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Greek Independent Authority Rules Against Recording of Religious Faith at School
Greece's data protection authority (HDPA) ruled on Wednesday that keeping records of the religious faith of students violates the constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
The independent authority also ruled that it is illegal to ask parents to...
Greece
Nearly 12,500 Refugee Children Now Attend Greek Schools
Merope Tzoufi, Greece's Alternate Education Minister, presented the latest data concerning the Education of refugee children in Greece on Thursday.
Tzoufi said at a special event held in the Greek Ministry of Education that approximately 12,500 refugee children are currently...
Economy
PM Tsipras Meets With School Cleaning Staff; Announces Ten Percent Salary Raise
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Thursday with the cleaning staff of the country's public schools at the Maximos Mansion, where he announced a series of positive measures for their profession.
Tsipras received a large number of cleaning ladies...
Education
Greek Language Center Uses Scrabble to Promote Greek Around the World
The organization called the Center for the Greek Language (KEΓ) and the Greek Scrabble Union agreed recently to join forces and introduce the world-famous board game to Greek schools around the world in order to promote the Greek language.
KEΓ...
Education
US Embassy Offers Ten Scholarships for Greeks to Study in the US
The U.S. Embassy in Athens announced on Wednesday the launch of a new program which will give the chance to ten Greek students to travel to the United States. The students will receive a one-year scholarship to study at...
Greece
Many Greek Schools to Remain Closed Tuesday Due to Snow
The cold weather front "Telemachos", now approaching the shores of Greece, is expected to bring freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall even to the center of Athens from Monday evening, according to the Greek Meteorological Service. Fears of heavy snow is...
Education
Schools To Remain Closed In Several Parts of Greece as Cyclone Approaches
According to announcements issued by the regional governors of Attica, Rena Dourou, and Peloponnese, Petros Tatoulis, all of Attica's and Peloponnese's schools will remain closed on Friday due to the extreme weather conditions that are about to hit the...
Greece
Moored Ships, Closed Schools as 'Xenophon' Storm Hits Parts of Greece
The Hellenic Coastguard announced today that every scheduled morning route from the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina to the Aegean islands is canceled due to strong winds of up to 10 Beaufort.
Authorities call on passengers to contact port officials...
Education
New School Year for 54 Greek Students in Alexandria, Egypt
The new school year has begun for fifty-four Greek students in Egypt’s Alexandria.
Pratsikeio Primary School and Averofeio High School are the only remaining Greek schools in a city that was established nearly 2,300 years ago by Alexander the Great.
The...
Education
Belgian Students, Teachers Protest to Save Ancient Greek Lessons (video)
Students and teachers of secondary schools in the Belgian city of Genk are up in arms about the cutting of ancient Greek and Latin from the curriculum.
"We fear that Greek will slowly but surely disappear from secondary education, and...