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This week both groups of the 3rd kindergarten of Vrondadhos did an excursion to the “Centre of Enviromental Education Chios”. The group where Robert helps went on Wednesday 30th of October and my group did the same the day after Thursday 31st of October. In a car convoy we made […]
As part of our European Solidarity Corps program we were invited to the On-Arrival Training from the national Agency of Greece in the beginning of October. Together with the other new volunteers from all the different projects around Greece we were accommodated in “The Ranch”. “The Ranch” is like the […]
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 […]
Volissos is a nice little village 40 km away from the main city of Chios. Perfectly located on a very steep mountain with a castle above the city the inhabitants of Volissos were able to spot enemies like pirates early enough to prepare for defense. The castle was built in […]
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 […]
Now that the school is finished and summer holidays have started, all the kids start playing on the playgrounds at the schools regularly in their free time. Our objective as volunteers is to spend our time with the children, help them if they have any problems and invent and play […]
From our hosting place on the east coast of Chios Island, you can see Turkey perfectly fine everyday, as there is only a distance of about 20 kilometers. The two countries are connected by ferries from Chios City to the Turkish coastal town Çeşme. It has been our dream for […]
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 […]