The Greek Awareness Centre is proud to announce that the children’s book and homonymous project ‘The Internet Farm’ authored by Dr Veronica Samara, Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) coordinator, and Mr George Kormas, Helpline responsible, was among the 12 good practices included in the second edition of the ‘Media Literacy in Europe: the crucial role of parents in media education’ publication of the Evens Foundation, following its ‘Evens Foundation EU Grant for Media Literacy 2014’ distinction.
The media literacy publication focuses on the role that parents play in the media education of their children, a responsibility often outsourced to the teachers and or/media educators. In this framework, ‘The Internet Farm’ was chosen among the good and inspiring practices from all over Europe that raise parents’ interest in the media activities of their children. In particular, the project initiates children of kindergarten and primary school age into important rules of internet usage while supporting the very active role of (grand) parents and educators in empowering minors to use interactive media ethically, constructively and safely.