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I recommend it to every educator<\/em>,&#8221; says a teacher from a primary school in Northern Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 2021, METAdrasi, with the support of UNICEF Greece, has been bringing Akelius\u2014a digital language learning course\u2014to schools across Greece. Students with refugee and migrant backgrounds, Romanies, and others from all regions of the country now have the opportunity to learn Greek, English, and other subjects through Akelius\u2019 interactive activities, images, and sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Since the program began, it has supported:<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0f More than 60 schools across mainland Greece and the islands<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0f More than 5,000 students<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0f Hundreds of teachers and Refugee Education Coordinators (RECs) through training on the Akelius Digital Language Learning Course<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc In October 2025 alone, more than 300 teachers and principals participated in METAdrasi\u2019s training seminars, while more than 100 Refugee Education Coordinators and Education Advisors took part\u2014both online and in person\u2014in seminars totaling 20 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf All of this is driven by one shared goal: to support the smooth integration of every student into school and the wider society.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Akelius Digital Language Learning Course was developed in 2017 by the Akelius Foundation in collaboration with UNICEF to support language acquisition and social integration for refugee and migrant children.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26114575 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/en\/akelius-learning-greek-building-bridges\/metadrasi_akelius_1-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/METAdrasi_Akelius_1-819x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Metadrasi -\" title=\"Metadrasi -\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/en\/akelius-learning-greek-building-bridges\/metadrasi_akelius_2-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/METAdrasi_Akelius_2-819x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Metadrasi -\" title=\"Metadrasi -\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/en\/akelius-learning-greek-building-bridges\/metadrasi_akelius_3-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metadrasi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/METAdrasi_Akelius_3-819x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Metadrasi -\" title=\"Metadrasi -\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I use Akelius with my students\u2014most recently with a class of adult refugees. 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