Education
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Lonely at the school gate: Greek students challenged when they leave one country to attend school system of another
Christos Skarakis, Felicia Thanopoulos, Konstantinos Koumertas, Stavroula Lambropoulou, Iris Michaelidis, Yiota Pavlidis and Dimitris Diplos are a group of young Greeks, aged 16-18 years old. They found themselves in Australia …
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First-ever grape-squashing competition at St Nicholas Greek School
Children from St Nicholas Greek school Yarraville are putting their best feet forward in the first-ever grape squashing competition, in preparation for the upcoming Yarraville festival in February this year. …
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La Trobe offers course on Hellenism and diasporic communities
A subject exploring the historical evolution of Hellenism and its diverse manifestations in various parts of the modern world will be offered at La Trobe University during the upcoming summer …
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Hellenic Museum Summer School returns in January
After its successful launch last year, the Hellenic Museum Summer School returns to present four short courses looking at the ancient Greek world over one week from 7 to 11 …
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Modern Greek Studies: Present state, future prospects
The European Society of Modern Greek Studies (ESMGS) co-organised with the Department of Modern Greek Studies at Lund University in Sweden, the 6th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies titled …
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Teaching Greek through an innovative peer mentoring approach
The future of Greek language learning has been one of the key issues that has significantly concerned the Greek community, because although important initiatives have taken place over the years, …
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How did Alexander the Great self-identify?
As part of the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek History and Culture seminars, freelance writer, poet and translator Dimitri Gonis will present a lecture next month focusing on the self-identification …
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Free seminar: Being Greek in Roman Egypt
After the death of Alexander the Great, the empire was divided resulting in a series of kingdoms stretching from the Adriatic to Afghanistan. The kingdom of Ptolemy centred in Egypt …
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Lecture: A photographic odyssey of Ancient Greece’s legacy and glory
Steven Sklifas is an independent freelance photographer who has travelled throughout the Mediterranean.
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What is an online Greek school?
Stella Bompotsiari, director of studies at greek-lol.com, guides us through language learning on the internet.