Maria Katsampa

Maria Katsampa is a graduate of the Department of Early Childhood Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and has been working as a kindergarten teacher in public education since 2002. She holds a Master’s degree in “Education Studies” from the Hellenic Open University, excelling in her thesis titled “Design and Evaluation of Educational Digital Stories for the Learning Approach of Patterns in Kindergarten Mathematics.” She also holds a Volunteer Sister Certificate from the Hellenic Red Cross. Maria is a poet and has published the poetry collection “I Am Afraid.” Her poems “Twin Hearts,” “When You Come Close,” “What a Dream,” and “Goodbye” have been set to music. She is an amateur visual artist, and with her piece “Life,” she is participating in a group exhibition for the first time.