National school system

GREECE

18th Primary School of Rhodes

Greek National school system

Educational System

based on

Cross-Curricular Programme Study

(CCSP), which

Maintains the distinctive

courses

promotes a diverse way

of connecting knowledge

through vertical and

the horizontal

axis

Specialized Analytical Curricula

(SAC)

Greek National school system

The education system of Greece is both national and unified.

The school year lasts nine months with intersperse holidays (two weeks on Christmas and two weeks on Easter) and the longest ones during the summer (three months)

The School Time Table starts at 8:15 and ends at 13:15 for all students. Then all the students who wish to attend the All Day School Program stay at school until 15:00 or 16:00.

Greek National school system

The educational policy is drawn up by the Ministry of Education

is considered to be totally centralized

In Greece there are multi-grade and few-grade schools, due to the country's peculiarity in its geophysical landscapes.

At the Primary School courses are taught by one teacher per class, apart from the subjects of Music, Arts, Theatrical Education, Computer Science, English, German and French Language and Physical Education, which are taught by specialized teachers.

Greek National school system

The compulsory education in Greece lasts ten years:

1 year at Kindergarten (5-6 yrs)

6 years in Primary School (6-12 yrs)

3 years in High School (12-15 yrs )

From the age of 15 till 18yrs there is the grade of

Lyceum (Senior High school ) which is optional for

attendance and with a choice between the General

Common Lyceum and the Professional Lyceum.

EDUCATIONAL GRADATIONKINDERGARDEN

(comlalsory)4-6 years

PRIMARY SCHOOL

(compulsory)6-12 years

6 grades

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

(compulsory)12-15 years 3 grades

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

(Lyceum) (optional)15-18 years 3 grades

UNIVERSITY

TECHNOLOGICAL

COLLEGES

TEACHING AIMS OF COMPULSORY PER GRADE

KINDERGARDEN contains:

Preliminary stage, pre mathematical concepts, basic concepts of space-time, emotional education, group co-operation education, development of ecological consciousness, promotion of talents and inclinations, familiarization with the school rules and the school programme.

Primary School of 1st Grade

courses & textbooks

Greek Language of 1st Grade

Greek Language of 1st Grade contains:

• Acquisition of basic reading (phonemic consciousness, recognition of letters, the structure at the level of the syllabus, word and sentence, intonation, punctuation)

• Comprehension skills as well as the search and use of information in a small text

• Cultivation of writing skills

• Enrichment and clarification of the vocabulary (writing of letters, of a syllabus, a word and a sentence

• Awareness of the basic elements of the structure and function of the language ( basic rules of grammar and syntax of small texts, contact with literature and poems).

Mathematics of 1st Grade

Mathematics of 1st Grade contains:

• Recognition and writing numbers up to 100

• Recognition and use of mathematical symbols - Regular numbers.

• Calculations: Addition and substractionwith numbers up to 100-Multiplication-Problem Solving

• Geometry: Space orientation - Line drawing - Movement on square paper –Simple geometric shapes - puzzles, paved, mosaic-Symmetry

• Measurements: Comparison of Continuous Sizes - Weight-The coins and notes of euro up to 10- Patterns

Environmental Studies of 1st Grade

Environmental Studies contains:

• The Environmental Studies do not correspond to a single

scientific discipline, but is a field where students study

complex subjects, which are being studied by various

disciplines. The Environmental Study integrates

objectives and conceptual tools from the physical, social,

cultural, historical, religious and economic learning

environments.

• Total-group (my class, my school-my family)

• Time (Man and time)

• Space (my home - my neighborhood - my hometown)

• Man - individual needs (my body, sports, goods and

human activities)

• Communication-Information-Culture (Mass media, means

of transport, games, my country's history, culture)

• Natural Environment-Natural Sciences (The Plants and

Animals of My Place, Electricity, Sound)

Primary School of 2nd Grade

courses & textbooks

Greek Language of 2nd Grade

Greek Language of 2nd Grade contains:

• The cultivation of spoken and written language through various kinds of texts, such as descriptive, narrative, explanatory, instructions, comics, recipes, fairy tales that are usually authentic

• The acquisition of the language structure intuitively, through examples without learning the grammatical rules by heart but inductively

