Education
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“Greek is not only for Greeks”: Keeping the language alive in Australia
Xanthoula Michalopoulou is a philologist who was relocated by the Greek Ministry of Education to schools in Australia from 2016. In the sphere of promoting the Greek language in the …
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Teachers of diverse backgrounds offered bridging course designed by University of Sydney
Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) has developed and initiated programs for some 2,000 professionals with overseas qualifications to help them become accredited in Australian schools. Sixty have already …
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Survey finds Greek ranks with English among toughest languages for learners
A survey on the learning of languages has placed Greek on a par with English as the 15th hardest language to learn. The language that topped the tables for students …
Overcoming lockdowns and uncertainty to triumph at the end of a tough year
At the best of times preparing for Year 12 and the exams is tough. Thanks to COVID-19 the students of 2020 faced challenges that were quite unprecedented. For many, the …
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Digital Acropolis Museum – A new world
The Acropolis Museum enters dynamically into the world of digital technology and opens new channels of communication with the public. The programme ‘Creation of the Digital Acropolis Museum’ which was …
Lalor North Primary School ignores Greek parent calls for return to three-classroom bilingual programme
Despite the strong efforts of the parents and the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Lalor North Primary School’s Greek Bilingual Programme will again be run on a two-classroom system in …
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It’s official! Greek language program to continue at La Trobe University
Following a commitment made by the Greek Community of Melbourne to provide both additional funding and assistance in increasing student enrolments, La Trobe University has agreed to continue the teaching …
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Rania Lampou receives ‘Best Teacher’ at the 2020 Global Teacher Awards
Rania Lampou, a Greek elementary school teacher from Athens, has been named ‘Best Teacher’ at the 2020 Global Teacher Awards. The educator, who is also a neuroscience researcher has been …
Children’s games we played on our street in Yiannina’s old castle
This is a reverse migration story. While so many Greeks were leaving to settle in Australia in 1967, my father had other ideas. He could see that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) …
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Greek Studies pioneer receives church medal for contribution to education and community
Dedicated retired educator Constantinos Papadopoulos (OAM) received the Silver Cross of St Andrew’s for his work for the Greek community of Victoria and the church. The presentation was made by …