My school visited the village of Kambos, which is said to be one of the most beautiful villages of Chios island. In this article I will write about my experience of Kambos and the experience of the school trip where I accompanied the second primary school of Vrontados as an […]
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Winter and Christmas are coming closer. It gets colder here, which also means bringing our winter jackets and hats out of wardrobes and of course seeing many beautiful Christmas decorations at the outside of houses. It brings a calming atmosphere. You automatically get in a Christmas vibe. However, due to […]
After a long and hot summer holidays, it is time to start school again. But due to the current situation of corona school started one week later than actually planned before. Therefore, the students and the children were supposed to go to school on the 14th of September again. The […]
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic all the schools of Chios were closed for safety measures from the 11th of March to the 31st of May 2020. The primary schools and kindergartens reopened on the 1st of June for a month, therefore extending the school year a little longer. On the […]
Two weeks later than usual due to the Corona pandemic, the primary schools finally closed on the 26th of June for the summer holidays. Thus, during the last week everyone was desperately waiting for the holiday. The teachers were starting to watch movies with the children and lessons like the […]
On Halloween, the 31st of October, the second primary school of Vrontados decided to do an excursion to the nearby beach of Daskalopetra. The beach is named after the famous poet Homer. Homer used to teach his students on the rock, which is just up the hill above the beach. […]
On Friday the 27th of September it was sports day at the local schools in Vrontados. At the second primary school of Vrontados the classes had to compete against each other in various different active games. The first challenge was to pass the parkour built by the sports teacher. The […]
On 11th of September 2019 the school started again after the summer time! At 9am the children from the kindergarten and the primary school arrived with their parents, grandparents and their siblings. They were all very excited and happy to see their friends again. Today there weren`t any lessons, the […]
The 14th of June was the last school day, and so a big part of our project ended for this year. It was an honor for us volunteers to be a part of the school the whole year, learn about the way Greek primary schools and kindergartens work, become a […]
On Wednesday the 12th of June, the whole school of Agios Georgios went to the nearby park Κλειδού, where the children played games and could compete against each other. Together with students from 6th grade and our volunteer, the sports teacher prepared a little parkour which the children had to […]
On Wednesday the 12th of June the 3rd primary school of Vrontados made a day trip to Volissos, the largest village in the northwest of the island. Surprising for us was that not only students and teachers came along, but also parents, siblings and grandparents joined the trip. With three […]
The school year is coming to an end, so the time for learning is slowly fading and the days get more relaxed for the children. Last Thursday, the first graders of the 1st primary school of Vrontados built together with the teachers and our volunteer two little volcanos. We started […]