• The development of strategies for the correct spelling of words through exercises and mainly by self-correction (using dictionaries)

• Writing meaningfully (writing shopping lists, invitation for a party, small newspaper articles, writing a fairy tale as a team work)

• Enrichment with cross-curricula projects

Mathematics of 2nd Grade

Mathematics of 2nd Grade contains:

• Recognition and writing Numbers up to 1000

• Introduction to fractional numbers (fractional unit and equivalent fractions mainly with visual material

• Additions and Substractions of decimal numbers on the basis of Euro Money

• Mind calculations and approximate calculations in additions and deductions (algorithms)

• Solving complex problems

• Introduction to the multiplication algorithm and the notion of division

• Geometry: Introduction to Geometric Shapes and Solids (Depths) – Drawing lines with Ruler, compasses and set square - Tangram - Puzzles - Mosaic - Axis of Symmetry

Environmental Studies of 2nd Grade

Environmental Studies of 2nd Grade

The contents are:

• my school - my neighborhood

• the orientation - the time - my needs and my rights, animals and plants, water, weather, living organisms

and material bodies

• energy, communication -information, culture, entertainment

• sports, nutrition, book, play, celebrations, 4 seasons

Anthology of literary texts of 1st and 2nd Grade

Anthology of literary texts of 1st and 2nd Grade contains:

Collection of literary texts, modern and classical, aiming at the cultivation of literary sensitivity and love for reading, through playful and open activities, following cross-curricula approaches through other arts and with the coexistence of historical, folklore and cultural elements.

Music Education of 1st and 2nd Grade

Music Education of 1st and 2nd Grade contains:

• Singing practice in a correct way

• Development of acoustic ability

• Understanding of basic elements and basic concepts of theory, morphology and history of music

• Acquaintance with Modern Greek musical tradition and appreciation of its value

• Linking music to other arts and teaching subjects

• The development of collaboration, communication and discipline through music

Arts of 1st and 2nd Grade

Arts of 1st and 2nd Grade contains:

• Familiarization with simple materials, music instruments, techniques

• Simple shapes (colors)

• Theme (Fantasy, emotion, environment, memory)

• Forms of Visual Arts (Painting, crafts)

• Artworks (approach to a modern work of art)

• Introduction to aesthetics (descriptive and emotional approach to works of art)

Physical Education of 1st & 2nd grade

Physical Education of 1st & 2nd grade contains:

• Psychomotor education (development of perceptual, physical, motor, expressive skills)

• Exercises from Gymnastics

• Acquaintance with new or uncommon sports and PARAOLYMPIC sports

• Kinetic Games

• Swimming

• Physical Activities & Sports Health & Recreation

• Recording of kinetics and physical development indicators

• Dances: Musical-Kinetic Education ,Traditional dances , Folk dances and games from other countries ,Modern forms of dance expression.

• Preparation of event – performance

Drama in Education of 1st and 2ndGrade

Drama in Education of 1st and 2nd

contains:

• Physical and kinetic development in relation to space, group, partner.

• Psychosomatic expression through free play, organized improvisation, pantomime and mimic.

• The development of linguistic and expressive ability through the self-contained dialogue and the processing of literary texts. The approach of other cognitive objects through dramatization

• The cultivation of theatrical expression and artistic activities.. (Drama performance,Puppet Theater, Shadow Theater)

English Language of 1st and 2 nd Grade

Εnglish Language of 1st and 2 nd Grade:

According to P.E.A.P which is the national English Learning Programme for Early Childhood, the aim of this stage is acquaintance with the foreign language through the kids’ linguistic and extra-linguistic action.

The educational material recommended by PEAP follows the basic principle of “learning through play” in a pleasant atmosphere.

The P.E.A.P’s activities are grouped in six circles of different fields of interest for the beginners such as animals, toys, family, Christmas numbers, colors, food, etc. The material is from poems, rhymes, songs and sounds to games, stories and fairytales, from comics and flashcards to motion activities and crafts.

At the end of of 2nd grade’s schoolyear, there is an additional aim to be achieved the gradual literacy of the beginners in English through activities like matching words with sounds and familiarizing with the phonemic system of the English Language in a holistic communicative approach.

