Kick-off meeting of the International FairPlay Passport Olympia-Club, Excellence & Innovation. Even the longest journey begins with a single step. The first steps of the International FairPlay Passport Olympia Club were not timid, but decisive. People and schools from the five continents are coming together through an innovative educational program that unites everyone under the umbrella of Values and explores how they can be applied in everyday life, with students themselves being at the center. A program that aims to unite schools from diverse continents on an educational and cultural journey that promotes fair play as a way of life, through sport, creativity, and reflection, by creating an international network of schools. Today marked the first kick-off meeting and introduction of the dedicated Ambassadors, representing the program, the Operational Team, and the 15 schools from the 5 continents that have undertaken to become the pioneers of this initiative. Africa Saheti School South Africa Hellenic High School of Lubumbashi D.R. Congo Luanda International School Angola Hellenic Academy of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe America Abraham Lincoln School Argentina Socrates Academy North Carolina Francisco de Paula Santander Colombia Asia Stella Maris International School Malaysia Bukit Timah Primary School Singapore College St Joseph Lebanon Europe Gymnasium of Ancient Olympia Greece Upper Secondary School “Galilei-Vetrone” Italy Escola Basica No. 1 de Marim Portugal Primary School of Stavrakiou, Ioannina Greece Oceania Alphington Grammar School, Australia "Teenenagers worlwide united for the future of sport values" The journey has begun! With a point of reference and as the center being the cradle of all these values, which remain timeless and unchanged through the centuries, Ancient Olympia. Across five continents, your dedication, vision, and commitment to values showed that learning goes far beyond classrooms and borders. We would like to thank all the schools, Aristeides Panagiotopoulos Mayor of Ancient Olympia and Honorary President, for his support, Ioannis Psilopoulos General Director, the Scientific Committee, Gennaro Testa, Scientific Director, Clea Hatzistefanou–Papaellina Head of Education, the Ambassadors, Eda Caushi – Ambassador Europe, Silvia Dalotto – Ambassador America, Arnaud Richard – Ambassador of French-speaking schools, Hassan M. Khachfe – Ambassador of Innovation, Nicholas Chan – Ambassador of Asia & Oceania (Ambassadors Coordinator), Tiago Viegas – Ambassador of Portuguese & Spanish speaking schools, Fred Queck Representative of Fair Play Asia, Georgios Vlachos- Ambassador of Africa, and our Operational Team, Lila Szijj, Strategic Advisor, Penelope Amelidou, Operation and Partnerships, Andreas Panagopoulos and Michalis Mertzianidis , Communication and Marketing, Denise Panagopoulou and Sofia Ceretta and Antonios Chrysanthakopoulos, Coordination and Project Management. Thank you all for your competence, passion, commitment and participation.
