September 7, 2020
Greece
Sixty school cleaners were excluded form hiring this school year because of law change that now requires that they must have Greek language certificates and have Greek citizenship. According to the teachers’ union Parthenon, the cleaners were excluded from hiring in schools within the Municipality of Athens and they worked …
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September 6, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Parents demonstrated on Sunday in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklio against the compulsory use of face mask by students in schools. Some held posters saying “No child with a mask in schools,” “Hands off our children.” Others had posters calling on “people to uprise – game over” In Thessaloniki, a …
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September 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Education Minister Niki Kerameos announced on Tuesday that schools and pre-schools will open on September 14, 2020,. and not on Sept 7th as it was originally planned. Kerameos justified the belated opening saying that a lot of families were still on summer holidays and the late school opening will give …
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August 25, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
One thing is certain from the Education Minister’s announcements about the opening of schools: the complete lack of serious government planning to protect the health of students and teachers. Wish list and half-measures The previous certainty that the schools will open on September 7 has been replaced by the wiser …
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August 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Teachers will return to schools on September 1, while classes are so far scheduled to begin on September 7, Education & Religion Minister Niki Kerameos said on Monday. She added however that the final decision on restarting classes will be announced on September 1, after families have returned from holidays …
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August 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Students at all levels of education but also young children as those attending kindergarten will have to wear face masks when the schools in Greece open on September 7. The Ministry of Education has reportedly accepted the suggestions made by the experts of the infectious disease committee. Minister of Education …
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August 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Schools in Greece will open on September 7, 2020, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday. Speaking to Open TV, he said “we will have to face again the same main challenges.” He underlined that personal health measures and the safety distances must be observed, however, he did not elaborate …
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June 18, 2020
Very Mix
Greece’s Education Ministry announced that the new school year 2020-2021 will begin on Monday, September 7. This is four days earlier than usual. The direction applies to all levels of education. The earlier start has been decided so that pupils and students will have some more days for repetitions and …
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May 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece is proceeding with the third phase of easing the lockdown measures imposed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Greeks will be allowed to travel outside the prefecture of the residence on the mainland as well as to the the islands of Crete and Evia only. Students older than …
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May 14, 2020
Greece
The controversial use of cameras in schools has sent teachers,, students and pupils but also parents to the streets of Athens on Wednesday. Hundreds marched in the city center to protest the use of cameras in class rooms and have teaching classes broadcast live for educational purposes, for students unable …
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April 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s Education Minister Niki Kerameos presented on Wednesday the plan of reopening of schools amid the pandemic. The re-opening will be gradual for Lyceum and high school students on May 11 and 18, while elementary schools and pre-schools (kindergartens) may not open at all for the rest of the school …
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April 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
High-school students along with parents and teachers rallied against the new Education law in the first protest amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wearing masks and gloves, they marched through downtown Athens and stood outside the Parliament where they raised banners demanding the withdrawal of the legislation but also immediate measures for …
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April 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
“Sectors of the economy will gradually open in May and June always in the interest of public health,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Wednesday, warning that the “next crash test” for the course of the coronavirus pandemic and the lifting of lockdown will be the long weekend around May …
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April 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece extends the closure of all educational institutions, such schools, universities and colleges, until May 10, 2020, Education Minister Niki Kerameos announced on Friday. This extension is for precautionary reasons, in line with the recommendations of the National Commission for the Protection of Public Health against COVID-19. A joint ministerial …
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March 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced a government measure introduced for the time schools are closed due to coronavirus: special-purpose leave for parents. The special-purpose leave from work is for working parents with children up to 15 years old. However, not both parents can claim the leave at the same time. …
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March 10, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Very Mix
Greece’s health authorities decided to close all kindergartens, schools and universities throughout the country for 14 days. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced the closure on Tuesday afternoon, stressing that purpose of the preventing measure is to reduce the virus spreading in the country. The closure covers all levels of public …
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February 24, 2020
Greece
Greece’s Education Ministry had suspended educational school trips to Italy after the dramatic increase of corona virus infections in the neighboring country. Returning students will no be in quarantine, because they did not visit the affected areas, is the advise by the National Health Organization (EODDY). “Students, who are already …
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February 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece
Greece’s Health Ministry is on high alert and particularly concerned after the sharp increase of corona virus infections in Italy over the last few days. Preparing preventive measures at the gateways to neighboring country, the ministry has called for an extraordinary emergency meeting early Sunday evening. Staff of shipping companies …
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February 5, 2020
Lifestyle
Meditation techniques for children to deal with stress situations? The Greek Church does not approve them. The Metropolis of Halkida reacted to the MindUp meditation and anti-stress seminars organized by Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn on the island of Skiathos. “Devotion to God” takes all stress away, the Greek clergy ruled …
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January 29, 2020
Social
One by one municipalities in Greece have ordered primary and secondary education schools and kindergartens to close as the seasonal flu is in full peak. Dozens of schools and kindergartens have been ordered to close until the weekend, as more and more toddlers, pupils and students have been infected by …
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