Computer Studies of 1st and 2nd Grade

The student:• Know and operate the computer• Creates and expresses with Painting• Creates with the copywriter• Communicates and collaborates

with ICT• Know the Internet• Investigates, discovers and solves

ICT problems• Do Modeling with conceptual charts• Implements research plans

Primary School of 3rd Grade

courses and text books

Greek Language of 3rd Grade

Greek Language of 3rd Grade

The student:

• Enrich their vocabulary

• Understand larger texts with abstract meanings

• Write a text summary

• Change a text from a dialogue to a simple text and vice versa

• Practice in the spelling of more difficult words

• Deepen in grammar with verb tenses, in their inclination as in more difficult types of nouns and adjectives

• Learn to recognize sources of information, the structure of a text, and composing sentences.

Mathematics of 3rd Grade

Mathematics of 3rd Grade contains:

• Recognition and counting with numbers up to 10,000

• Vertical multiplication and division and contact with decimal fractions and decimal numbers

• Complex transations with euro

• The geometric shapes and solids

• The perimeter and the area of simple shapes.

Environmental Studies of 3rd Grade

Environmental Studies of 3rd Grade contains:

• Group and Society-Relations

• Place and space relationships

• Transport and Means of Transport-System

• Plants and animals of our place

• Food and energy

• Needs, Goods and Consumption-Relationships

• Our Culture

• Communicating and updating

History of 3rd Grade

History of 3rd Grade contains:

• the Greek mythology

• the gods of Olympus

• the labors of Hercules, Theseus

• the Argonautic expedition

• the Trojan war and the adventures of Odysseus

• From prehistory and protohistory, they know the Minoan, the Mycenaean and the Cycladic civilization

Religion of 3rd Grade

Religion of 3rd Grade contains:

• narrative information provided about persons, customs, conventions, traditions, history, monuments, social and cultural life of religious traditions

• discover images, faces and stories

• Living together

• Religious holidays

• Sunday: An important day of the week

• Christmas

• Children: The joy and hope of the world

• Jesus Christ

• Celebrating the Christian Easter

Primary School of 4th Grade

courses and textbooks

Greek Language of 4th Grade

Greek Language of 4th Grade

The students :

• through various textual forms enrich further their vocabulary, text structure and write their own texts according to the terms of creative writing and correct writing

• write text summaries and phrase analyzes and come in contact with the hypothetical speech

• complete their acquaintance with the tenses of the verbs and the rest of the discourse (adverb …)

• evaluate information from various sources and deepen into literary texts and poems.

Mathematics of 4th Grade

Mathematics of 4rth Grade

The students:

• recognize and execute operations with numbers of up to 1,000,000

• make operations with decimal numbers and fractions

• solve complex problems of four operations

• practice length, mass, time, surface and capacity

• first contact with statistics.

Environmental Studies of 4th Grade

Environmental Studies of 4th Gradecontains:

• Greece – Our Country (Place)

• The culture of Greek and other people

• Natural Environment and Protection

• Economy and Professions in our place

• Know our body

• Study the nature world (Natural Sciences)

• Communication and Information

History of 4th Grade

History of 4th Grade contains:

• The study of Archaic times, Homer's epics, geometric times, ancient Sparta and ancient Athens.

• come to know the concept of historical time the

• Olympics Games

• the sciences and the arts of the ancient Greeks

• the classical years (4th AC century)

• the Persian wars

• the Peloponnesian War

• Macedonia of Alexander the Great

• and the Hellenistic years after Alexander and the founding of the Roman State.

Religion of 4th Grade

Religion of 4th Grade contains :

• Discover images, faces and stories

• When people pray

• Our Lady, the Mother of Christ

• Great "kids"

• All equal, all different

• Sacred sites and sacred paths

• Christian saints and holy faces of other religions

• Holy books

Computer Studies of 3rd and 4th Grade

The student:

• gets to know and use the computer

• creates and expresses through Painting

• creates with the copywriter

• communicates and collaborates with ICT

• gets to know the Internet

• investigates, discovers and solves ICT problems

• modeling with conceptual charts

• implements research projects

Anthology of literary texts 3rd and 4th Grade

Anthology of literary texts 3rd and 4th

Grade contains :

