CGS Academia is an innovative programme which caters for highly-motivated students at the school. Its aim is to stimulate critical thinking and creativity as well as to enhance the students’ skills in problem-solving, analysis and synthesis. CGS Academia offers the students stimuli in a wide range of academic fields outside the school syllabus and curriculum. The programme was first introduced during the academic year 2015-2016 and received the...
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At the end of the regular school year, CGS Pre-School offers a specially-designed summer programme for young learners starting in early July. The summer programme is open to CGS and non-CGS students providing a wide range of fun indoor and outdoor hands-on, creative activities including swimming, dance, cooking, storytelling, puppet shows, library visits, arts, crafts, ceramics, gardening and short excursions. The programme also includes brea...
Student Agenda Each student has his/her own diary, in which the teachers write down important information about the child for the day. It is a practical way for parents to be informed of any information that arises from school life and activities. CGS News Every month, parents of students receive an electronic newsletter. Through this they are informed about activities, events, celebrations and important dates of the month. Also included i...
Within the framework of the Academia programme, Professor Evangelos Gazis was invited to CGS by Dr. Pericles Bakogeorgou. With the children, he discussed major discoveries in the field of High Energy Physics and the latest achievements of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Professor of Particle Physics at NTUA, Evangelos Gazis is one of the most important members of the Greek team at CERN. He is best known for his role as Coor...
CGS Academia is divided into 2 age groups: Junior Academia which caters for students in grades 7 and 8 and Senior Academia which caters for students in grades 9 and 10. Junior Academia covers a multitude of subject areas, both in the Humanities and Social Sciences and in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The lectures offer an introduction to scientific subjects outside the school curriculum, which will be explored further i...
Winner of the “Best Learning Experience” award at the Education Business Awards 2016, CGS Academia has been in operation for 7 years. In its initial form, the programme addressed highly motivated secondary school students with high academic performance. The programme was designed to enhance critical and creative thinking, to develop problem-solving, analysis and synthesis by providing participants with a broad range of subjects such as Astrop...
Below you will find information about the sports offered by the Elite Athlete Programme. In early December 1891, Canadian Dr. James Nasism, a physical education instructor at the YMCA Training School (Springfield College) in Massachusetts, USA, was trying to keep the class occupied on a rainy day. He was seeking a dynamic indoor game to keep his students warm and fit during the long winter of New England. After dismissing other ideas as being too...
Junior Elite Athlete Programme & Elite Athlete Programme The Junior Elite Athlete Programme and the Elite Athlete Programme are the only tailor-made educational programmes offered in Greece for students who combine high academic achievement with top athletic performance. Along with the provision of high quality educational services, CGS has introduced two innovative programmes, the Junior Elite Athlete Programme (for Junior High School studen...
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...
