The CGS Kids Triathlon was successfully held on Saturday 18th May with more than 250 children participating. For the third consecutive year, the CGS Sports Club, true to the team spirit of sport and acutely aware of its pedagogical importance, organized a specially designed triathlon competition for children aged 6 to 13 at the CGS facilities. Christos Geitonas – Managing Director of CGS, said in his statement: ‘We are extremely happy today t...
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Description: Biomedical technology is a rapidly growing industry with unlimited practical applications in the professional field and thus in the real world. The 3rd CGS Biomedical Engineering Summer Course is an educational programme. Organized by a Greek school for the first time, it is a continuation of last year's very successful programme. The programme is offered in collaboration with the Research & Development department of CGS with the...
True to the team spirit of sport and acutely aware of the pedagogical importance aimed at spreading not only the triathlon but also sports as a lifestyle in general, the CGS Sports Club is organising for the third time in Greece a specially designed triathlon race for children aged 5 to 14 at the CGS facilities on Saturday 18 May, 2019. The race will be held under the aegis of the Spirit Foundation, an international organisation established by Ni...
In collaboration with the Inter-university – Inter-department Masters Programme ‘Debating, Human Sciences and Education’. The effective use of the principles of communication, persuasion strategies, and speech and message decoding techniques are essential elements in education concerning: structured thinking comprehensive reasoning the development of logic the recognition, control and correct management of falsehoods during interactions. ...
The cultivation of learning and study skills is an important element of our programme and is relevant to our approach to all subjects, as it is part of the IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) philosophy adopted by our school. The homeroom teacher is primarily responsible for the development of the relevant skills and works closely as well as with other class teachers.. Completing the lessons for the next day is not a priority at CGS, as the study...
Each CGS student participates in Sport and Motion activities in the compulsory programme and has the opportunity to develop their motor skills through pedagogical and recreational games, to improve their teamwork and co-operation with others. Among other things, the sports programme includes students’ participation in school teams, inter-house and inter-school championships, cross-country races and school festivals and / or at Private Schools' ...
The Bookworms Club helps us make the enjoyment of reading a daily habit! If I like to read literature, then I can also become a member of the Bookworms Club. How? Easily and in a fun way!!! I visit my school library, where there are special baskets for the bookworms in my class. In them I will find the selected books that are included in the list of books for bookworms. This list, which is different for each year and revised annually, contains ov...
One of the prime objectives of the philosophy of the PYP Programme is the holistic development of skills through a variety of stimuli. Within this framework, Clubs for Primary School students with diverse interests are run. Through actively participating in the Clubs, all students have the opportunity to: develop new interests cultivate their creativity and critical thinking deal with issues that are of interest to all students broaden their hori...
IB PYP escapes from the rigorous student-teacher context and adds value to a coherent learning environment that encompasses students, teachers, directors and administrative staff, parents and guardians, the wider community. It places special emphasis on human relations and all members of the community are called upon to commit themselves to: collaborating with one another on the common goal of optimizing the learning process and the learning envi...
Katherine K. Merseth, Professor and Senior Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School, recently visited CGS for the fourth time and on this occasion conducted a workshop on Leading Schools in the 21st Century. The workshop took place on Tuesday 16 April and addressed department coordinators and CGS heads from all educational levels. Through an interactive workshop, Ms. Merseth analysed the different types of leadership in education, poi...
