Two very good students of ours, Farzaneh and Behnam from Iran, gave us a wonderful gift, which we will place in our section of Homer’s books in the library of our school in Athens. Last week, they brought us a book of splendid printing quality with the Persian translation of Hom
We present you the word “telephone” in 13 languages. Greek Τηλέφωνο English Telephone French Téléphone Ukrainian Телефон Polish Telefon Romanian Telefon German
A Greek invention! As a matter of fact, 22 years ago, the Greek poet Michael Mitras suggested to the Greek Writers’ Society the introduction of a day for the celebration of poetry. 21st of March, the day of the spring equinox, was selected. In 2000, the famous writer Vas. Vasili
Chania is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece and not without a reason. The majestic Balos beach, the Venetian harbor with its famous light house, the old city, the impressive Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary are only some of the places that will sat
Mikis Theodorakis is probably the most important modern Greek composer. Throughout his long and successful career, he has written more than 1000 songs, such as music for plays, film scores, hymns, cantatas and operas. One of his most popular works, however, is his composition for the
Clean Monday sets the beginning of the Lent as well as the end of “Apokries” (Halloween). It was named like that because Christians are supposed to “clean” themselves spiritually and physically. Clean Monday is the beginning of the fasting period for the Christ
On March 1st, we celebrated the arrival of spring the traditional Greek way! Our students and teachers wore bracelets made of red and white threads, which are said to protect from the sunburn! A small celebration took place afterwards, where we talked about the Greek customs an
Strefi hill is a verdant scenery from which one may enjoy panoramic view of the city of Athens. The hill’s former name was “Aghesmos” and it belonged to the Strefi family. For many years – during the 19th and 20th centuries- the hill was a quarry, that ceased i
UNESCO has established the celebration of the Mother Tongue Day in order to increase the global interest for all the mother tongues. In our school we have students who speak in many different mother tongues. More specifically, right now we have students who speak more than 10 mother t
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is probably the greatest museum of the country and one of the most important museums in the world, in terms of ancient art. As part of their educational program, our students visit a museum every second week, in order to get in closer touch