New Introduction: Information about the school unit & the...
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Introduction: Information about the school unit & the city November 2011 Th. Boulieris English Language Teacher
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Introduction:
Information about the school unit& the city
November 2011Th. Boulieris
English Language Teacher
A few words about our City:Our school is situated in the West district of Greece;
in the capital city of prefecture of Achaia, Patra.
Click here to have a panoramic view of the city of Patras
Patra is an old port with a long history serving the commercial needs of central Greece as well as connecting us to Italy and the Ionian islands. Its population is about 214.000 people.
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A few words about our school:
There is a school complex of three buildings that house three different primary schools: 15th, 17th
and a school for students with special needs. We all share a common playground! Our School consists of 12 classes of about 170 students and 16 teachers.
School subjects:The school curriculum includes: Language, Maths, History, Religious Education, English, French, Art, Environmental Studies, Music, Physical Education (PE), Information Technology (IT) & geography.
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Our school yard…
Compulsory education in Greece:In Greece, primary education begins around the age
of 6; at this stage education is compulsory.
Primary school covers the ages 6 to 12. Compulsory education in Greece continues with the Junior High School up to the age of 15 where students enter Senior High school (Lyceum).
Our school yard…
At this point education seizes being mandatory and becomes optional. Three years later, students are able to attend University or any kind of institution public or not.
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Our school yard…
In our classes we use a variety of effective learning styles and adapt our methods to best fit each student's needs and abilities.
Our school yard…
We try to use cross-curricular projects to stimulate the pupils’ interest and engage them in a more pleasant process where learning can become a joyous situation.
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Our school yard…
The school elevator is to facilitate pupils with special needs access their classrooms!
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School elevator
Thank you very much for your attention!!!
We are looking forward for the start of the program!
There will be more presentations to follow.
