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 […]
Life at school: A Christmas themed park in front of our school
Pedion tou Areos park, like every year, it has been dressed up in its Christmas mood. Wooden small houses with a lot of traditional Greek treats, spiced red wine, arcades, Christmas souvenirs and gifts…and of course a lovely ice-skating rink to experience under the cheerful Christmas songs. Just in front of our school, it is […]
Life at school: A Christmas celebration in our school
Yesterday, we had a special Christmas celebration in our school: Christmas music, Christmas ornaments workshop and of course a great variety of savory, sweet treats and traditional Greek white wine “Moschophilero” were here. Some of our special traditional Greek Christmas treats: Melomakarono – Μελομακάρονο (an egg-shaped cookie made mainly from flour, olive oil, walnuts, honey […]
Life at school: In our small garden
Our garden in our school in Athens with the variety of plants and herbs is a very precious aspect of our building, as it offers a great opportunity to all of our students to enjoy the good Athens’ sunny weather. They usually choose to have their breaks during lessons here. When they have some further […]
Life at school: Climbing on Lycabettus
A must to go central location in Athens is a visit to the hill of Lycabettus. Sophia our young student from Australia climbed to the top of the hill with other students and enjoyed the magnificent view . More than that she had the opportunity to taste one of her favorite prickly pear, though out […]
Life at school:Konstantinos volunteering at the school
Our very good and young student after finshing his one month long lessons offered to support our work at the school. He helped us by translating in German several texts which we use for our presentations on Greek cultural subjects like Greek Diet, History of the Evolution of Greek Language etc.
Life at school: Practicing Greek dances in a Tavern
Our young students from an Italian secondary school had been taught by our teacher Vassiliki to dance hassaposerviko, one of the quick Greek traditional dances. Two hours was enough for them to feel confident and so they asked to practice it in a real Greek environment. This is what they did during the farewell dinner […]
Out of class activities: visiting one more museum
As a part of our morning courses, we visit twice per month a museum or a place with historical/cultural importance. Last week, in our school in Athens, we visited with our students the Cycladic Museum which houses a notable collection of artifacts of Cycladic art. The students had the opportunity to see small-scale, marble figurines […]
Proud of our students: our Ukrainian student volunteer
Our evening lessons’ student, Maria, has been the main theme in an article of one of the most well-known Greek newspapers, Kathimerini. The reason: She with another four ladies has managed to create a request an aid of some Greek organizations and give a shelter to thousands of her compatriots. You may find the full […]