kardamyla, our students had the opportunity to attend the Mass before visiting “Maria’s Home”, where in the presence of our Captain, a consecration ceremony took place for the beginning of the school year. Specific reference was made to the anniversary celebration of 10 years since the establishment of the Campus.
On 26th August, a delegation of our students participated in the commemorative celebration of the Day of Remembrance of the Lost Merchant Seamen of World War II (1939-1945). The event was organized by the Regional Unit of Chios and took place in the Maritime Museum of Chios.
On 7th and 8th August, a two-day summer sailing was organized with our training yacht m.y. “Mania”. Upon arrival at Oinousses island, the students visited the local Maritime Museum, and whilst in Kardamyla they strolled around the nautical village and visited “Maria’s Home”. As part of the sailing exercise, our students had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the newly installed GMDSS equipment and its use. The station consists of all the required navigation instruments and equipment to facilitate training and knowledge.
