Primary school of philippi
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PHILIPPI PRIMARY SCHOOL OUR COUNTRY OUR SCHOOL
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PRIMARY SCHOOL OF PHILIPPI
Transcript of Primary school of philippi
PHILIPPI PRIMARY SCHOOL
OUR COUNTRYOUR SCHOOL
KAVALA regional unit
Kavala is one of the regional units of Greece. It’s part of the East Macedonia and Thrace. It’s capital is the city of Kavala. Kavala regional unit is the easternmost within the geographical region of Macedonia.
PHILIPPI in the regional unit of Kavala
PHILIPPI villagePhilippi is a village situated between the prefectures of Kavala and Drama in Northern Greece. It is built on the foot of a mountain and it offers endless view of the surrounding plainland. There are 1100 inhabitants most of whom are farmers.
Philippi is surrounded by beatiful nature, it is close to archaeological site of ancient Philippi. It is a 10 minute drive from the city of Kavala which boasts some of the most beatiful beaches in Greece and a well preserved byzantine castle.
PHILIPPI PRIMARY SCHOOL, our school
Our schoolyard
Various handycrafts (weaving, woodworking)
creations with clothespins and Christmas ornaments from recycled materials
various painting techniques
various activities in our school
Participating in Actionaid’s programs
Planting trees in the forest of our village
Planting trees and flowers in our schoolyard
Paintings on stones 3000 BC
A school trip to the archaelogical site of Philippi and the ancient theatre. It dates back to 356 B.C.
theatrical performance at the ancient theater
Ruins of Basilica B’ (550A.C.)
Educational programs at the archaeological site of Filippi
The muthbaths of Krinides is another important natural landmark in the area. The healing power of this type of mud is considered unique worlwide. The mud pools are situated just off the village of Krinides 5-minute drive from the village of Philippi.
In the village of Lydia there is also the baptistry of saint Lydia (the first European to be baptised a Christian)
Saint Lydia
The Zygaktis river flows round the churg ground. This is the river where baptisms where made and it is considered as important as the Jordan river.
Zygaktis river
educational visit to Air Force
traditional costumes and dances
Our class
