In PYP Year 3, CGS students have the opportunity to start learning German. Having already started English as the principal foreign language in the Kindergarten, German is introduced smoothly, as students are already aware of certain elements and mechanisms of a foreign language. The teaching approaches selected for the children’s first contact with German are based primarily on oral communication without neglecting written discourse. Accent, in...
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At CGS the induction of a new student into the Second Foreign Language classes involves a series of steps in order for the student to join the level best suited for them and to be able to integrate quickly but also smoothly to the pace of their new class. Of particular importance in this process is the analytical recording of a new student’s linguistic background in terms of their knowledge of the Second Foreign Language. This is accomplished t...
Diet The school restaurant serves our students full course meals. Guided by the nutritional needs of the children and under the guidance of a nutritional expert, the restaurant prepares hearty, balanced and delicious meals on the school’s premises daily. The meals are made with fresh, carefully selected ingredients (it should be noted that nuts are not used). Seasonal vegetables are organically-grown. The weekly menu is designed taking into a...
It has been well-documented that children who are really struggling with classes do not study less than their classmates, nor are they less intelligent, but face special learning difficulties and require a different way and framework in which to learn. In recent years, the study of learning difficulties, their diagnosis and remedial education have shown great growth. This is due to an increase in learning difficulties, but also to their recogniti...
Along with Greek, English is considered a principal language of instruction at our school. Our goal is for our students to develop critical thinking and communication and research skills in English, as well as to learn about the culture, customs and attitudes of English-speaking peoples in depth. Language teaching is conducted through the curriculum as defined by the PYP and MYP of the IB, during which students study and collect information from ...
In the PYP students are involved in trans-disciplinary Units of Inquiry. The class becomes a centre of structured inquiry through which students acquire skills and new knowledge. These units form part of the school’s Programme of Inquiry and are designed very carefully to evolve as pupils go through the various levels. Each unit of inquiry: is an important and challenging student experience involves students in a variety of activities/tasks...
The curriculum is followed by students from Pre-Kindergarten to the end of the Primary School. Through a continuous process of inquiry and study, students understand key concepts, develop skills and attitudes, undertake initiatives and actions and acquire knowledge, by approaching 6 major transdisciplinary themes of global significance: Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the world works How we organise o...
Attachments CGS Operating Regulations 2021-2022 IB/PYP (137 kB)CGS_OrganizationChart_2023-2024_Dimotiko-05 (156 kB)CGS_OrganizationChart_2023-2024_Dimotiko (171 kB)EsoterikosKanonismos_Dimotiko_2022-2023 (337 kB)CGS Organization Chart 2022-2023 PYP/IB (129 kB)
The CGS Counselling Support Services operates on a day-to-day basis, providing its services throughout the school community. The basic principle of the Department is the holistic and multifaceted development of the students' personality in the context of an academic and, at the same time, social and emotional orientation of the educational programmes. The aim of the Department is to facilitate the educational process as well as the cultivation of...
