Short documentary made by Junior High School students on the topic of establishing the Nea Ionia of Attica following the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922
Abstract
2022 marked 100 years since the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922, the displacement of the Greeks and their forced relocation to areas of Greece. One of those areas was Podarades in Attica district, which was later renamed Nea Ionia. During the 2021-2022 school year, at the 4th Junior High School of Nea Ionia Attica, we created a documentary, about 12 minutes long, entitled "Asia Minor Catastrophe 1922: from Ionia of Asia Minor to Nea Ionia of Attica". The creators of the documentary were a four-member student group, consisting of two female and two male students of the 3rd grade. Communication between members of the implementation team was established primarily via teleconference and e-mail. The students studied the historical events of the time, which are part of the study material of the History lesson curriculum of the 3rd grade of Junior High School. In addition, they practiced using digital tools. The free software OpenShot Video Editor and the free audio editing software Audacity were used to create the documentary. Students demonstrated eagerness and ingenuity in activities that differ from traditional teaching and experienced satisfaction in completing a challenging project. The documentary won the first prize in the 4th International Student Competition for Audiovisual and Digital Creation, "Your story is the story of your city", organized by the Educational Radio and Television broadcaster of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in collaboration with other agencies.
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