Collection of literary texts, modern and classical, aiming at the cultivation of literary sensitivity and love for reading through playful and open activities following cross-curricula approaches through other arts and with the coexistence of historical, folklore and cultural elements

Music Education of 3rd and 4th Grade

Music Education of 3rd and 4th Grade contains:

• Sound and sound sources, sound characteristics, sound, sounds from musical instruments

• Cultivation of acoustic skill, observability, concentration

• rhythm through different kinds of music, rhythmic values, rhythm and movement, dances

• Development of vocal capacity through singing and listening to Greek traditional music and music of other cultures and regions

• Notes on the pantograph, musical measure, intensity

• Acquaintance with musical works and composers

• Manufacture of musical instruments

• Linking music with painting, dancing, poetry and theater

Arts of 3rd and 4th Grade

Arts of 3rd and 4th Grade contains:

• Morphic elements (point, lines, orbits, circles, colors)

• Elements from the nature and the environment of man (contrasts, shadows, reflections )

• Art and techniques (mechanical projections, computer painting, illustration)

• Creations and Creators of ancient Greek art, Byzantine hagiography, sculptures, people-dolls, ecological

Physical Education of 3rd and 4th Grade

Physical Education of 3rd and 4th Grade contains:

• Psychomotor education (exercise in complex mobile skills , developing physical competences)

• Gymnastics - Artistic gymnastics Initiation in sports

• Acquaintance with new or uncommon sports and PARAOLYMPIC sports

• Swimming

• Physical Activities & Sports Health & Recreation

• Recording of kinetics and physical development indicators

• Dances: Musical-Kinetic Education (development of motor, cognitive, emotional, rhythmic and creative skills) ,Traditional dances , Folk dances and games from other countries ,Modern forms of dance expression.

• Indoor games and custom sports events

Drama in Education of 3rd and 4th Grade

Drama in Education contains:

• Evolution of kinesiological development with emphasis on taking initiatives and collectivity.

• Developing the child's relationship with action and behavior, which can lead to dramatization

• Exploring the relationship of the child with oral speech and linguistic behavior. Contact with literary texts. The theatrical code as an amplifier and supportive work for the other lessons.

• Getting acquainted with the art of theater: Familiarization with the theatrical performance on the part of the viewer and the first attempts to create a theatrical performance

Computer Studies of 4th Grade

Computer Studies of 4th Grade

The student:

• gets to know and use the computer

• creates and expresses through Painting

• creates with the copywriter

• communicates and collaborates with ICT

• gets to know the Internet

• investigates, discovers and solves ICT problems

• modeling with conceptual charts

• implements research projects

English Language of 3rd and 4th Grade

English Language of 3rd and 4th Grade contains:

• Introduction of young learners to the aural and written recognition and production of the sounds of the English Alphabet.

• Presentation and Acquisition of each letter of the Alphabet

• Basic vocabulary and lexical chunks are introduced in context through different stories in each unit

• Dramatization, Singing, Games, Chanting create a relaxing atmosphere for students to acquire the speaking skill

• Students develop communication skills through listening and acting out different dialogues

• Group work and pair work is encouraged

Dictionary

• Μy First Dictionary of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade

Illustrated Dictionary

• Our Dictionary 4th, 5th and 6th

Grade

Spelling and Interpretation Dictionary

Time allocation per teaching subject and per grade at Primary School

GRADERS

1ST

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

COURSES

Religion0 0 2 2 1 1

Greek Language9 9 8 8 7 7

Mathematics5 5 4 4 4 4

History0 0 2 2 2 2

Environmental Studies4 4 2 2 0 0

Geography0 0 0 0 2 2

Science Education0 0 0 0 3 3

Social and Political Education0 0 0 0 1 1

Arts Education2 2 1 1 1 1

Music Education1 1 1 1 1 1

Theatrical Education1 1 1 1 0 0

Physics Education3 3 3 3 2 2

English Language1 1 3 3 3 3

Flexible Zone: experiental action

3 3 2 2 0 0

2nd Foreign Language (German or

French )

0 0 0 0 2 2

Computer Science1 1 1 1 1 1

TOTAL HOURS PER GRADE30 30 30 30 30 30

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