The aim of the presentations is to provide information about the content, goals and requirements of the programmes so as to ensure a smooth transition to the next academic year. All presentations are open to parents and students of all CGS levels as well as other schools. The following is a table with the scheduled presentations: Date Class 2023-2024 Class 2024-2025 Time 24.1.2024 Nursery school *Primary Year 1 18:00 31.1.2024 IB MYP Year 5 IB Di...
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Anna Philippopoulou admitted to Oxford University The CGS IB Diploma Programme is honored to announce that Anna Philippopoulou, Class of 2023, will study Physics at Oxford University this fall. With us at CGS since her primary years, Anna has worked with a singular passion and great discipline toward her goal and will make an excellent scientist. Curious and creative, her preparation in the IB Diploma Programme developed a breadth and depth of kn...
This January, our PYP and MYP students were invited to participate in an online EU-wide student conversation in celebration of European inventors - past, present and future. In a live link with Think Young team leaders, our students learned about some amazing (and little known) European innovators like Jaap Haartsen who invented Bluetooth, Elvira Fortunato who invented paper-based microchips or Kornelis Schouhamer who invented the CD…and many o...
As part of the IB Diploma Programme’s mandate of brining real world learning into the classroom, our Business Management students and their teacher welcomed three representatives from the U.S. Embassy’s Commercial Section who gave a guest lecture on the current business environment in Greece and an overview of how the Embassy Commercial Section supports U.S. companies who wish to make inroads and succeed in the Greek market. It was a unique o...
An exceptionally interesting project inspired by Margarita Pournara's article "The Tireless Guardian of the Aegean" (https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/561131014/i-akoyrasti-froyros-toy-aigaioy/) in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini inspires CGS IB PYP pupils to be active and cultivate life skills and attitudes. The "Lady of Kinaros", or otherwise known as the "Tireless Guardian of the Aegean", is Mrs. Irini (Rini) Katsotourhi, the only resident of...
Please click on the following link to check out this year’s agenda and programme: https://cgsmun.gr/ Note that the conference this year will start at 5.30 pm Greek time on the first day (Friday 11th December). We are also pleased to announce the International Court of Justice case: Alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights (the Islamic Republic of Iran vs. the USA). We look forward to seeing you all ...
A student’s choice to follow the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) is an important decision for MYP Year 5 students. The main goal of the Pre-IB DP programme at CGS is to acquaint students with the courses, teachers and how the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme works. Since 2010, when the Pre-IB DP programme commenced, CGS students have been gradually introduced to the spirit, curriculum and implementation of the IB DP, gaining valuable ...
The 15th CGS MUN 2020 Agenda is now on our site. You can access it via the following link: https://cgsmun.gr/15th-agenda/
«The Musical» at the CGS Conservatory for IB PYP Year 4, 5 and 6 students, as well as IB MYP students. Discover the magic of Theatre combined with Music! This year the CGS Conservatory offers courses in the teaching and experience of the Musical through shows. Over the last ten years, the Musical has attracted many new listeners / audiences in our country as well as in other European countries. It is currently taught as a basic form of music / ...
