In the educational program ‘’Lesvos Geopark: From Tethys to the Aegean’’, the children make a journey of 300 million years though 90 kilometers, starting from Mytilene and reaching the protected area of the Petrified Forest, exploring the geosites of Lesvos Geopark, its rocks, the volcanic phenomenon and their relationship with the culture of Lesvos.

Lesvos Geopark is an important geological, ecological and cultural monument of the Earth. It consists of geosites of unique value and importance such as volcanoes, large geological folds, important fossil sites, etc., which students visit, observe and record along the way. Arriving in Western Lesvos, they discover the secrets of the Petrified Forest, which is a fossilized ecosystem, 20 million years old and record its observations on the vegetation, climate  and geological changes and palaeogeographical evolution of the Aegean region.

The program includes:

• Discussion about the geosites and the geological and natural monuments of the Lesvos Geopark along the route Mytilene – Petrified Forest.

• Recording on the geological map of Lesvos of the geosites and geological monuments of the Lesvos Geopark along the route Mytilene – Petrified Forest.

• Discussion on basic concepts such as earth structure, lithospheric plates, volcanism, volcanic rocks, Petrified Forest, etc, with the help of the educational application ‘’Petrified Forest of Lesvos’’.

• Gathering information from the exhibits and models of the permanent exhibitions of the Museum for the geosites and the geological monuments of the Lesvos Geopark.

• Recording the findings in the special educational cards.

• Composition of observations and drawing conclusions.

• Recording of proposals for their utilization with the principles of sustainability.