Teaching Greek our way: hike and learn greek on the mountain of Hymettus
Hymettus is one of the three mountains that surround the Attica basin. It borders to the north with Agia Paraskevi and to the south with Voula and Vari, while it is very close to Cholargos, Zografou, Kaisariani and Byron. It is a beautiful natural landscape suitable for hiking in nature with rich flora and fauna. […]
Teaching Greek our way: Summer in Athens – Educational trip to Sounio
We decided with the students to go on small excursions in nature, combining our lesson with the enchanting landscape of Greece. This time our destination was Sounio! Sounio is the name of the cape located at the southernmost end of the prefecture of Attica. Its coasts are rocky and steep. Sounio is known because of […]
Proud of our staff- Our school travels to Toulouse
As you may already know we are actively participating in the Erasmus+ educational programs and every year we accept many students through these programs. This year for the first time we are participating in an educational program for learning French in our own staff! So in May, when we were celebrating the Orthodox Easter in […]
Out of class activities: Eat like a Greek at a Cretan restaurant
Our Alexander Greek School students had a delightful dining experience at a charming Cretan restaurant in the heart of Athens, just a stone’s throw away from our school! It was a wonderful coincidence that the 3 students who joined us share a common background – all of Greek origin with Greek fathers and family names, […]
Proud of our students – poets from all over the world in our school in 2023
What common has Natalia from Chile, Miracle from Catalan, Francisco from Italy and the two friends Elisabeth from the U.S.A. & Safaa from Egypt? They are all worldwide poets and they were all students in our Greek language and culture school in Athens within 2023. In the bustling city of Athens, our Greek language and […]
Proud of our students – Safaa and Elisabeth the worldwide famous poets from Egypt and U.S.A.
In May 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting two distinguished individuals, Safaa Fathy and Elizabeth Willis, who are renowned poets, filmmakers, and scholars with impressive educational backgrounds spanning across the globe. Safaa Fathy: Safaa Fathy, an accomplished Egyptian poet, documentary filmmaker, playwright, and essayist, captivates audiences with her profound insights and artistic prowess. Having […]
Life at school – Polysporia day
Our director’s story about today’s Orthodox Christian tradition: “This morning I ate with my grandson the traditional polysporia soup, a soup made of all cereals, following a tradition of thousands of years: The Day of polysporia – The Greek version of Thanksgiving Day. It is a major religious day for the Orthodox Christians, 21/11 as […]
Life at school – Ignatio attends a special Greek language event
“The Use of the Greek Language in Student Fraternities and US Universities” Our director has invited our Spanish student Ignatio to attend with him the speech by Academician Prof. Emmanuel E. Gdoutos on the above topic, which took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 19:00 at the Ceremonies’ Hall of the Academy Building (28 […]
Proud of our staff: Nancy’s contribution to the revision of “Γνωρίζεις ήδη Ελληνικά” book
We, as a school supported the revision of Γνωρίζεις ήδη Ελληνικά (=you already know Greek) book. Our teacher, Nancy Kapasakali, coordinated the new edition of the above well known textbook which is published and distributed by ALPHA PUBLICATIONS. The book covers the need of beginners (levels A1 and A2) since 2010 and is being used […]
Out of class activities: eat like a Greek
Yesterday we had our really fun out of class activity “Eat like a Greek” in a “locals favorite” restaurant (tsipouradiko)A variety of mezedes, some tsipouro, a live Greek music band and our smiles were our secret ingredients for this awesome night!