our school This Blog has been created by a group of students from Chalkidona, Greece, attending 1st Gymnasio Chalkidonas, in the frame of the comenius project titled: Blog - The Secrete of our Success in Studying and Teaching English.

1st Gymnasio Chalkidonas

Greek Education System Education in Greece is compulsory for all children 6–15 years old; namely, it includes Primary (Dimotiko) and Lower Secondary (Gymnasio) Education. The school life of the students, however, can start from the age of 2.5 years (pre-school education) in institutions (private and public) called "Vrefonipiakoi Paidikoi Stathmi" (creches). In some Vrefonipiakoi Stathmoi there are also Nipiaka Tmimata (nursery classes) which operate along with the Nipiagogeia (kindergartens).Post-compulsory Secondary Education, according to the reforms of 1997 and 2006, consists of two main school types: Genika Lykeia (General Upper Secondary Schools) and the Epaggelmatika Lykeia (Vocational Upper Secondary Schools), as well as the Epaggelmatikes Sxoles (Vocational Schools). Musical, Ecclesiastical and Physical Education Gymnasia and Lykeia are also in operation.Post-compulsory Secondary Education also includes the Vocational Training Institutes (IEK), which provide formal but unclassified level of education. These Institutes are not classified as an educational level, because they accept both Gymnasio (lower secondary school) and Lykeio (upper secondary school) graduates according to the relevant specializations they provide. Public higher education is divided into Universities and Technological Education Institutes (TEI). Students are admitted to these Institutes according to their performance at national level examinations taking place at the second and third grade of Lykeio. Additionally, students are admitted to the Hellenic Open University upon the completion of the 22 year of age by drawing lots.A detailed description of the Greek Education System is offered in EURYBASE , the EURYDICE database of the European Education Systems.Labour marketHigher EducationPostgraduate studies: (Universities, TEI- Hellenic Open University) - Hellenic Open UniversityUniversitiesConventional --- Technological Education Institutes (TEI) --- IEKGEL --- EPAL --- EPAS (different types of upper secondary education)......................................................................................................Secondary Education (Gymnasia)Primary School (Dimotiko)Kindergarten (Nipiagogeio)Nursery classes (Nipiaka Tmimata)Nursery Schools (Paidikoi Stathmoi)

About us 1st Gymnasio Chalkidona's is a Lower Secondary school. Our students have graduated the six grades of Elementary School and they are aged 12 to 15. They are 176 altogether, devided in three grades. Grade A has 32 classes per week, whereas grade B has 31 and grade C has 33. Grades A and B are separated in three classes of about twenty five students each and grade C in two ones. Each class has its own classroom.

Grade A curriculum 2 h/w Religion5 h/w Ancient Greek Language5 h/w Modern Greek Language2 h/w Ancient History4 h/w Mathematics2 h/w Biology3 h/w English Language2 h/w Frence or German1 h/w Elementary Technology3 h/w Physical Education2 h/w Geography1 h/w Information Technology and Computers

Grade B curriculum 2 h/w Religion5 h/w Ancient Greek Language4 h/w Modern Greek Language and Literature2 h/w Byzantine History4 h/w Mathematics2 h/w Physics1 h/w Chemistry2 h/w English2 h/w French or German1 h/w Elemantary Technology3 h/w Physical Education2 h/w Geography1 h/w Information Technology and Computers

Grade C curriculum 2 h/w Religion5 h/w Ancient Greek Language4 h/w Modern Greek Language and Literature3 h/w Modern History4 h/w Mathematics2 h/w Physics1 h/w Chemistry2 h/w Biology2 h/w English2 h/w French or German2 h/w Physical Education1 h/w Studies and Profession Orientation1 h/w Information Technology and Computers2 h/w Civics

School Timetable School starts at 8.10am and it finishes at 13.50pm. It is devided into seven periods of 40 to 45 minutes each. This leaves us with five breaks of either 5 or 10 minutes at a time. We have lunch at home but we also have a small corner canteen where we can buy snacks during the breaks.

COMPUTER LAB

Children in the Computer Laboratory at the time of course ..