Marialena Bantola

I prioritize expression and creativity as the most crucial values in my life. As an educator, my goal is to encourage my students to explore their environment and express themselves. I highly value children's spontaneity and problem-solving abilities.

[ 09/2022 – Current ]

Early Childhood Educator

Kindergarten; "Το παιδικό όνειρο - To pediko oniro"

Country: Greece

• Working with children
• Non-formal education
• Classroom management
• Parent-teacher communication 5. Early childhood education
• Lesson planning

[ 11/2020 – 06/2021 ]

Educator

Working with Parents

Country: Greece

• Organization and implementation of cross-curricular activities for students in primary education.
• Selection of activities according to children's interests and needs.
• Main use of art in order to motivate creative expression.
• Teaching methods; learning by doing, cooperative learning, observations, inquiry-

based learning.

[ 09/2019 – 10/2019 ]

Historical File Assistant

"Aristotle" (Private entity in Florina)

Country: Greece

• Digitisation of historical file.
• File archiving and classification.
• Assigning arts-based activities to primary education students and providing guidance.

[ 03/2017 ]

Interactive Εvent- Devoted to World Storytelling Day

University of Western Macedonia

Responsible for the escort, safety, guidance and amusement of infants.

[ 08/2016 – 09/2020 ]

Undergraduate Degree in Early Childhood Education

University of Western Macedonia

Final grade: 9,03 (Excellent)

[ 10/2020 – 12/2021 ]

Dramatherapy College 

Evdokimos