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...
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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...
The educational programmes offered at CGS aim to highlight students' individual talents and skills by providing them with the right conditions to develop their critical ability and to correctly formulate selection criteria. They combine learning experience with social reality, providing students with specialized and general knowledge through trans-disciplinary learning.All IB PYP schools follow six large common trans-disciplinary units of global ...
At the core of the philosophy of all IB programmes (from PYP to the Diploma Programme) is the Student Profile consisting of 10 different attributes, which aim to develop a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that encompass intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth CGS students are offered a range of opportunities to develop, demonstrate and reinforce the attributes of the learner profile in the daily life of the learn...
The Global Issues Network (GIN) club at CGS participated at the annual GIN Euro conference in Luxembourg on 27-30 March, 2019. During the conference, the club at our school delivered a presentation entitled Special with Potential. The presentation dealt with a sensitive social issue regarding people with special needs. In particular, our students described various types of physical and mental disabilities, highlighted the difficulties people with...
On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 the Global Issues Network (GIN) club at CGS visited the City of Athens Citizen Assistance Unit, one of the most important structures of the Centre for the Reception and Solidarity of the Municipality of Athens (ΚΥΑΔΑ). The unit is at the core of social solidarity in the city. It aims to address the problems of vulnerable groups and combat the factors that lead them to poverty, exclusion and social isolation by pro...
In collaboration with Anatolia College, John Hopkins University and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, CGS will be an examination center for the Center for Talented Youth (CTY Greece) for the third consecutive year. The Center for Talented Children / CTY Greece comes under the auspices of both the Ministries of Education of Greece and Cyprus and was created through the partnership of the American College of Anatolia of Thessaloniki with the US John...
On Wednesday, December 20, 2018 the Global Issues Network (GIN) club visited the Ark of the World - a voluntary non-profit charity for Mother and Child Protection. The mission of the Ark of the World is to provide protection, care and love to children without a supportive environment, and to support single-parent families facing serious financial and social problems. During the visit to the Ark of the World, members of the GIN club offered statio...
Last week, MYP 4 students Maria Violetta Lopez-Ibanez, Christos Mousakis and Despina Petrou represented CGS brilliantly at the final round of the World Scholar’s Cup Tournament of Champions at Yale University, where this year’s theme was “An Entangled World.” The CGS Team competed alongside 2,300 students from 58 countries in Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, the Scholar’s Bowl and the Scholar’s Challenge covering 6 different discip...
