In this week we visited the fourth class of primary school and prepared a food pyramid. We created a triangle with three different colors and lettered it with different Greek words: καθημερινά (daily), εβδομαδιαια (weekly) and μηνιαια (monthly). So the pupils had to think about various greek food, especially from […]
2012/2013
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On a rainy morning we went to school to do a workshop with pupils in the third class. We wanted to fold snowmen (χιονάνθρωπος) with white paper and colorful pencils. Before we had to prepare the paper at school and fold it again to exercise it the last time. We […]
December on Chios Island, Christmas time began and as in many European countries Christmas songs are a fixed part in the culture and the traditions of Greece. Therefore also at school Christmas songs were part of the music lessons. Our opportunity was to take part in playing the Christmas songs. […]
After having decorated the classroom together with the children in the christmas decoration workshops, we now create the costumes for the christmas play of the primary school. All the children of the school together will perform one play, so each class has a specific role and needs costumes. Either we […]
As December and with it the Christmas period is starting, the teachers asked to prepare some workshops creating Christmas Decoration. For the “χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο” (Christmas tree) we thought about a 3D golden or silver star. Also we have already taught some classes how to cut garlands of stars, Christmas balls, […]
Providing educational content for free is the main goal of our organization. There are many ways to share information and one of our ways to achieve this aim is to do presentations at school. We as a team from all over Europe share our knowledge with the Greek children. In […]
In order to teach the children more about the different shapes, triangels, squares, how to fold etc., we prepared some origami papercraft workshops. We learnt together how to fold different figures and then in the crafts lesson, we taught the children using Greek as much as possible. The great thing […]
Even in the time of the long summer holidays of the pupils we volunteers are active in the Primary School. That means that we on the one hand work to renovate the school and the garden, on the other hand to play with children. Every day from Monday to Friday […]
In October 2012, TES volunteers helped by move equipment and design new Science room in primary school in Vrontados. Laboratory is equipped with the demonstration table, a cupboard for reagents, laboratory tables for students and laboratory equipment and glassware. With the new workshop children can see for yourself how the […]
The additional building for the local primary school was finished at the beginning of the school year. So in cooperation with the headmaster and teachers we thought about possible school yard paintings which will be fun and educating for the children, but also not too difficult for us to draw. […]
In the new school year in Vrontados primary school we had opportunity to help kids and show them experiments during the physics lessons. At all levels of science education as one of the basic form of students development are of course laboratory experiments. Performed by TES volunteers largely illustrate processes […]
At the local primary school the children have the opportunity to attend an afternoon school, where with the help of some teachers, they do their homework, have their lunch together with the other students that stay for the afternoon and after depending on the weather have the chance for doing […]