There are three weeks left before the start of the school year. We talk about the start dates of classes, list innovations for primary school students and changes in the work of kindergartens.
Primary school teachers will start working on September 2, and for children the first bell will ring on September 9.
Many reforms in the field of education for primary grades will come into force this school year.
The teaching approach has been changed: the emphasis is now on the development of critical and creative thinking, the beneficial use of technology, the development of digital skills, etc.
The head of the department of primary education, Marios Stylianides, highlighted the following changes:
– Opening of 30 more full-day schools. – Reducing the age for children to enter free state kindergarten from 4 years old by exactly 2 months. – Curriculum update. – Expanding the list of materials for teachers providing assistance to migrant children to teach them Greek. – Continuation of the program for correctional education in kindergartens. – Adding a second classroom teacher in kindergartens. – Start of work on the project for digitalization of school education. – Increasing the permanent staff of primary schools. – Measures to prevent violence and bullying in schools. – Participation in the international research program PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study). – The responsibilities of the head teacher have been expanded, the roles of assistants (teacher assistants) have been added.
The text was prepared based on materials from Phileleftheros. Read also
The ban on the use of mobile phones in gymnasiums and lyceums has been paused. Parliament was unable to reach a compromise, and discussion of the issue was postponed until September. This means that the new school year will start without any changes for middle and high school students. Read more here.
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