In the second school of Vrontados the third class commemorate the 11th of November, an important day in the history of Chios Island, because it was the day that the island stopped to be part of the Ottoman Empire and returned to be a part of Greece. But first let […]
Excursions and Celebrations
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On October 28, 1940, the former Prime Minister of Greece, Ionannis Mitaxas, simply said “NO,” or “Ochi” to Mussolinis ultimatum demanding an Axis invasion in Greece during the second world war. October 28th marks Greece’s participation in the war – which brings forward many emotions among the Greeks, including national […]
Although it’s already October and autumn started last week, the weather is still sunny on Chios Island. Pupils and teachers of the Second Primary School of Vrontados took advantage of the warm temperatures for an excursion to the soccer fields and the fire department, which is placed next to the […]
The 13th of June was the primary school’s final celebration leading into the summer holidays with a duration of three months. This grand and special celebration took place in the famous place of the Island: in Δασκαλοπετρα (“Daskalopetra”) near the “Homer Stone” with all the children that trained a performance […]
The summertime starts now and so it’s the best time to make an excursion around the Island of Chios to visit different places. All the classes of the Primary School of Vrontados, their families and many teachers participated on one beautiful day at the beginning of June. In the morning […]
On Thursday, the 23rd of May, the students of the Second Primary School participated in an athletic tournament with three teams consisting of pupils from the 4th, 5th and 6th class. Two of the teams, one male and one female, were playing handball against sides from other primary schools. The […]
During the period before Easter, a Greek tradition is to color eggs, like in other countries all over the world. So also the children at school were coloring eggs with their teachers. We were invited to watch the coloring and to learn about this Greek tradition. Even tough some volunteers […]
In April all the pupils of the Primary School of Vrontados did an excursion together: They went to the ,,Folklore Museum of Kallimassia”! One sunny Tuesday morning, after the daily welcoming at school, we went with all the six classes to the two buses in front of the school. We […]
It’s beautiful Spring time in Chios and the flowers blooming a lot now. So it is the best time for a excursion to a big greenhouse with a lot of flowers. At the beginning of April we left the school with three of the classes from primary school by bus. The second, […]
It was the Work of one Month, planning, designing and preparing. Creating costumes from paper and pasteboard, turning household items into props and much more. Finally, on the 21st of March, we could see our labor in action, and what we saw was unique. In the Carnival Play, written by one […]
It was carnival time and so we attend two celebrations for the students. Before we had the chance to buy some costumes. The first carnival celebration was on a Saturday evening in a Hotel near Karfas and organized from some parents. This carnival party was for the children as well as […]
The next historical event is almost here: March 25, the Independence Day in Greece. This means a great celebration of the local primary school where we are mainly participating in creating costumes and training the traditional dances together with the children. The event on the 25th of March is a […]