Ongoing Projects
HEALTH
Collaboration with
Spetses' Municipality and NKUA Medical School
Community Trust Spetses collaborates with the Municipality of Spetses and the Postgraduate Department of Disaster Medicine and Global Health at the Medical School of NKUA, aiming to strengthen the resilience of our local community in public health emergencies.
Through training seminars and capacity-building programs, we prepare our community to respond effectively to health crises, ensuring better preparedness and faster response during emergency situations.
Paediatric Office
Community Trust Spetses is the strategic partner of the Pediatric Clinic and prioritizes its operational support as a core mission.
The establishment of the Pediatric Clinic on Spetses addresses a long-standing local need, providing daily care to approximately 500 permanently residing children on the island and many more during the tourist season.
Through this partnership, we strengthen a vital service for local families and ensure all children have access to consistent, reliable, and immediate pediatric care.
ENVIRONMENT
Reduce single-use plastic
In collaboration with the Laboratory of Operational Environmental Policy and Management of the Department of Environment at the University of the Aegean, we are launching an important research initiative to map the current situation of plastic packaging waste from bottled water on the island of Spetses. This study aims to support better understanding, planning, and sustainable solutions for local waste management.
STAGE 1
Deliverables
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Recording of the current state of the water supply network, its potential and its specificities (traditional cisterns),
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Survey of the attitudes and perceptions of permanent residents, seasonal residents and visitors/tourists,
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Recording good practices and potential good practices,
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Design of alternative scenarios/proposals to raise awareness and reduce the consumption of single-use plastics on the island of Spetses.
The Spetses Thalassa Project
Read here
The Spetses Thalassa Project
Manifesto
Become a Citizen Scientist.
Map and manage pollution on Spetses.
Every logged item is a step toward a cleaner island.
Tap here for tracking waste
Get ready to join us for an exciting community project
and we need YOU!
We aren't just cleaning up once;
We’re committed for the long haul.
Here’s how you can get involved:
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Form a Team: Gather friends, family, or colleagues.
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Adopt a Spot: Choose a beach to protect.
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Quarterly Care: Commit to 4 clean-ups a year.
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Log & Inspire: Record what you find and share your impact with the community!
EDUCATION
Music Education Workshops by M.A.A.K.S.S. 2025-2026
Music Education Classes 2025–2026
Under the guidance of Ms. Maya Myriam Papageorgiou
Music Educator / Theatre Pedagogue
The following groups are available:
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Infants from 18 months to 3 years old with their caregivers
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Children from 3.5 to 10 years old
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Individuals with atypical development and their caregivers
We warmly welcome our youngest participants to explore structured and free movement, develop spatial awareness and body coordination, integrate into a group, enhance cooperation and listening skills, and, of course, have fun!
Following last year’s journey, where children discovered diverse melodies, rhythms, and languages through play songs from around the world, this year Music Academy of Anargyrios and Korgialenios Foundation presents a rich program of music education classes for children and individuals with non-typical development.
Music becomes play, discovery, and expression — through voice, movement, and imagination!
Course Outline
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My First Songs : Children 18 months – 3 years (with a parent/caregiver)
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Playing with Music : Children 3.5 – 5 years
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Discovering Songs and Melodies : Children 6 – 7 years
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Bringing Songs and Stories to Life : Children 8 – 10 years
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With Music and Songs : Individuals with non-typical development (with their companion)
Registration
Please send an email to musicacademy.akss@gmail.com including:
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Child’s name and date of birth
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Guardian’s name and phone number
Instructor
Mrs. Maya Miriam Papageorgiou | Music Educator / Theatre Pedagogue.
Classes begin: Saturday & Sunday, November 1–2, 2025 - Location: Building A, A.K.S.S.
Participation: Free of charge
The program is organized in collaboration with the Music Academy of Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses.
Improvisational Dance & Music Composition Workshop
The following group is available:
Children in 4th, 5th & 6th grade of Primary School.
What happens when music meets the body – and the body meets music?
In the workshop “Play, Move, Compose”, children will explore the magical world of movement and sound through games, improvisations, and small creative projects. They will experiment with rhythms, discover how their bodies can produce new sounds and musical phrases, and compose their own short musical ideas to accompany their physical expression.
No prior experience in dance or music is required. All that’s needed is imagination, curiosity, and the joy of play!
The program builds on last year’s music lessons, now enriched by the integration of movement. In this way, children experience how the two arts are not separate but communicate and complement one another.
Through group games, improvisations, and creative activities, we will create small pieces that unite music and movement – a unique mini performance of our own!
At the end of the workshop, the children will share their artistic experience with the island’s community – presenting a result entirely created by themselves.
An educational music program organized within the framework of the A.K.S.S. Music Academy, with the support of Community Trust Spetses.
Instructors:
Mrs. Anna Daskalou | Choreographer - Mr. George Andriotis | Composer
To register, kindly send an email to info@spetses.org including:
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Parent’s contact details (phone & email)
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Child’s name and
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Child’s grade level
Alternatively, you may call +30 6977215128 (Ms. Efthymia Psarakou).
The program is organized in collaboration with the Music Academy of Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses.
Educational program of inclusion in early childhood intervention.
The Programme is a programme of professional development for primary years carers and primary years educators to support the successful integration of children with disabilities into primary education and the community. Participants will learn how to create inclusive classroom environments and implement inclusive teaching practices for all children. The programme will be implemented by Dr. Soukakou Elena, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Roehampton, School of Education, United Kingdom, and
Dr. Touloumakos Anna, Assistant Professor of educational psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and Mrs. Yioula Mplesiou, responsible for the design of educational curriculum and teaching methods.
A synergy between Community Trust Spetses and Municipal Kindergarten of Spetses, with the support of educational organization Paixchnidagogeio.
Programme Activities
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12 Monthly seminars for preschool staff
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2 Community-based activities
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2 online meetings to support early childhood teachers
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Consultation meetings
Research
GOAL: Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of the programme.
Timeline
Phase 1: January 2024- August 2024
Phase 2: September 2024- June 2025
Phase 3: July 2025- January 2026
Community Events
The first community event under the "Inclusion for All" program was successfully held on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
This innovative educational program is aimed at the teachers of the municipal kindergarten of the Municipality of Spetses.
The third community event under the "Inclusion for All" program was successfully held on Saturday, November 8 , 2025.
This innovative educational program is aimed at the teachers of the municipal kindergarten of the Municipality of Spetses.
CULTURE
The Neighbourhood Library
The Street Library was created to bring books closer to everyone. In a time when access to reading and knowledge is more important than ever, we wanted to create a small, open space where books are free to travel – from hand to hand, from heart to heart.
How does it work?
It’s simple:
Take a book. Leave a book. Or just read for a while.
Read: Sit down, flip through a book, take a break.
Take: If something catches your eye, feel free to take the book home –
it’s yours, no cost, no catch.
Leave: Got books at home you no longer need?
Leave them here for someone else to enjoy.
The Street Library is a living space fueled by love, community, and sharing. We like to think that every book left here starts a new journey.
Are you a business owner?
If you own a shop, café, or space that loves the neighborhood and you'd like to host a Street Library outside your business, get in touch with us!
We’ll be happy to help you create your own little reading corner where stories can be shared freely.
📩 info@spetses.org - 📞 +30 6977215128
In collaboration with the General Lyceum of Spetses, students conduct a series of interviews with locals and visitors of the island, creating a vivid audio archive of oral testimonies.
The aim of the podcast is to record and highlight the experiences, stories, and memories of Spetses during the 1980s, offering a valuable bridge between the island’s past and present.