One week before Christmas it is really hard for everyone to focus on school and work, so it was very convenient that there was an excursion for the whole school planned. All the children, most of the teachers and three of us volunteers got on the bus early in the […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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The students of the Second Primary School of Vrontados had a yummy lesson: They baked a traditional Ravani cake with their teacher Kiria Kaiti. These are the necessary ingredients: 1 cup of thin semoline 1 cup of flour 6 eggs 1 cup of sugar A little milk 1 vanilla A […]
October 28th marks Greece’s participation in the Second World War, which brings forward many emotions among the Greeks, including national pride, unity and strength. On October 28, 1940, the former Prime Minister of Greece, Ionannis Mitaxas, said “NO,” or “Ochi” to Mussolinis ultimatum demanding an Axis invasion in Greece during […]
The students of the Second School of Vrontados have baked traditional Greek cookies the week before Easter. Everyone is excited for the Easter celebrations and what better way to bridge the time than baking Greek Easter cookies? The kitchen of the school has been full of students, parents and grandparents […]
The third of December it is the International Day of People with Disabilities and this day is promoted by the United Nations since 1992. This day was created with the aim of the promotion and understanding of disability issues and mobilize more support for the dignity, rights and well-being of […]
On 14th of March Simos Paltsanitidis visited the Second Primary School of Vrontados. He is a Paralympics medalist and holder of a Guinness World Record because he travelled in his wheelchair from Athens to Thessaloniki. Even though he has a physical disability with his legs since he was born he […]
In November 1973 students started a protest against the Regime of the Colonels and then locked themselves in the Athens Polytechnic. In memorial of the many people that stood up for freedom and fairness and got killed or injured Greeks celebrate the Athens Polytechnic Uprising on November 17th. We went […]
The seven weeks of fasting officially begun! That is the reason why Kiria Despina visited the Second Primary School of Vrontados and showed the 2nd and 3rd class how to bake the traditional Kira Sarakosti. Kira Sarakosti is a small figure baked of bread dough which has seven feet and […]
October 28th marks Greece’s participation in the Second World War, which brings forward many emotions among the Greeks, including national pride, unity and strength. On October 28, 1940, the former Prime Minister of Greece, Ionannis Mitaxas, said “NO,” or “Ochi” to Mussolinis ultimatum demanding an Axis invasion in Greece during […]
At 26th of February, the students of the 2nd and 3rd class of the Second Primary School in Vrontados learned how to build a traditional kite. Therefore, Padelis Panajotis came to the school and showed to children what to do. At first he constructed a hexagon by connecting three wooden […]
At 17th of November the 2nd primary school of Vrontados celebrated the so called “Polytechnion”. This day symbolizes the Greek freedom of dictatorship and the way towards democracy. With much thought the children of the 5th class prepared an informative presentation about the historical background of that important Greek day. […]
Because the Greek carnival is not so far away, on 14th of February the 6th class made a colorful kite. Therefore, the kids nailed several wooden sticks together to create a frame. They connected all sticks at one point in the middle so the frame looked like a star. Then […]