Maria Dimou

I am a professional teacher of Drama and French Language and Literature in the Greek public educational system. I have an extensive experience in teaching those subjects to primary and high-school students and adults as well. I also hold a Master in Cultural Management which allowed me to focus on the recent cultural history of Delphi, the city where I live and work, and its further conveyance to the school society through various educational and cultural programs that I have designed and implemented.

I strongly believe that cultural and educational programs hold a soft power that promotes our personal and social wellbeing. I admire and have engaged in the study of the case of the Delphic Idea: a practical philosophy system for leading a life full of creativity and harmony, proposed by the prominent Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos and his wife Eva Palmer in the 1920-30s. As such, I feel very privileged that am the founding member of the Delphi-based team Mind the Minds which was established in 2020 when 6 individuals from different parts of Greece and diverse backgrounds decided to work together in order to support Greek inventors and patentees.