This subject was introduced for the first time as compulsory for A class students in the school year 2011-2012. The students worked in 14 groups of 4 or 5 to produce 27 booklets of approximately 8000 words each on different aspects of 6 subjects throughout the school year.

The subjects that the students worked on were the following:

CLASS A1: THE MOBILE TELEPHONE INSIDE AND OUT (1ST TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: D. Aggelidakis (IT Teacher), K. Christodoulou (EFL Teacher)

Group 1: ?The history, technical specifications and manufacturing materials of mobile telephones?

Group 2: ?Mobile telephone networks: How do they work and what services do they provide??

Group 3: ?Geopolitical, financial, social, environmental and health implications of the rapid growth in the use of mobile telephones worldwide.?

Group 4: ?The influence of the use of mobile telephones on interpersonal relations and the introduction of new social habits and written linguistic expression (Greeklish) in our daily life.?

CLASS A1: FASHION AND AESTHETICS (2ND TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: D. Aggelidakis (IT Teacher), K. Christodoulou (EFL Teacher)

Group 1: ?The subjectivity of Aesthetics: a journey through space and time?

Group 2: ?The imprint of modern role models and fashion trends on our bodies and souls?

Group 3: ?The position of the globalised clothes industry in our consumerism world?

Group 4: ?Fashion as a depiction of history and sociology?

CLASS A2: ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY (1ST TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: C. Papakonstantinou (Economics Teacher), S. Pavlidou (Greek Language Teacher)

Group 1: ?Telecommunications and Transport?

Group 2: ? Statues and Jewellery?

Group 3: ? Astronomy and Medicine?

Group 4: ? Music and Instruments?

Group 5: ?Inventions of Ancient Greek Civilization?

CLASS A2: HISTORY IN MUSICAL NOTES (2ND TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: C. Papakonstantinou (Economics Teacher), G. Houstoulaki (Greek Language Teacher)

Group 1: ?The Greek Musical Scene? (1980-2012)

Group 2: ?The Greek Song? (1950-1980)

Group 3: ?Traditional Greek Songs and Rembetiko? (1900-1975)

Group 4: ?The American and British Scenes? (1960-1980)

Group 5: ?The American and European Scenes? (1980-2012)

CLASS A3: FOOTBALL: SPORT OR INDUSTRY? (1ST TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: D. Kalaitzidis (Science Teacher), P. Kapelari (Greek Language Teacher)

Group 1: ?Corruption in football?

Group 2: ?The financial dimension of football?

Group 3: ?The commercial dimension of football?

Group 4: ?Women in modern football?

Group 5: ?Hooliganism, the causes and ways of facing a social problem?

CLASS A3: CHOCOLATE (2ND TERM)

Coordinating Teachers: D. Kalaitzidis (Science Teacher), P. Kapelari (Greek Language Teacher)

Groups 1 and 2: ?The manufacturing process of chocolate and its financial, environmental and social implications?

Groups 3 and 4: ?The financial and social dimension of chocolate?