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Greece
1,200 Children Migrants and Refugees Complete First School Trimester in Greece
Over 1,200 children migrants and refugees completed their first trimester in school, according to the International Migration Organisation (IMO). IMO said that 35 school buses transfer every day children from 13 hosting centers throughout the country to the closest...
Education
The Plan for Refugee Reception Classes at Greek Schools
The ministries of education and migration presented the education plan for refugee children. The program is based on the suggestions of a team of scientists who gathered their findings together in May 2016.
The plan is as follows:
Primary and secondary education reception...
Greece
Penal Action Against Oraiokastro's Racist School Parents and Mayor
Prosecutor Syrmo Kakali of Thessaloniki's Court of First Instance intervened following a decision by the Parents and Guardians Association of the elementary school of Oraiokastro to stage a sit-in at the school. The parents decided to stage the occupation...
Education
Refugee Students Attend First Day of Classes at the Intercultural School
The first bell rang for students around Greece on Monday, including refugees living in the country. As every year, the annual tradition of the blessing of schools and handing out of school books took place. The Athens News Agency...
Education
Thessaloniki Mayor Approves Chinese School
Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris decided upon the creation of a Chinese language school/institute in Macedonia. A Chinese delegation met with Boutaris to discuss ways to ensure that their children can have greater exposure to the Chinese language.
Boutaris responded to...
Education
School Year Starts Today in Greece
The school year for primary and secondary students starts today across Greece. Priests and politicians visit schools for the ceremonious first-day holy blessing event. Students will receive their books and meet their teachers.
However, this school year starts with a shortage...
Education
Greek Minister of Education Mulls Over Extension of School Year
The Greek school year may soon be longer, according to statements made by the Greek Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, in a Sunday newspaper interview.
"I feel that there are too many holidays. Students should learn more, and should learn...
Greece
Greek Children Access the Internet from Age Four
Before they even learn to spell the alphabet, young children in Greece surf the Internet on a daily basis.
A survey conducted by the Safe Internet Awareness Centre in Greece shows that 2 out of 10 kindergarten children (aged 4-6)...