On Friday, October 4th, 2024, the 6th Sea Guardians Conference of the non-profit organization Safe Water Sports took place at the Floating Museum Neraida, with the support of the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, as well as the Panhellenic Painting Competition in collaboration with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

At the same time, awards were presented in collaboration with the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) to students who stood out during the Panhellenic Painting Competition on the theme "Rules for safety at sea and on the beach." During the conference, one school per region in Greece, as well as schools from Cyprus, were awarded for excelling in the Safe Water Sports e-learning educational program and the Skills Workshops during the 2023-2024 school year.

The schools that were distinguished for their participation in the Organization's educational program are:

Region of Attica:

26th & 29th Primary Schools of Acharnes – Iliana Teligianidou
3rd Primary School of Moschato – Kalliopi Manolakou
5th Kindergarten of Chaidari – Eugenia Argyroudi
Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace:

4th Primary School of Komotini – Evangelia Ambrasi
Region of Central Macedonia:

3rd Primary School of Efkarpia – Afentoulidou Panagiota, Karanisas Giorgos, Damianos Manousis
Primary School of Pella Prefecture – Eleni Kitsou, Panagiota Katerina, Ioannis Dapakis, Konstantinos Fragkos, Alexandra Theodorou, Savas Tailachidis
Promachoi Kindergarten – Styliani Theodoropoulou, Kyriaki Batsiou
Primary School of Neochorouda – Vasiliki Lyssa
Region of Crete:

1st Primary School of Gazi, Heraklion – Emanuela Tsampouraki
Region of Thessaly:

2nd Kindergarten of Karla, Ryzomylos – Vaia Tsiaka
22nd Primary School of Larisa – Christina Karanika
Region of Western Greece:

51st Primary School of Patras – Athina Kollyrou
Region of Peloponnese:

Primary School of Velo, Corinth – Kallari Athanasia
Region of Western Macedonia:

Primary School of Xirolimni – Vasiliki Govlitsioti
1st Primary School of Agia Paraskevi, Eordea – Anastasia Mangou
Region of the Ionian Islands:

1st Primary School of Corfu – Angeliki Gatsiou
Region of South Aegean:

6th Primary School of Rhodes – Maria Kontozamani
Primary School of Megisti (Kastellorizo) – Eugenia Karapantziou
Region of Central Greece:

1st Kindergarten of Karystos – Kyparissia Lykou, Maria Marathou, Aristi Zarbouti
Single-teacher Primary School of Exarchos, Fthiotida – Aristoula Tarpagou
Click here to watch the video showcasing the children’s work from the educational program.

The purpose of the awards is to ensure that the information and training provided to the students "reaches" as many children as possible.

Click here to watch the video showcasing the children’s work from the educational program.

Click here to watch the award ceremony.
Click here to see the work from the Panhellenic Painting Competition.

Sponsors of the Panhellenic Student Painting Competition: Arena, Playmobil
Founding Donor of the Educational Program: Stavros Niarchos Foundation