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Merry Halloween Activities

Halloween is celebrated on 31 October every year. Do you know why? Check the following video. “Trick or Treat” in the following  websites to get in the mood with  legends, history, games, recipes and more: Read more

Anniversary of the “No”-A Message from Greece

moving to the front Ohi Day (also spelled Ochi Day, Greek: Επέτειος του «’Οχι» Epeteios tou “‘Ohi”, Anniversary of the “No”)  commemorates 28 October 1940. That day, Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas (in power from August 4, 1936, until January 29, 1941) used that single word (if not the actual word, this was the message of…

This is Greece-An article from the 40s

Click here to go to a news.google.com/newspapers page. Scroll down page 2 to find the article titled “This is Greece” which was published  in The Bladen Journal, 14 November, 1940. You can enlarge the page by clicking on the magnifying button. Read the article and do the following tasks: Read more

31st Athens Classic Marathon and 5 and 10km Road Races in Athens

Top runners will compete this year in the 31st Athens Classic Marathon event on Sunday, 10 November 2013.  Among them, Raymond Bett, who has won twice the race, and Gishu Mindaye. Read more about this sports event here. In parallel to the 31st Athens Classic Marathon Race, two shorter races of…

9 October, World Post Day 2013

Do you know how stamps are made? Watch this video and find out. All letters and parcels along with their accompanying stamps are properly stamped before they leave the post office. Would you like to make your own stamper? Here’s a super easy tutorial. What about getting this stamper down…

Το μετακινούμενο χαλί, η Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση και άλλες ιστορίες

«Η ζωή ανήκει στους ζωντανούς και όποιος ζει πρέπει να είναι προετοιμασμένος για αλλαγές»   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  «Αντί να βλέπουμε το χαλί να τραβιέται κάτω από τα πόδια μας,μπορούμε να μάθουμε να χορεύουμε πάνω στο  μετακινούμενο χαλί»                        …

My Sifting Carpet, Primary Education and Other Stories

“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  “Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on a shifting carpet.” Thomas Crum Well, thank you sirs. I think I will need your positive…

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozon Layer

In 1994, the United Nations proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Ozone, what is it? Where does it come from? Why is the ozone…

Εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα 2013-2014 του ιδρύματος «Αικατερίνη Λασκαρίδη»

Δείτε εδώ τα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα του ιδρύματος«Αικατερίνη Λασκαρίδη» για το τρέχον ακαδημαϊκό έτος. Έχει οργανωθεί μια πληθώρα προγραμμάτων που απευθύνονται σε μαθητές όλων των βαθμίδων. Στοιχεία επικοινωνίας:  Πραξιτέλους 169 & Μπουμπουλίνας, 185 35, Πειραιάς & 2ας Μεραρχίας 36 & Ακτής Μουτσοπούλου, 185 35, Πειραιάς Τηλέφωνα: 210.42.97.540-1-2 e-mail: info@laskaridou.gr Fax: 210.42.96.024

The 3 September 1843 revolution, democracy and Noam Chomsky

Yesterday’s 170th  historic anniversary of 3 September 1843 revolution, which forced the king Otto to grant Constitution to the Greek people, brings forward thoughts about the development of democracy in Greece and modern societies worldwide. Noam Chomsky’s  Media Control – The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda unavoidably comes to mind and provides interesting citations for our higher…