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Cancellation of the Certificate of Attainment in Greek 2020 exams

18/9/2020

The Consulate General of Greece in Sydney – Examination Centre Sydney: 61004 would like to inform educators, candidates and families that due to the ongoing situation and the restrictions in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 examinations for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek are cancelled.

The priority of the Examination Centre Sydney lies with the safety of the candidates, colleagues and everyone involved in the exams.

The centre wishes to advise that the examination fees will be returned immediately to candidates who had already paid their fees. The centre regrets the inconvenience caused and hopes that the May 2021 exams will be conducted smoothly.

For more information, contact the Examination Centre Sydney directly at: hellenicedu.sydney@gmail.com

Modern Greek Extension – prescribed text error

21/7/2020

Please be advised that there is an error on page 139 of the novel “Αμίλητη Αγάπη” (Λότη Πέτροβιτς-Ανδρουτσοπούλου, Εκδόσεις Πατάκη, Αθήνα, 2014) which is used as the 2020-2024 course prescription for the Stage 6 Modern Greek Extension course.

The error refers to the title of the painting “Hector and Andromache” (Giorgio de Chririco, 1912) which is referred to on page 139 of the novel as “΄Εκτωρ και Αριάδνη” (Hector and Ariadne) due to an editorial mistake.

The title of the painting is correctly referred to as “'Έκτωρ και Ανδρομάχη” (“Hector and Andromache”) elsewhere in the novel (e.g. page 102).

It has been brought to our attention that the author has been contacted regarding this and she reassured that the following editions will be error free.

Free access to e-learning portal for Greek

3/7/2020

E.DIA.M.ME., the Centre of Intercultural and Migration Studies (Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Greece) is offering free access to its e-learning portal for Greek (“Πύλη Ηλεκτρονικής Μάθησης”) where a large number of interactive activities organised in levels of difficulty can be found. Educators can login to the portal as visitors or create an account for full access to the interactive materials.

In case there is any difficulty with creating an account, please fill in the application form attached and send it directly to ediamme@edc.uoc.gr so that access codes to the portal are provided.

Photo source: http://elearning.edc.uoc.gr

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Kensington PS is seeking a casual Greek teacher

30/6/2020

Kensington PS is seeking a casual Greek teacher. For more information, contact the Principal, Louise Stone on (02) 9663 3955 or louise.stone1@det.nsw.edu.au

New digital application for learning Modern Greek

26/6/2020

The Centre for the Greek Language (Thessaloniki, Greece) has developed a new free digital application for learning Modern Greek called KLIK App.

KLIK App is supplementary to the textbook series for Modern Greek “ΚΛΙΚ στα Ελληνικά” and includes 2000 interactive tasks and exercises.

For more information, including terms of use, please visit the Centre for the Greek Language website.

Certification of Attainment in Greek – new registration period

11/6/2020

The Consulate General of Greece in Sydney – Examination Centre of Sydney: 61004 (hellenicedu.sydney@gmail.com) announces the final dates of the 2020 Examination for the Certification of Attainment in Greek. The exams will be held in October 2020 replacing the May 2020 exams which were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The exams will take place at the Greek Orthodox College of St. Euphemia Bankstown. Candidates will be notified in a timely manner of the exact time of the examinations of their level. All necessary measures to protect the health of candidates and participants will be taken.

Candidates can register online for the Certificate of Attainment 2020 following the link below:
http://www.greek-language.gr/certification/application/index.html

This online environment gives candidates access to the October 2020 application and questionnaire. It is strongly advised that candidates register online. However, if this is not possible, candidates can apply on a paper application form after contacting the Sydney Examination Centre (hellenicedu.sydney@gmail.com).

Applications for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek 2020 will close on 28 June 2020.

Key examination dates (exact time tbc):
13 October (levels A1, C2)
14 October (level A2, C1)
15 October (level B1)
16 October (level B2)

Clarification for registrations
New applications will be submitted during the registration period.
Applications approved: candidates who have already applied will not make a new submission. The application remains valid if this has been approved by the Sydney Examination Centre.
Applications for submission: they can be submitted until 28 June 2020.
Applications in process: applications that have not been completed or submitted in May can now be accessed, edited and submitted.

Candidates can change their level of examination through their new application.

For further details, including the examination fees, please see attached files or visit:
https://hellenicedusydney.weebly.com/certificate

For sample past exam papers, please refer to:
http://www.greek-language.gr/certification/node/12.html

For more information regarding the Certificate of Attainment and the appropriate level of candidates, please visit: www.greeklanguage.gr/certification

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Poetry from distant places – free Zoom event

2/6/2020

Do you love Greek Poetry? Professor Vrasidas Karalis presents an online ZOOM Poetry presentation and discussion every Wednesday at 5:00pm.
Poetry from distant places is a free online event proudly hosted by the Bilingual Bookshop. The event will be recurring so join us each Wednesday or whenever it suits you! There is no need to have a ZOOM account. Use the link here to join via ZOOM.
No password necessary but just in case use this one: 892044.
Join in the discussion or listen in to some interesting and entertaining sessions with poetry readings and commentary.

Stage 6 Continuers speaking practice

2/6/2020

In order to support you and your students in the preparation for the HSC oral examination, we have added sample speaking questions for Modern Continuers to our website.

Comprehensive guide to online educational resources

1/6/2020

Please find attached a publication titled
“Web 2.0 100 + 1 Online Tools for Education”.

The publication constitutes a comprehensive guide to more than 100 online educational tools. It offers detailed suggestions for the use of each tool in class or as part of learners’ homework or independent learning. It further provides a list of questions that can be used by the educator both as a way of assessing learners’ understanding of the learning area as well as a way of assessing their learning experience through the use of each online educational tool.

The publication is written in Greek and the sites included are hyperlinked.

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COVID-19 resource book for young learners

24/5/2020

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Please find below two links for the electronic version of a book regarding COVID-19 addressed to young children.

The author of the book, Manuela Molina, describes her book as an invitation to families and educators to discuss the full range of emotions arising from the recent circumstances after the outbreak of the COVID-19. It is pointed out that the resource does not seek to be a source of scientific information, but rather a tool based on fantasy. The recommendation is to print the material, so that young children can draw on it.

You can access the Greek version of the book here.
For versions of the same book in a variety of languages, please visit the link here.