Education
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 …
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Greek language learning in the pandemic era: Interview with Dionysios Arkadianos
As language loss becomes a key issue of concern in the antipodes, updated research is focused on helping the diaspora keep Greek alive. Dionysios Arkadianos, a computational linguist and instructional …
Kids learn about Ancient Greek cuisine
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterised by its frugality, reflecting agricultural hardship, but also had a greater diversity of ingredients. The Greek Community of Melbourne city campus explored Ancient Greek cuisine …
Aussie Greek speakers: Hellenic language, a rich vein of knowledge for Australians
With the pressure for La Trobe growing to keep Greek Studies going, Neos Kosmos spoke to Australians who studied Greek and who have all benefitted from it as one of …
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Labor, Liberal and La Trobe University’s Greek studies: a political perspective
Government can play a pivotal role in keeping languages alive, by setting multicultural policies with a vision which drives the future. La Trobe University’s administration announced the consultation process for …
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Students mobilise to stop La Trobe from shutting down Greek Studies
The drive to save Greek Studies department at La Trobe University gathered pace this week with students launching a petition on Facebook that by Monday morning had already gathered more …