Life at school – Kourabiedes
Kourabiedes are a traditional Greek cookie-like dessert with a unique flavor. They are made mainly from butter, flour, sugar and almonds, and their characteristic feature is that they are sprinkled with powdered sugar, which gives them a white, sweet surface. Their texture is crispy on the outside and melty on the inside, mainly due to […]
Life at school – Cooking melomakarona
We are excited that today we cooked at our school with our students. After the end of the lessons, our philologist, Nancy, introduced our students to the Christmas sweets that we usually eat in Greece during this festive season and then they cooked the most famous one, melomakarona. They followed the recipe – written in […]
Life at School – Decorating the Christmas Tree party
As December begins, the festive spirit is in full swing at our school! To welcome the holiday season, we organized a heartwarming celebration filled with music, dancing, and, of course, an array of delicious food. Our culinary spread featured traditional Greek Christmas treats, including melomakarona, kourabiedes, and diples, alongside savory all-time favorites like spinach pies […]
Our neighbourhood in Athens: Experience the Magic of Christmas at Pedion tou Areos – Right in Front of Our School!
This holiday season, the Pedion tou Areos park, located directly in front of our Greek School Alexander, has been transformed into a dazzling Christmas Village, offering a truly magical experience. The Attica Region has prepared an unforgettable celebration filled with festive activities and attractions for everyone to enjoy. Here’s what you can expect: The park’s […]
Life at school: October 28th – Anniversary of OXI (NO) Day
The Chronicle of October 28, 1940 In the early hours of October 28, 1940, the Italian government, through its ambassador in Athens, Emanuele Grazzi, issued an ultimatum to Greece. Delivered personally to Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas at his home in Kifissia, the ultimatum demanded free passage for Italian troops through the Greek-Albanian border. The […]
Life at school: November 17, 2024, we honoured the legacy of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising
This Sunday, Athens commemorated the 51st anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising with a powerful three-day tribute culminating in the November 17th march. The Polytechnic uprising of 1973 remains a symbol of the fight for democracy and resistance against oppression, and this year, over 25,000 participants gathered to remember the bravery of the students and […]
Understanding Greece: the Marathon -A Historic Endurance Race
The marathon is a long-distance running race officially set at 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles), now a staple of the modern Olympic Games. While ancient Greece didn’t have a specific race of this distance, the concept was introduced by French philologist Michel Bréal (1832-1915). He convinced Pierre de Coubertin to include it in the first modern […]
Our neighbourhood in Athens: Welcome to our vibrant academic Athenian oasis!
Our school is ideally located at Mavrommataion 25, in the heart of Athens, offering an unparalleled combination of accessibility, culture, and academic richness. Situated directly opposite the stunning Pedion tou Areos Park, our location provides a peaceful and inspiring environment. This iconic park is more than just a green space—it is an open-air glyptotheque filled […]
Out of class activities: Avenue of Heroes – Pedion tou Areos
The Pedion tou Areos is the largest public grove in Athens and is ideal for a walk. So one afternoon, after the end of our lessons, together with our students we enjoyed a walk in the grove. The park is opposite our school and its name means camp of Mars – the same name as […]
Out of class activities:Visiting a museum in Athens – Plato’s Academy Digital Museum
One of the nicest extracurricular activities of our educational program is visiting one of the museums of Athens. This time our students, accompanied by our teacher Nancy, visited the Plato Academy digital museum. The Plato Academy Digital Museum opened for the first time in 2015. It is a small building, located just outside the Plato […]