ANNOUNCEMENT TO SCHOOLS with Greek Language Programs in NSW & ACT. 

‘The Hellene Kings of Ancient Macedonia’ King Phillip II and his Successors.

The Pan-Macedonian Association and the Australian Hellenic Educators Association (AHEA), are organising a student design competition entitled ‘The Hellene Kings of Ancient Macedonia’.

​The Board of Directors of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW invites you to the 6th Greek Student Film Festival – a presentation of imaginative films made by primary and secondary students studying the Greek language. 
 
Competition winners will be announced on the day and light refreshments will be served post-screening.
 
The project is presented by the the Greek Film Festival, Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and the Education Office of the Greek Consulate General. The initiative has the support of the NSW Department of Education.
 
You are welcome to bring as many guests as you like, and we encourage you to share the event with your students, family and friends. Please just give us an indication of your attendance by Thursday 20 October.
 
Further information: http://greekfilmfestival.com.au/program/397/greek-student-film-festival
 
 Pamela Proestos 
Festival Director
Greek Festival of Sydney | Greek Film Festival
 
T: 02 9750 0440 | M: 0403 602 132
www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au | www.greekfilmfestival.com.au
valofsydney.com.au | www.greekfilmfestival.com.au

The Cultural Thesaurus of the Greek Language is a digital primary cultural collection of works of Modern Greek literature that comprises mainly representative works of writers of all literary genres.
 
In particular, the works represent a long period of Modern Greek literature that begins with the Modern Greek Enlightenment (end of 18th century – dawn of 19th century) and ends with present day. The collection comprises the most important Greek authors and their major works, to show the historical development of Greek language and to present topics and concepts that characterize different trends and currents prevailing in Greek literature in the last two centuries.
At the same time, it comprises works of Greek literature written in the form of essays that present different views and concerns of intellectuals as regards the form of language that should be adopted in writing. The different points of view as regards the question of language that is the supporters of spoken language, demotic on one side, and the adherents of katharevousa (purist Greek), on the other side, as well as those that supported the adoption of a mixed language. Also, the thesaurus comprises representative educational works (literary criticism, essays, letters) from different periods that illustrate the intellectual climate of the times and the evolution of Greek written language.

Welcome back from holidays to all teachers of Greek Language! I hope you are refreshed from the break and ready and keen to teach and lead. 
One of the highlights of our school year is the upcoming Greek Language Teachers' Conference on the 21st of October.
This year's agenda embraces all levels of Greek Language learning from preschool to secondary education! There is a variety in themes! High level seminars will give food to our thought!  Workshops with practical and useful classroom ideas will engage all of us!
Abstracts and short biography of the conference presenters HERE.
I believe that the interest of the participants will remain steady from the beginning to the end of our event.
​I'm looking forward to seeing you all there!