School visit on World Down Syndrome Day

Speaker: Gerovassiliou Chrysa
Participants: 8th Grade, 1st High School of Stavroupoli, 35 students

On the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day, we had the pleasure to host the 8th grade of the 1st High School of Stavroupoli.

Through a quiz we learned:
Nowadays, Down syndrome is also called ... Trisomy 21
People who have Down syndrome have... 47 chromosomes
Down syndrome as trisomy 21 was identified by... Jerome Lejeune

We spoke about concepts such as: empathy, awareness & inclusion, and the most important realization we made is that, in all situations, our most important tool is knowledge!

March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), the day when the Down syndrome community creates a unified global voice to advocate for the rights, inclusion and well-being of people with Down syndrome.

It is a day when we gather and organize activities to promote public awareness about the genetic disorder. The aim is to educate others about the importance of supporting our friends and family who have directly or indirectly experienced life with Down syndrome.