The director of a detention center in Greece is using television to teach the young men there who have no other way to get an education.

希腊一所拘留中心的负责人正在用电视教育那里的年轻人，他们没有其他办法接受教育。

Petros Damianos is the director of the school at Greece's Avlona Special Youth Detention Center.

彼得罗斯·达米亚诺斯是希腊阿夫洛纳特别青年拘留中心这所学校的负责人。

He started the school in 2000.

他于2000年创办了这所学校。

The men held at the detention center are between the ages of 18 to 25.

拘留中心的男子年龄在18到25岁之间。

Attendance at the voluntary school became popular.

参加志愿学校的人越来越多。

By September 2020, 96 percent of the prisoners had signed up.

到2020年9月，96%的囚犯已经报名。

Students can earn graduation certificates similar to any Greek school.

学生可以获得类似于任何希腊学校的毕业证书。

Teaching follows the national rules for education from grade school up to college levels.

教学遵循从小学到大学的国家教育规则。

But, in-person classes were canceled because of restrictions meant to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

但是，由于为防止新型冠状病毒的传播而采取的限制措施，面对面上课被取消了。

In addition, internet connections are not permitted at the center.

此外，该中心不允许上网。

So, Damianos decided to create a TV channel to teach the young men.

因此，达米亚诺斯决定创建一个电视频道来教这些年轻人。

"Our teachers couldn't reach the kids like they reach all other kids in Greece," said Damianos.

达米亚诺斯说：“我们的老师无法像帮助希腊所有其他孩子那样帮助这些孩子。”

"This was a big problem, a very big problem that seemed almost insurmountable."

“这是一个大问题，一个看起来几乎无法克服的非常大的问题。”

Education can be an important tool that prisoners can use to improve their lives.

教育可以成为囚犯改善生活的重要工具。

Many of Avlona's prisoners have never graduated and or even completed early grades.

阿夫洛纳监狱的许多囚犯没有毕业，甚至没有完成初等学业。

"Our students are those who...before they got to prison, the education system expelled them," Damianos said.

“我们的学生……在他们进监狱之前，教育系统就把他们开除了。”达米亚诺斯说道。

"These kids are kids we didn't catch in time.

“这些孩子是我们没有及时抓住的。

To whom we as a society, when we should have, didn't give what we should have given."

作为一个社会团体，在我们应该给予的时候，却没有给予他们我们应该给予的。”

With the help of friends with technical knowledge,

在有技术知识的朋友的帮助下，

Damianos was able to create a TV channel to broadcast classes.

达米亚诺斯能够创建一个电视频道来播放课程。

Nikos Karadosidis is Avlona's music teacher.

尼科斯·卡拉多西迪斯是阿夫洛纳监狱的音乐老师。

He used his experience from technical work on musical performances and YouTube teaching videos to learn how to use the equipment for the channel.

他利用自己在音乐表演和YouTube视频教学方面的技术工作经验，学习如何使用该频道的设备。

"I very quickly realized that this whole thing is essentially DIY," Karadosidis explained.

卡拉多西迪斯解释说：“我很快就意识到，这整个东西本质上是DIY的。”

"Do it yourself, with whatever materials you have, with whatever tools you have, to try to do the best you can."

“自己动手，用你所有的材料，用你所有的工具，努力做到最好。”

With the help of donations, volunteers and online orders, the employees collected the equipment they needed.

在捐款、志愿者和网上订单的帮助下，员工们收集了他们需要的设备。

A classroom in the prison was changed into a studio with a video camera.

监狱里的一间教室被改成了一间带有摄像机的工作室。

One month later, the channel was ready.

一个月后，频道准备好了。

It was named Prospathados TV, which means "Trying TV" in the Greek language.

它被命名为Proathados TV，在希腊语中意思是“尝试电视”。

The prisoners could watch the new channel on their televisions.

囚犯们可以在他们的电视上看到新频道。

The first program was a half-hour math class.

第一个课程是半个小时的数学课.

Now the channel operates 24 hours a day.

现在这个频道一天24小时播放。

It continuously shows six hours of pre-recorded classes during the week,

它连续播放每周6小时的预录课程，

and eight hours of classes on the weekend.

以及周末8小时的课程。

Teachers record new classes each day with subjects like math, economics and music.

老师每天记录新的课程，包括数学、经济学和音乐。

Karadosidis works at night and broadcasts the classes the next day.

卡拉多西迪斯晚上工作，第二天播课程。

Going to class provides more than just an education.

上课提供的不仅仅是一种教育。

School is a short escape from the difficulties of prison life.

上学是对监狱生活困难的短暂逃避。

Based on the prison's rules, prisoners can only be identified by the first letter of their first and last name.

根据监狱的规定，囚犯只能通过其姓和名的首字母来识别身份。

M.S. is a 21-year-old who earned his high school diploma in Avlona.

21岁的M.S.在阿夫洛纳监狱获得了高中文凭。

He has two years left in his sentence for stealing and beatings.

他因偷窃和殴打罪入狱，还有两年刑满。

He is now taking college-level classes at the school in photography and similar arts.

他现在正在该学校学习摄影和类似艺术方面的大学水平课程。

He says the TV channel has become popular.

他说这个电视频道很受欢迎。

"School is something different.

“学校是不一样的。

It's a bit more human than the rest of the prison," said M.S.

它比监狱的其他地方更有人情味。”M.S.说。

"We come here and we joke around with our teachers.

“我们来到这里，和老师开玩笑。

They take care of us…It's a bit like a family."

他们照顾我们……我们好像家人一样。”

Once the coronavirus crisis is over,

一旦冠状病毒危机结束，

Damianos would like to expand the channel to include documentaries and other programs for teaching.

达米亚诺斯希望扩大频道的内容，包括纪录片和其他教学节目。

While the TV channel is a temporary answer to a problem,

虽然电视频道只是暂时解决问题的办法，

he knows that televised classes are not the same as in-person classes.

但他知道电视授课和面对面授课是不一样的。

"Let's be honest, the channel can't replace the education that takes place in school," Damianos said.

达米亚诺斯说：“老实说，电视频道无法取代学校教育。

"It is very important, but it is not enough."

“这很重要，但还不够。”

I'm Armen Kassabian.

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