Presenting our school

The 1st Lyceum of Giannitsa is an upper secondary school

situated in Giannitsa, about 50 km from Thessaloniki.

It consists of about 400 students, who live in the

centre of the city and come to Lyceum after

spending three years at one of the local Junior

High Schools. Their age ranges from 15

up to 18.Students of the third grade. Vienne, Dec. 2012

Staff

Constantia Palamouti, vice principal

Paschalis Paschalidis, vice principal

Eftichia Romba, secretary

George Ketikidis, principal

Teachers of 1st Lyceum of Giannitsa

According to Greek education system, in the first grade of Lyceum all students attend general interest compulsory lessons:

Ancient Greek Language and LiteratureModern Greek Language and LiteratureHistoryEnglish / German/French LanguageAlgebraGeometryPhysicsChemistryBiologyEconomic TheoriesReligious EducationPhysical EducationProject

In the second grade of Lyceum all students attend the subjects below:

Ancient Greek Language and LiteratureModern Greek Language and LiteratureHistoryEnglish / German LanguageMathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyReligious EducationPhysical Education

In the third grade of Lyceum all students attend the subjects below:

Ancient Greek LanguageHistorySociologyMathematicsPhysicsBiologyModern Greek Language and LiteratureEnglish / German /French LanguageReligion EducationPhysical Education

Directions

In the second and third grade, the students also attend compulsory lessons of one of the three directions below:

Classic DirectionAncient Greek Language, Latin Language, Modern Greek Literature,

History, Philosophy, Law Studies

Scientific DirectionMathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Technologic DirectionMathematics, Physics, Communication Technology, Business Managing

After completing 3 year schooling, students are examined on a nationwide scale and are admitted to universities according to their choice and their level of performance in the subjects of

their direction. Each lesson has a difficult factor, depending on the direction that the student has chosen and the university.

Apart from the compulsory lessons, the students of the second andthird grade have to attend one of following lessons of their choice:- Information Technology- Foreign Language (French, German)- Line / Freehand Drawing- Astronomy- European Literature- Economic Theories

School facilities

Our school provides sports facilities: a gym and outdoor fields for volleyball and basketball.

The school has also a technology room, which provides ample multimedia theatre and conference facilities, two laboratories, a

chemistry room and a library.

Chemistry lab Library roomTechnology room

Physics labTeachers’ room I T lab

Schoolactiviti

es

Students ofthe threegrades havealso the opportunityto take partin activities such as

sports… Girls’ football team.Prefecture Champion, Feb. 2013

Boys’ Basketball teamPrefecture Champion, Feb. 2013

Girls’ volleyball team.Prefecture Champion, March 2013

Boys’ handball teamPrefecture Champion, Feb. 2013

…environmental…

“I want my school green”

…and artistic activities.

Our students also take part in various competitions such

as mathematics, chemistry, physics,

biology, poetry, music. Every year they part in the

competition of the Greek Youth Parliament.

Team participating in the Panhellenic Students’ Debate

Competition, 2013

Preparing for the Physics Competition

The european profile of our school

Our school participates in european programmes and

competitions, such as Euroscola. The last two years

students of our school were selected to become members of the European Parliament at the Parliament’s premises in

Strasbourg.Thomai Sarali, Efterpi Michailidou, Rania Romanidou,

in Strasburg, 2012

Stathis Vasiliadis (centre) with european friends, Strasburg, 2013

The Comenius Project

70 members of our school (teachers and students) take part in the Comenius Project: “Been there, done that as a young european citizen

(2012-2014)”, which enhances and increases partnership between schools in different EU Member States and encourages language learning, services and better teaching techniques and practices.

Teachers participating in the Comenius Project:P. Pachalidis, S. Karipidis, S. Velissaris, A. Ignatiadou, E. Iliadou,

V. Albanoglou, M. Athanasiou, M. Tourptsoglou, F. Gramouseni, Th. Grammatikou, C. Gargalas, E. Taiganidou

In Belgium, Nov. 2012

In Germany, March 2013