NSW School of Languages is currently seeking casual teachers for Modern Greek to teach Stages 5 and 6. Interested teachers are invited to complete the attached EOI form.

Please email your application of no more than 2 pages in length to Tomoko Takahata.

Dear friends and colleagues,

Another academic year has drawn to its end and on this occasion I would like to thank you all for your cooperation and contributions to the teaching of Greek across all levels of education in NSW.

This has been a fruitful year with inspiring efforts and commendable educational results on behalf of both our Greek Language teachers and students: almost 100 students of Greek were successful at the Certificate of Attainment in Greek 2018 Exams early this year, more than 90 Greek Language teachers participated in the 2018 Greek Language Teachers’ Conference, 14 Greek Language students received a Highly Commended or a Commended Award at the 2018 NSW Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Student Achievement – Community Languages Schools; among the first in State for the 2018 HSC in Modern and Classical Greek were a number of distinguished achievers who achieved exceptionally high results.

As this has also been my first year as a seconded teacher from Greece, I would like to extend my special thanks for their collegiality and support throughout the year to my colleagues at the Learning and Teaching Directorate (NSW Department of Education), Nina Conomos, Sana Zreika and Ashley Nouris.

Thank you all once again.

I wish you happy and safe summer holidays.  Enjoy your well-deserved vacation.

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Warm Regards,
Maria

Dr Maria Harissi
Greek Language Advisor
Learning and Teaching Directorate

With Christmas festivities fast approaching, it can be a good idea to engage our students in creative activities that draw on Christmas themes.  Below is a list of educational resources in Greek which can be used in the classroom:

Ευγένιος Τριβιζάς, «Ένα δέντρο μια φορά / The Boy And The Tree»

Για τους μικρούς μαθητές:
Ευγένιος Τριβιζάς, "Tο ποντικάκι που ήθελε να αγγίξει ένα αστεράκι"

Για διδασκαλία  στις Ε’ και Στ’ τάξεις:
"Η ωραιότερη ιστορία του κόσμου," Παντελής Καλιότσος, Εκδόσεις Πατάκη, 2006

Χριστουγεννιάτικες κατασκευές

Δραστηριότητες, παιδαγωγικό και εποπτικό υλικό

Ήθη και έθιμα του Δωδεκαημέρου 

NESA has released new Stage 6 Extension course prescriptions for 2020-2024 for the following languages:
- Arabic

• - Chinese
• - French
• - German
• - Indonesian
• - Italian
• - Japanese
• - Modern Greek
• - Spanish.


• The Languages and Culture team (Learning and Teaching Directorate – Secondary Education) will develop new language-specific support materials, to be published on the NSW Department of Education’s curriculum website.

Expressions of interest are invited from experienced teachers/head teachers of Stage 6 Extension language courses who would like to develop the support materials. Each language-specific writing team will consist of up to 3 teachers.

Successful applicants will be required to attend training and/or writing days at our offices in Darlinghurst for up to 5 days. The writing teams will commence early Term 1 2019.

The Languages and Culture team will provide release to attend training and/or writing days. Travel and accommodation costs may also be reimbursed, if required.

This project will provide teachers with the opportunity to develop their capacity as a curriculum leader and may be used as evidence for higher levels of accreditation.

Statement of duties of language-specific writers:

• - commit to develop high quality resources and support materials for the new Stage 6 Extension course prescriptions within set timeframes
• - collaborate both face-to-face and virtually with other language-specific writers in their teams
• - commit to participate in up to 5 days of writing.

Selection criteria:

• - language teacher or executive member (with language-teaching background) at a NSW public secondary school – permanent or temporary
• - experience in teaching Stage 6 Extension course for the relevant language
• - capacity to develop and design high-quality resources and support materials
• - demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative team.
   
  All applications require the endorsement of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the attached form, including the selection criteria, and email as a PDF to Maxine Acosta by 5pm Wednesday 12 December 2018.

For further information contact Maxine Acosta, Language Officer, on 9266 8540 or at maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au

Ο Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Κωνσταντινουπόλεως και Μικράς Ασίας (ΝΝΟ)
το Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο ΑΧΕΠΑ ΝΝΟ «Κωστής Παλαμάς» &
η εφημερίδα Ο ΚΟΣΜΟΣ

διοργανώνουν βιβλιοπαρουσίαση – ανοικτή συζήτηση με τον τίτλο
«Γέφυρες γνωριμίας: Οι Έλληνες της Πόλης»

Ο Δρ Βασίλης Αδραχτάς & η εκπαιδευτικός Στέλλα Σορώτου-Γεωργακοπούλου θα παρουσιάσουν βιβλία της φιλολόγου του Ζαππείου Κων/πόλεως Δρος Κορνηλίας Τσεβίκ-Μπαϊβερτιάν, η οποία μέσω skype θα συζητήσει με το κοινό για τα Ελληνικά και την εν γένει ζωή των Ομογενών στην Πόλη.

Τελετάρχης της εκδήλωσης &
συντονίστρια της συζήτησης
θα είναι η εκπαιδευτικός Μαρία Λώμη

Η εκδήλωση θα λάβει χώρα την
Κυριακή 25/11/2018, ώρα 5:00 μμ - 7:00 μμ,
στην αίθουσα εκδηλώσεων της ΑΧΕΠΑ ΝΝΟ
(394-396 Princes Highway, Rockdale).

As Greece remembers the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising (November 1973), it allows us to remember with them.  Attached below is a short film outlining the events of the November 1973 popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.  The file may be used as an educational resource in our classrooms.

In order to commemorate Greek resistance during World War II, and in particular Greece's determination at the time to not allow the Axis forces to enter Greek territory and occupy strategic locations, the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOC) celebrated with a Reception attended by the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, distinguished guests, educators, students and their families.

During the evening, Greek language students recited poems and performed Greek dances, and the celebratory atmosphere was once again prevailed by feelings of pride for a small nation's great achievement to derail the seemingly unstoppable Axis forces during a world war.

The 2018 NSW Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Student Achievement – Community Languages Schools took place on Monday the 29th of October at the Sir John Clancy Auditorium of the University of New South Wales.

During the evening 10 students received the Minister’s Award for outstanding achievement in the study of their community language, and a total of 128 junior and senior students received a Highly Commended or a Commended Award. The Greek educational community acknowledges the efforts and commitment of our Greek language learners, their individual contributions to their language schools and wider community, and their significant role in the development of intercultural understanding.

As Greek language educators we are particularly proud of all the achievers in Greek and would like to congratulate them all:
2018 Award Recipients - Commended Award - Junior
Peter Baldas
Dimitrios Katrinakis
Kelly Parissis
Anna Patras
Anastasia Savidis
Billy-Rose Taliai
2018 Award Recipients – Commended Award - Senior
Maria Kakali
Kristen Servos
 
2018 Award Recipients - Highly Commended - Junior
Jesse Georges
Dimitri Giannakopoulos
Kristine Glekas
Emmanuel Kasadelis
Tiana Magiros
Alana Tzikas

 
The evening performance for this year’s Award ceremony  was presented  by the Greek Dancing School of the Greek Orthodox Community of  NSW (GOC), which in 2018 is celebrating 120 years of service to the Greek Australian community in NSW. The audience was awed by the group’s lively performance and parents and teachers were filled with pride!