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NSW School of Languages – information

28/11/2019

NSW School of Languages is a public school specialising in the teaching and learning of languages through distance education. The school provides a broad range of language choices for students across NSW, including Modern Greek. In particular, it gives students the opportunity to study Greek from their home school during Years 9 to 12.

The lessons are based on interactive online courses and include regular phone lessons and some face-to- face classes.

For more information, please visit the NSW School of Languages website here, and see attached files below.

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Event – NSW School of Languages Open Day

28/11/2019

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Photo source: NSW School of Languages website

Photos source: NSW School of Languages website

NSW School of Languages invites you to attend an Open Day on Saturday 30 November 2019.

This fun event will include:

- live music and dance performances
- face painting and circus skills host
- photo booth
- cooking demonstrations
- art, craft and music workshops hosted by teachers
- ping pong and other games
- mini language lessons for all of the school's 12 languages
- food stalls from around the world
- World Trivia with prizes!

Food stalls include:

- Brazilian pastels by Pastel da Mari
- gelato by Duccio Gelato
- Greek street food by Loxandra
- Korean street food
- French Crêperie
- German and Russian bakery cafe.

Free entry.

For more information visit NSW School of Languages website.

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46th Anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising – educational resources

14/11/2019

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As the 46th Anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising (14-17 November 1973) will be commemorated in Greece this coming Sunday 17 November, Greek language teachers may engage students in conversation about the November 1973 university student demonstration against the military dictatorship imposed in Greece on 21 April 1967.

Year 5 and 6 students can benefit from the illustrated material here, which provides a photographic rendering of the events during 14-17 November 1973.

Younger students can listen to the eBook “Τα αδέσποτα” by Greek author, Sophia Zarabouka.

Additional educational resources for all years can be found here.

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School incursion possibility – Greek author, music composer and verse writer Dimitris Baslam

14/11/2019

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The Thessaloniki Association of NSW (PO Box 119, Narwee, 2209 NSW, info@thessalonikisydney.org.au) is inviting to Sydney the Greek author, music composer and verse writer, Dimitris Baslam, and is seeking interest from (primary) schools teaching Greek in a possible school incursion, which will include a roughly 60 minute performance by the author based on his acclaimed book titled “The Giggle Thief”/“The Tickle Thief” (“Ο Γαργαληστής”, 2005).

Interested schools may express their interest as soon as possible by emailing the president of the Thessaloniki Association of NSW, Rita Bratanis, at
president@thessalonikisydney.org.au
or by phone on
0405725773.

Please find attached the letter of interest by the Thessaloniki Association of NSW as well as Dimitris Baslam’s biographical note.

Photos source: @gargalistis facebook page

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Student competition – "Ποντιακός Ελληνισμός: μνήμες και όνειρα, παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον"

7/11/2019

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Please find attached relevant information regarding the 4th Panhellenic Student Competition titled

"Ποντιακός Ελληνισμός: μνήμες και όνειρα, παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον".

The competition is organised under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO and has the approval of the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs as well as the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth. The competition is open to public and independent schools in Greece as well as schools of the Greek Diaspora.

The competition is now open and closes on
31 March 2020.

Interested schools should express their interest by email to the following email address:
pontosedu@gmail.com

Deadline for expression of interest submission:
20 December 2019.

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NSW School of Languages – information

Event – NSW School of Languages Open Day

46th Anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising – educational resources

School incursion possibility – Greek author, music composer and verse writer Dimitris Baslam

Student competition – "Ποντιακός Ελληνισμός: μνήμες και όνειρα, παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον"

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