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1. National school system
GREECE
18th Primary School of Rhodes

2. 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)

3. 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 SchoolTimeTable 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

7. EDUCATIONAL GRADATION
KINDERGARDEN
(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

8. 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.

9. Primary School of 1st Grade
courses & textbooks

10. 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).

11. 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 substraction
with 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

12. 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)

13. Primary School of 2nd Grade
courses & textbooks

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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 ofVisual Arts (Painting, crafts)
• Artworks (approach to a modern work
of art)
• Introduction to aesthetics (descriptive
and emotional approach to works of
art)

20. 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

21. 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)

22. 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.

23. 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

24. Primary School of 3rd Grade
courses and text books

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Environmental Studies of 3rd Grade
Environmental Studies of 3rd Grade
contains:
• Group and Society-Relations
• Place and space relationships
• Transport and Means ofTransport-
System
• Plants and animals of our place
• Food and energy
• Needs, Goods and Consumption-
Relationships
• Our Culture
• Communicating and updating

28. History of 3rd Grade
History of 3rd Grade contains:
• the Greek mythology
• the gods of Olympus
• the labors of Hercules,Theseus
• the Argonautic expedition
• theTrojan war and the adventures of
Odysseus
• From prehistory and protohistory,
they know the Minoan, the
Mycenaean and the Cycladic
civilization

29. 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

30. Primary School of 4th Grade
courses and textbooks

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. Environmental Studies of 4th Grade
Environmental Studies of 4th Grade
contains:
• 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

34. 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 PeloponnesianWar
• Macedonia of Alexander the Great
• and the Hellenistic years after Alexander
and the founding of the Roman State.

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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 EnglishAlphabet.
• 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

44. Dictionary
• Μy First Dictionary of 1st, 2nd and
3rd Grade
Illustrated Dictionary
• Our Dictionary 4th, 5th and 6th
Grade
Spelling and Interpretation
Dictionary

45. Time allocation per teaching subject and per grade at Primary School
GRADERS
1
ST
2
nd
3
rd
4
th
5
th
6
th
COURSES
Religion
0 0 2 2 1 1
Greek Language
9 9 8 8 7 7
Mathematics
5 5 4 4 4 4
History
0 0 2 2 2 2
Environmental Studies
4 4 2 2 0 0
Geography
0 0 0 0 2 2
Science Education
0 0 0 0 3 3
Social and Political Education
0 0 0 0 1 1
Arts Education
2 2 1 1 1 1
Music Education
1 1 1 1 1 1
Theatrical Education
1 1 1 1 0 0
Physics Education
3 3 3 3 2 2
English Language
1 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 Science
1 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL HOURS PER GRADE
30 30 30 30 30 30

46. Funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union .However ,
European Commission and Greek National Agency cannot be held
responsible for any use whish may be made of information contained
therein.