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Greek Community of Melbourne Creates School for Greek Students

Austalia Greece Premier VisitsThe Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria,  the largest body of Greek language teaching in Victoria, created a new Greek school that is exclusively catered to students who have recently come from Greece and speak Greek as their native language.

The newly arrived parents from Greece were informed about the school and its operation during an information meeting.

The meeting was attended by the Consultant of Education of the General Consulate Vasilis Gokas, members of the Community board, teachers and parents.

Nikos Dallas, the head of the school and member of the Community board welcomed the parents and the guests and thanked them for their response.

Vasilis Gokas, congratulated the Greek community for that initiative and pointed out the importance of the operation of the school.

The teacher and member of the organization committee of the school, Maria Bakalidou, talked about the objectives of the new school, its operation, the educational staff and the teaching program.

She said, that the new school will meet a need that is not currently covered by the existing schools. She stressed that it is staffed with teachers from Greece, who know the special needs of children, while they are using school books of Greek schools.

She also reported that the new school will be a meeting place for the new immigrants, giving the opportunity to both students and their parents to get to know each other. She also referred to the low cost of the courses. She mentioned that the Greek Community understands the financial difficulties of the new arrivals from Greece.

The teacher Cleanthes Papadopoulos, talked about the role of the school saying that it would be an important benefit for the children.

All the parents welcomed the initiative and said that the school will also help their children to better adapt to the new society and environment.

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