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AHEPA Greek school enjoys the carnival spirit

Greek students at AHEPA brought a little bit of the Greek apokries (carnival) spirit to Australia. Students and teachers arrived to lessons dressed up in colourful costumes, masks, hats and …

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Kindness of UNE lecturer leads student to make $300,000 donation for Ancient Greek

The kindness of a UNE lecturer and his wife towards an international student in the 1960s has prompted a $300,000 donation to the University of New England (UNE). Mr Wai …

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Possible translations of quintessential Greek words that can never be fully explained

The Ancient Greeks were the first Europeans to use an alphabet system and, by doing so, created a steady word base for other Western languages to borrow from. The language …

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Greek community opens dialogue on future of women

The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria is hosting a post-Women’s Day forum on 31 March. The forum, titled “Design the Pathway for Active Participation of Women”, invites men …

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Children will now learn Greek, while playing with their mobile devices

Metropolis, a new mobile app designed to facilitate Greek language teaching, was presented at the Greek Centre on Saturday, as part of the celebration of the International Greek Language Day. …

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Seven strategies for cultural diversity in the workplace

Dr Dimitria Groutsis, author of the Beyond the Pale report, has researched cultural diversity in the workplace. In her research, she found how culturally diverse people could break the cement …

Life

Cretan summer educational programmes combine sightseeing and education

Do you want to learn while you travel? There are two worthwhile options on the island of Crete over summer that offer sightseeing and food for thought. Unbound Prometheus Unbound …

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Keeping kids interested in the Greek language? There’s an app for that

Metropolis is a Greek word, of course. It is used to describe any large, important city in a nation, the one which is a centre of a specified activity. Now …

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Plans to build Cypriot Australian ‘jewel’ of Brunswick

The old Brunswick building that houses the Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria can no longer meet the needs of the 80-year-old organisation. It wants to grow, draw younger people …

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My kid doesn’t want to go to Greek school. What can I do?

Some reluctance when learning a second language is normal. Young students wonder why they can’t just use the free time to watch television or have fun with their friends. But …

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