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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elementary schools in Cyprus have adopted 1,000 ships in almost two decades, as part of an international awareness campaign initiated by the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the island\u2019s main ship-owning umbrella organisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo date, a thousand CSC member ships have been adopted by 1,000 primary schools in Cyprus, engaging 20,000 pupils since 2006, getting to know all about shipping and the sea from a young age,\u201d said Thomas Kazakos, Director General of the CSC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are the future of Cyprus shipping,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pupils are assigned a Cyprus-flag or Cyprus-managed ship and they engage with the captain or a senior officer, exchanging emails on a weekly basis, and plotting the vessel\u2019s journeys around the world.<\/p>\n
The \u201cAdopt a Ship\u201d programme was initiated by the CSC and the non-profit Cyprus Maritime Environmental Protection Association (CYMEPA), in 2006 to bring together elementary schools and seafarers on board ships operated by CSC members.<\/p>\n
Since then, the programme has been adopted by other seafaring nations as well, creating a unique educational experience aimed at bringing primary school pupils and high school students closer to the world of shipping, learning about safety at sea and becoming the future recruits in the maritime industry.<\/p>\n
Marking the milestone occasion, an event took place on Wednesday at the Columbia Plaza in Limassol, attended by Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanoli, a representative from the Ministry of Education, 100 pupils and 14 teachers from five different elementary schools in Limassol.<\/p>\n
The programme is also as part of the Chamber\u2019s activities for the 35th anniversary since its establishment in 1989. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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