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!
Proud of our students – award of two B2 diplomas (Brigitte & Tang)
Last month we were very happy to award our B2 diplomas to two very good students at the end of a very joyful dinner at a nearby traditional ouzomezedopoleio. Brigitte from Switzerland and Tang from China after 4 months at our School had passed successfully their exams with very high grades. The certificates were given […]
Proud of our students – Francisco the famous poet & sculptor from Italy
One more poet at our school! This time, it is Francisco Cordoba a famous poet and sculptor, Costa Rican born but living and creating in Italy. He registered to improve his Greek while he speaks 4 more languages. Last week he spoke at the inaugural ceremony of the international OLYMPIC’ARTS exhibition organized in Zappeion.(one may […]
Life in Athens: A lot of important cultural events in Athens in October – Herodion
In contrary with a lot of other European cities, October in Athens does not necessarily remind of a Fall season, but more of an extension to the beautiful Greek summer. Our cultural organisations and places always grab this opportunity to offer a great variery of outdoor cultural events such as this consequence of the music […]
Life at school: Tsiknopempti party at our school (throwback post)
We ate pork skewers (kalamakia – souvlakia) which were accompanied by starters, salads, wine and beverages! Though it is a meat eating day, we also respected our vegetarian or vegan students, providing a variety of options. We also had great party music on the background as well as several confetti and masque items to embrace […]
Teaching Greek our way: An experiential lesson in a clothes store
Yesterday, a practical lesson in a clothes store has been lead by our teacher Nikolina. The three students’ beginners’ group have make their attempts to have their basic conversations in a real life environment while practicing all the apparel – related words in Greek Here are some of them: The clothes -> Τα ρούχα το […]